Overclock.net › Forums › Industry News › Hardware News › [Engadget] Samsung Galaxy S III is hot: bursts into flames and melts through its own casing
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:

[Engadget] Samsung Galaxy S III is hot: bursts into flames and melts through its own casing  

post #1 of 145
6/20/12 at 1:15pm
Thread Starter 
448
Quote:
It doesn't look good. This Galaxy S III apparently malfunctioned while in an in-car holster, causing some substantial melting and burn marks across the lower half of the device.


Source

Ouch. It happens though.
Yggdrasil
(13 items)
  		  
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
AMD 1090T @ 3.72GHz Asus Crosshair IV Formula 2x ASUS Mars II GTX 580x2 12 GB Patriot 'G Series' Sector 5 DDR3 9-9-9-24 
Hard DriveOptical DriveOSMonitor
1x WD 2TB, 1x WD 1TB, 1x Seagate 750GB Lite-On DVD R/RW Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Acer X223W LCD Display 
KeyboardPowerCaseMouse
Razer Lycosa Enermax MAXRevo 1350W LIAN LI PC-A71F Razer Lachesis 
Mouse Pad
WowPad 
View all
  hide details  
Yggdrasil
(13 items)
  		  
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
AMD 1090T @ 3.72GHz Asus Crosshair IV Formula 2x ASUS Mars II GTX 580x2 12 GB Patriot 'G Series' Sector 5 DDR3 9-9-9-24 
Hard DriveOptical DriveOSMonitor
1x WD 2TB, 1x WD 1TB, 1x Seagate 750GB Lite-On DVD R/RW Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Acer X223W LCD Display 
KeyboardPowerCaseMouse
Razer Lycosa Enermax MAXRevo 1350W LIAN LI PC-A71F Razer Lachesis 
Mouse Pad
WowPad 
View all
  hide details  
post #2 of 145
6/20/12 at 1:19pm
Wow. eek.gif
Dell UltraSharp U2312HM
Dell UltraSharp U2312HM
Overkill FTW!
(21 items)
 
For Sale: [For Sale] [Global] iPod Nano 4th Generation 8GB Blue
£29.99 (GBP) or best offer
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
[Intel] Core i7 3930K [ASUS] RAMPAGE IV EXTREME [EVGA] GeForce GTX 670 4GB SuperClocked+ with b... [G.Skill] RipjawsZ 16GB 1866 
Hard DriveHard DriveOptical DriveCooling
[Samsung] 830 256GB [Samsung] 840 500GB [Sony] El cheapo CD reader [Corsair] H100 
CoolingCoolingOSOS
4x [Corsair] Air Series SP120 High Performance [Lamptron] FC6 [Microsoft] Windows 8 Pro x86-64 [Mint] Linux Mint 13 running on [Microsoft] HyperV 
MonitorKeyboardPowerCase
[Dell] U2312HM [Razer] BlackWidow [Corsair] AX750 [NZXT] Switch 810 
MouseMouse PadAudioAudio
[Corsair] M60 [IKEA] Table. [ASUS] Xonar DX [Creative] T3130 
Audio
[JVC] HA-RX700 
View all
  hide details  
Dell UltraSharp U2312HM
Dell UltraSharp U2312HM
Overkill FTW!
(21 items)
 
For Sale: [For Sale] [Global] iPod Nano 4th Generation 8GB Blue
£29.99 (GBP) or best offer
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
[Intel] Core i7 3930K [ASUS] RAMPAGE IV EXTREME [EVGA] GeForce GTX 670 4GB SuperClocked+ with b... [G.Skill] RipjawsZ 16GB 1866 
Hard DriveHard DriveOptical DriveCooling
[Samsung] 830 256GB [Samsung] 840 500GB [Sony] El cheapo CD reader [Corsair] H100 
CoolingCoolingOSOS
4x [Corsair] Air Series SP120 High Performance [Lamptron] FC6 [Microsoft] Windows 8 Pro x86-64 [Mint] Linux Mint 13 running on [Microsoft] HyperV 
MonitorKeyboardPowerCase
[Dell] U2312HM [Razer] BlackWidow [Corsair] AX750 [NZXT] Switch 810 
MouseMouse PadAudioAudio
[Corsair] M60 [IKEA] Table. [ASUS] Xonar DX [Creative] T3130 
Audio
[JVC] HA-RX700 
View all
  hide details  
post #3 of 145
6/20/12 at 1:27pm
Ouch! I think I'll stick with my Nexus.
Red and Black
(17 items)
  		  
