[Rumor] Samsung will reveal the reason of Note 7 explosions on January 23

[Megalan]

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Samsung Electronics US President and Chief Operating Officer Tim Baxter has said that Samsung will soon publish Galaxy Note 7 fire incident findings, and now foreign media gives a more precise time.
According to Korean media reports news1, Samsung will announce the Galaxy Note 7 fire investigation results on January 23.

Meanwhile Korean media cited that there might be five reasons different reasons which may caused Galaxy Note 7 battery explosions:
1) The battery temperature control system was not working correctly
2) Problem with the design of Type-C interface and the quick charge function
3) Iris recognition putting too much load on the system
4) Problem with the overall design of the phone
5) User's habits and external factors.
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Based on google translator translation so there might be some errors.
Source: [URL="http://news.mydrivers.com/1/515/515677.htm"]MyDrivers.com[/URL]

[supersaiyenx]

I'm interested in knowing which of those it could be, I just assumed the battery couldn't handle the confines of the phone and it was too much. Then again, maybe it was also the charging circuit, even with the new batteries there were still reports of fires happening despite the firmware locking the charging capacity to 60%.

[fruxodaily]

A lot of tech websites out the blame on 3rd party cheap Chinese USB type C cables but you can't keep blaming that when no one else has had problems with them

I feel it was the quick charge feature fucking up the battery

[BlackMageMari]

I bet it was all a-part of the South Korean Illumanti's plan to take over the world by randomly causing random explosions using the Note 7 in the hope that it'd kill someone important.

[Kirad]

I had heard that it was because the battery would slightly expand when in use/charging, and that the battery slot had such small clearance that the battery would pop open and explode when it expanded.

[CaIIum]

[QUOTE=Kirad;51676519]I had heard that it was because the battery would slightly expand when in use/charging, and that the battery slot had such small clearance that the battery would pop open and explode when it expanded.[/QUOTE]

Don't the majority of batteries pose this threat when they've been left on charge for too long? Of course, not as regularly as the Note 7 did.

[Disposable Grunt]

[QUOTE=CaIIum;51676596]Don't the majority of batteries pose this threat when they've been left on charge for too long? Of course, not as regularly as the Note 7 did.[/QUOTE]

That is correct but they generally need to be left on charge for a [I]very[/I] long time for it to have any impact on the phone.

[SirJon]

I bet it was russian meddling

[Megalan]

[QUOTE=CaIIum;51676596]Don't the majority of batteries pose this threat when they've been left on charge for too long? Of course, not as regularly as the Note 7 did.[/QUOTE]

Phone's battery controller is designed to prevent this from happening. Nothing bad should happen even if you leave phone connected to the charger for a month or any other prolonged period of time.

[A_Pigeon]

[QUOTE=Widow Engie;51676633]That is correct but they generally need to be left on charge for a [I]very[/I] long time for it to have any impact on the phone.[/QUOTE]

My samsung s5 bricked itself after being left on charge for a few days

[chipsnapper]

If they're still trying to mimic Apple, they'll say it's your fault because you dropped it the wrong way.

[Flak]

I was under the impression it was a result of Type-C not being "compatible" with QuickCharge.