A Chinese man was killed at a computer shop after the mobile phone in his chest pocket exploded, severing a major artery in his neck and leading to massive blood loss.

According to reports, the computer shop employee had likely finished charging a new replacement battery and, after putting the battery in the handset and dropping it into his shirt pocket, his phone exploded. A bang was heard and his colleague then found him lying in a pool of blood on the floor.

Cases like these have typically revolved around faulty batteries. Details about the phone and battery haven't been released. Via ~ Gizmodo

Over to you now: Do you take any precaution about this? Some say the risk can be reduced by NOT using third-party batteries and always use the original charger. What steps do you take? Not carrying your phone in your pocket?

Chances are the batery or charger were faulty

Already I have heard phone explosions. They all explode because of the faulty battery. Commonly people using duplicate batteries will have to face serious injuries. However using original batteries are more safer as the manufacturers give more importance to the batteries.

Nokia have faced same problems, But they all were due to the use of duplicate batteries. Anyway Nokia have taken more care for their customer safety by putting a genuine seal on the battery.
I don't know whether there are SonyEricsson duplicate batteries available? SE never puts a genuine sticker on their batteries.

I think Nokia takes more care than SE in this case.
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@AW-Do you know what phone was it?

Which phone it was? i think this happened due to a fault in the battery,overcharging,use of a different charger,, charging by un-necessary means. these are all the reasons that could lead to such things

I always use original parts, so do all ppl I know. And never heard of such thing.

i have read about quite a few such cases....it's really scary. a phone is the last thing a guy expects to explode

Over Charging -Nah It wont be a problem to explode. I think the phone will automatically stops charging When the battery has been fully charged.



Anyway there are more chance for the battery to fail soon (battery life decreases).



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I always used to have my K700 on charge when I was at home. It has the longest battery life out of all the phones i had still to this day when i turn it on it will last for a long time. It even lasts longer than my K850.

However, I'm no expert in battery maintenance. There are so many different theories going around: Charging too much reduces battery life, Not fully depleting charge reduces battery life etc etc. It doesn't help when there are different types of batteries also that also change how can maintain them. If you're that worried about it just read the manual. I myself just hope for the best .

Scary thought of a battery exploding in your pocket though.

I use official batteries and chargers, but this is only because I use the ones that came with the product which are of course official. There was one time when i bought an unofficial charger for my ipod (as ipods do not come with mains chargers). Interestingly, it exploded within 5 minutes of putting my ipod on charge. I took it back and bought an official one. I guess it could happen with any though.

@ Cb still some phones dont have the function to stop charging when the battery is full. and there are chargers from china in which you can only charge your battery by taking it out of the phone and then placing it inside the charger and charging it by directly putting that charger in the electric switch. that was what i meant by un-necessary means of charging cuz it wont stop over-loading the battery until you take it out.

and most probably a battery leakage can cause this to happen.

a leakage may occur when the battery is exposed to direct sunlight or open flame and other hot things.

I never carry cellphone in my shirt's pocket. always try carry it in my trousers pockets.



Whereas talking about accessories always try to purchase original ones

dat means if it explodes your bottom will be injured

see i heard some where the radiations or its waves are dangerous for heart. So better keeping our heart safer than bottom part





but the chances r very very less that a cellphone blasts. it could blast because of faulty manufacturing, carelessness and duplicate accessories

you mean vibrations. when the mobile vibrates. the vibrations directly reach the heart. so that is why doctors advice not to keep your phone in you chest pocket. especially heart patients.

wich killer phone was that.... : china phone

These explotions were commonly because of duplicate accessories. So always buy original accessories and check its genuinous. DOn't prefer duplicate accessories because it is cheap. It can take your life.
So say no to duplicate accessories
Buy original accessories

horrible isnt it

Always use original Mobiles and parts and Battery

Better to use original battery.

I always use Original battery as it give me two things 1 long battery life and Safe to use.

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Yep...

They all explode because of the faulty battery

No,he means radiations(waves of antenna signal) that are can be dangerous for health specially for heart and ears.