CPUMotherboardGraphicsGraphics
Intel i7 3960X Extreme Edition ASUS Rampage IV Extreme LGA 2011 Intel X79  Sapphire AMD HD 7970 Diamond AMD HD 7970 
RAMHard DriveHard DriveCooling
32 GB DDR3 G.Skill Ripjaw X Series (1600mhz) OCZ Agility 3 120GB SATA 3 Western Digital 1TB Blue Hard Drive XSPC RASA RS360 Radiator / XSPC X2O 750 12V Pu... 
CoolingOSMonitorKeyboard
XSPC Raystorm CPU Block Windows 8 Pro (64 bit) ACHIEVA Shimian QH270 Razer BlackWidow Keyboard 
PowerCaseMouseMouse Pad
Corsair HX 1000W Corsair 700D w/800D Window Cyborg R.A.T. 3 Gaming Mouse Ratzpad XL 
View all
  hide details  
Red and Black
(17 items)
  		  
CPUMotherboardGraphicsGraphics
Intel i7 3960X Extreme Edition ASUS Rampage IV Extreme LGA 2011 Intel X79  Sapphire AMD HD 7970 Diamond AMD HD 7970 
RAMHard DriveHard DriveCooling
32 GB DDR3 G.Skill Ripjaw X Series (1600mhz) OCZ Agility 3 120GB SATA 3 Western Digital 1TB Blue Hard Drive XSPC RASA RS360 Radiator / XSPC X2O 750 12V Pu... 
CoolingOSMonitorKeyboard
XSPC Raystorm CPU Block Windows 8 Pro (64 bit) ACHIEVA Shimian QH270 Razer BlackWidow Keyboard 
PowerCaseMouseMouse Pad
Corsair HX 1000W Corsair 700D w/800D Window Cyborg R.A.T. 3 Gaming Mouse Ratzpad XL 
View all
  hide details  
post #4 of 145
6/20/12 at 1:29pm
It'll be interesting to see what was the cause of this. Hopefully it's not a design issue.
The Overlord
(25 items)
 
MacBook Pro Retina
(12 items)
 
Apple iPad 3
(7 items)
 
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
i7 970 @ 4.4 Ghz Asus P6X58D-E EVGA GTX 680 SLI @ 1200Mhz 12GB Corsair DDR3 1600Mhz 
Hard DriveHard DriveHard DriveHard Drive
Samsung 840 Pro SSD 2 * 1TB WD Black 5 * 2TB Hitachi LaCie 1TB External HDD 
Optical DriveCoolingOSMonitor
LG BD Combo Corsair H70 Windows 8 64-bit HP ZR30W (2560*1600) 
KeyboardPowerCaseMouse
Logitech 920-000914 OCZ ZX 1250W CM 690 II Advanced Logitech G500 
Mouse PadAudioAudioAudio
Razer Goliathus Audez'e LCD-2 Schiit Lyr + NuForce HD DAC Blue Yeti Microphone 
AudioAudioOtherOther
Logitech G35 Altec Lansing 2.0 7 Scythe Ultra Kaze fans @ 3000rpm Scythe Kaze Fan controller 
Other
Logitech C900 Webcam 
View all
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Core i7-3615QM Apple Logic Board Nvidia GT 650M ( Factory Oc'd to 900Mhz) - bett... 8Gb 1600Mhz 
Hard DriveOSOSMonitor
256Gb Samsung 830 SSD Mac OS X Windows 8 2880*1800 IPS Monitor 
KeyboardPowerCaseMouse
Apple Keyboard 95W battery Apple rMBP case Apple Touchpad 
View all
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
1 Ghz Apple A5X Apple Logic Board Apple A5X 1Gb of RAM 
Hard DriveOSMonitor
16 Gb SSD iOS 5 9.7" 2048×1536 IPS 
View all
  hide details  
The Overlord
(25 items)
 
MacBook Pro Retina
(12 items)
 
Apple iPad 3
(7 items)
 
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
i7 970 @ 4.4 Ghz Asus P6X58D-E EVGA GTX 680 SLI @ 1200Mhz 12GB Corsair DDR3 1600Mhz 
Hard DriveHard DriveHard DriveHard Drive
Samsung 840 Pro SSD 2 * 1TB WD Black 5 * 2TB Hitachi LaCie 1TB External HDD 
Optical DriveCoolingOSMonitor
LG BD Combo Corsair H70 Windows 8 64-bit HP ZR30W (2560*1600) 
KeyboardPowerCaseMouse
Logitech 920-000914 OCZ ZX 1250W CM 690 II Advanced Logitech G500 
Mouse PadAudioAudioAudio
Razer Goliathus Audez'e LCD-2 Schiit Lyr + NuForce HD DAC Blue Yeti Microphone 
AudioAudioOtherOther
Logitech G35 Altec Lansing 2.0 7 Scythe Ultra Kaze fans @ 3000rpm Scythe Kaze Fan controller 
Other
Logitech C900 Webcam 
View all
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Core i7-3615QM Apple Logic Board Nvidia GT 650M ( Factory Oc'd to 900Mhz) - bett... 8Gb 1600Mhz 
Hard DriveOSOSMonitor
256Gb Samsung 830 SSD Mac OS X Windows 8 2880*1800 IPS Monitor 
KeyboardPowerCaseMouse
Apple Keyboard 95W battery Apple rMBP case Apple Touchpad 
View all
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
1 Ghz Apple A5X Apple Logic Board Apple A5X 1Gb of RAM 
Hard DriveOSMonitor
16 Gb SSD iOS 5 9.7" 2048×1536 IPS 
View all
  hide details  
post #5 of 145
6/20/12 at 1:30pm
Doesn't stuff like this happen to almost every device, like a a bad egg.
In Win BUC
(14 items)
  		  
