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Why are Smartphones exploding? here’s how you can prevent yours from blowing up

Oct 5, 2016, 16:08 IST
For some college students, a smartphone is a useful tool for staying up to date on what is going on in and out of the classroom. For others, like me, smartphones are a piece of technology that we love. Envision a reality where that innovation explodes in your face. All things considered, there have been numerous cases; iPhone and Samsung Galaxy Note 7 are the latest cases.
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Why do Smartphones explode?

To begin with let us make a one point clear: unless there is a serious flaw in the assembly or outline of the battery, it's exceptionally far-fetched for an electronic device, be it a smartphone, tablet or clock radio, to explode. Indeed, even in the uncommon situations when it happens, it’s usually not the issue of the battery alone.

Lithium batteries can experience the ill effects of an issue called thermal runaway, whereby excess heat promotes excess heat and so on. As a result of this, they are furnished with a framework that protects us against overcharging and hazardous reactions of the chemicals contained inside. It’s often said that the cheap batteries delivered by obscure organizations are generally as dependable as originals. This might be true.

For all we know the real number of cases might be a great deal higher as not everybody might want to impart their exploding phone story to whatever remains of the Web. While this rundown is not thorough, there is no explanation behind alert if you see news on your smartphone model exploding as there are a lot of safety features incorporated with these phones to protect clients like you and me.

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How to prevent your smartphone from blowing up

Notwithstanding, these cases do serve as an update with reference to what could happen in the event that we don't treat our smartphones (and their batteries) in the right way. While makers apply a ton of safety features to make these phones as safe to use as could be expected under the circumstances, sometimes we can lend a hand in keeping these devices, and ourselves safe.

1. Avoid low-quality batteries
2. Keep your phone in an all around ventilated spot while charging
3. Try not to overuse your phone while it's charging
4. In the event that your phone takes a terrible drop, don't simply clean it off and move-on
5. On the off chance that you see any overheating or sudden battery drainage, you may have an issue
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