Come a new major phone, come a complaint it doesn't work properly. Samsung (SSNLF.PK) is...

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remurraymd Comments (2306)
 
Maybe it thought it was a Kindle "Fire" which has also self-emulated recently to less than 3% of market.We own Samsung Knock offs of Apple they run much hotter and more tackily designed are not impressed with their quality compared to our iPhones but too early to tell if a pattern.
22 Jun 2012, 06:01 AM Reply Like

sr1977 Comments (318)
 
It appears to be an isolated failure of one phone at this point. The user had the phone mounted in a 3rd party plastic holder at the time & the phone was not connected to any charging device. User claims that the phone & holder were mounted near one of the vehicles (2001 Ford Focus) heater/vent outlets. He theorizes that this placement may have been a contributing factor. The incident took place in Ireland less than a week ago.

The heat for the heater on the Ford Focus (like most cars) comes from the heater core which has engine coolant (water & antifreeze) flowing through it. The temperature of the coolant is typically 160-220 degrees F. The air outlet temp. of the heater/vent on this type of system is typically 100-130 degrees F. - not hot enough to melt & burn plastic.

However, if any electronic device is subjected to excessive ambient temperatures it could contribute to a runaway thermal event with the device (Ambient temp. too high for device to cool itself). So my guess is either that happened or this particular phone malfunctioned.

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22 Jun 2012, 07:00 AM Reply Like