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Intel Core i7 2600k Intel DP67BG HD Radeon 6790 Patriot G Series "Sector 5"  
RAMHard DriveOSMonitor
G.Skill Ripjaws X Series  250gb Western Digital Windows 7 Ultimate  Samsung SyncMaster P2770HD 
PowerCase
750 Watt psu +250 Watt psu=1000 Watt psu In Win BUC 
View all
  hide details  
In Win BUC
(14 items)
  		  
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Intel Core i7 2600k Intel DP67BG HD Radeon 6790 Patriot G Series "Sector 5"  
RAMHard DriveOSMonitor
G.Skill Ripjaws X Series  250gb Western Digital Windows 7 Ultimate  Samsung SyncMaster P2770HD 
PowerCase
750 Watt psu +250 Watt psu=1000 Watt psu In Win BUC 
View all
  hide details  
post #6 of 145
6/20/12 at 1:31pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by thrplayer1 View Post

Doesn't stuff like this happen to almost every device, like a a bad egg.

+1 Just like all the mid-engined cars that are always seen on fire 2 days after they are sold.

Although if this was an Apple thread I'm sure everyone would be sharpening pitchforks.
XEON POWER
(17 items)
  		  
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Xeon E3-1280 V2 Asus p8h77-i EVGA GTX 570  Corsair Dominator Platinum 1866 cl9 16gb 2x8gb 
Hard DriveHard DriveHard DriveOptical Drive
Samsung Spinpoint F3 Samsung 830 Crucial C300 Samsung USB Blu-Ray 
OSMonitorMonitorKeyboard
Windows 8 Dell U2711 HP 2709m Razer Blackwidow 
PowerCaseMouseMouse Pad
Silverstone Strider Essentials ST60ES-F Bitfenix Prodigy Razer Naga Molten razer sphex 
Audio
onboard 
View all
  hide details  
XEON POWER
(17 items)
  		  
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Xeon E3-1280 V2 Asus p8h77-i EVGA GTX 570  Corsair Dominator Platinum 1866 cl9 16gb 2x8gb 
Hard DriveHard DriveHard DriveOptical Drive
Samsung Spinpoint F3 Samsung 830 Crucial C300 Samsung USB Blu-Ray 
OSMonitorMonitorKeyboard
Windows 8 Dell U2711 HP 2709m Razer Blackwidow 
PowerCaseMouseMouse Pad
Silverstone Strider Essentials ST60ES-F Bitfenix Prodigy Razer Naga Molten razer sphex 
Audio
onboard 
View all
  hide details  
post #7 of 145
6/20/12 at 1:31pm
Eh it happens.
Game Machine
(20 items)
  		  
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Phenom II x4 965@4.1ghz Asus Crosshair V EVGA GTX 580 with backplate 16GB Patriot Viper extreme 
Hard DriveHard DriveHard DriveOptical Drive
Corsair force 3 120gb Kingston hyperx 3k  Western digital 1tb black asus dvd drives/lg blueray drive 
CoolingCoolingOSMonitor
XSPC Rasa cpu block rs240+rx240 Danger Den GTX 580 waterblock Windows 7 64bit 23.5in Acer GD235HZ 120Hz 
KeyboardPowerCaseMouse
logitech g510 Thermaltake 850w 80+ Cooler Master HAF 922 Logitech G500 
Mouse PadAudioAudioAudio
Generic mouse pad Logitech X530 5.1 Creative x-fi Titanium hd Sennheiser PC 360 Headset 
View all
  hide details  
Game Machine
(20 items)
  		  
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Phenom II x4 965@4.1ghz Asus Crosshair V EVGA GTX 580 with backplate 16GB Patriot Viper extreme 
Hard DriveHard DriveHard DriveOptical Drive
Corsair force 3 120gb Kingston hyperx 3k  Western digital 1tb black asus dvd drives/lg blueray drive 
CoolingCoolingOSMonitor
XSPC Rasa cpu block rs240+rx240 Danger Den GTX 580 waterblock Windows 7 64bit 23.5in Acer GD235HZ 120Hz 
KeyboardPowerCaseMouse
logitech g510 Thermaltake 850w 80+ Cooler Master HAF 922 Logitech G500 
Mouse PadAudioAudioAudio
Generic mouse pad Logitech X530 5.1 Creative x-fi Titanium hd Sennheiser PC 360 Headset 
View all
  hide details  
post #8 of 145
6/20/12 at 1:34pm
Lol never seen this before! Currently debating between switching to a nexus or S III
Graviterque
(17 items)
  		  
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Core i7 2600k ASRock Z77 Professional LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI... EVGA GTX 680 G. Skill Sniper 16gb 1600Mhz RAM 
Hard DriveHard DriveHard DriveOptical Drive
1 TB Seagate Barracuda  Mushkin 240gb SSD Corsair Force 120gb SSD Samsung Blu Ray Drive R/W 
CoolingOSMonitorKeyboard
Corsair H100 Windows 7 Professional ASUS VS Series VS238H-P Black 23" 2ms HDMI LED ... Microsoft SideWinder X6 
PowerCaseMouseMouse Pad
Corsair HX750w Corsair 650d Razer Deathadder Half Life 2 Mousepad 
Audio
Logitech Z906 
View all
  hide details  
Graviterque
(17 items)
  		  
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Core i7 2600k ASRock Z77 Professional LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI... EVGA GTX 680 G. Skill Sniper 16gb 1600Mhz RAM 
Hard DriveHard DriveHard DriveOptical Drive
1 TB Seagate Barracuda  Mushkin 240gb SSD Corsair Force 120gb SSD Samsung Blu Ray Drive R/W 
CoolingOSMonitorKeyboard
Corsair H100 Windows 7 Professional ASUS VS Series VS238H-P Black 23" 2ms HDMI LED ... Microsoft SideWinder X6 
PowerCaseMouseMouse Pad
Corsair HX750w Corsair 650d Razer Deathadder Half Life 2 Mousepad 
Audio
Logitech Z906 
View all
  hide details  
post #9 of 145
6/20/12 at 1:39pm
What do they expect putting quad cores into tiny phone casings. Of course it's gonna overheat. Still want it tho drool.gif
Minecraft Slayer
(14 items)
  		  
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Intel i5 2500K @ 4GHz for now ASUS P8Z68-V Gigabyte GTX 560Ti 1GB 8GB TeamElite 1333Mhz DDR3 
Hard DriveOptical DriveCoolingOS
Crucial M4 Atapi iHAS 124B - for obvious reasons :3 Noctua NH-D14 Windows 7 x64 
MonitorKeyboardPowerCase
LG Flatron W2442PE + Samsung SyncMaster 206BW Logitech K200 :P Enermax Liberty 620W Chieftec Big Tower 
MouseMouse Pad
Logitech MX518 Razer Golatius Control 
View all
  hide details  
Minecraft Slayer
(14 items)
  		  
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Intel i5 2500K @ 4GHz for now ASUS P8Z68-V Gigabyte GTX 560Ti 1GB 8GB TeamElite 1333Mhz DDR3 
Hard DriveOptical DriveCoolingOS
Crucial M4 Atapi iHAS 124B - for obvious reasons :3 Noctua NH-D14 Windows 7 x64 
MonitorKeyboardPowerCase
LG Flatron W2442PE + Samsung SyncMaster 206BW Logitech K200 :P Enermax Liberty 620W Chieftec Big Tower 
MouseMouse Pad
Logitech MX518 Razer Golatius Control 
View all
  hide details  
post #10 of 145
6/20/12 at 1:42pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by JustaNormalGeek View Post

Lol never seen this before! Currently debating between switching to a nexus or S III
It happens a lot.
In Win BUC
(14 items)
  		  
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Intel Core i7 2600k Intel DP67BG HD Radeon 6790 Patriot G Series "Sector 5"  
RAMHard DriveOSMonitor
G.Skill Ripjaws X Series  250gb Western Digital Windows 7 Ultimate  Samsung SyncMaster P2770HD 
PowerCase
750 Watt psu +250 Watt psu=1000 Watt psu In Win BUC 
View all
  hide details  
In Win BUC
(14 items)
  		  
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Intel Core i7 2600k Intel DP67BG HD Radeon 6790 Patriot G Series "Sector 5"  
RAMHard DriveOSMonitor
G.Skill Ripjaws X Series  250gb Western Digital Windows 7 Ultimate  Samsung SyncMaster P2770HD 
PowerCase
750 Watt psu +250 Watt psu=1000 Watt psu In Win BUC 
View all
  hide details  
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:
  Return Home
  Back to Forum: Hardware News
This thread is locked  
Overclock.net › Forums › Industry News › Hardware News › [Engadget] Samsung Galaxy S III is hot: bursts into flames and melts through its own casing