Samsung may have a Galaxy 7 Edge problem, too
Samsung may have a Galaxy 7 Edge problem, too:- Samsung has an exploding phone problem, and it isn’t just the Galaxy Note 7.
So claims a California man in a lawsuit filed in federal court in New Jersey last week. Daniel Ramirez says a Galaxy S7 Edge badly burned his right leg when it burst into flames in late May.
Ramirez, who was working a construction job in Akron, Ohio, says he “heard a whistling and screeching sound and noticed his (right-front) pocket vibrating and moving around, as well as thick smoke ascending from his pocket,” according to the 19-page suit. The Tracy, Calif., resident said he suffered second- and third-degree burns to his right upper leg and right thumb and index finger when the handset ignited his pants and “melted” them to his leg.
Ramirez is seeking more than $15,000 in compensatory and punitive damages.
It’s unclear what caused the handset to ignite but it could be related to the phone’s battery, the root of problems with the Galaxy Note 7, says Michael Morgan, a Florida lawyer representing Ramirez. Morgan said he was aware of a similar case involving another Samsung phone.
Samsung was not immediately available for comment on the lawsuit.
Two British tabloids this week reported an S7 exploded in a teacher’s hands in a cafe in England.
The Sun, which reported the incident, quoted a Samsung spokesman as saying, “There are no known safety issues with Galaxy S7 devices. This issue is currently being investigated and our customer services team is in contact with the customer regarding the matter.”
The South Korean electronics giant is entangled in a major recall of the Note 7, a critical and commercial success that has been dogged by a combustible battery when charged. That device, released in August, quickly sold more than 2.5 million units.
Samsung has sold tens of millions of the Galaxy S7 and the slightly bigger S7 Edge phones since they debuted in March, fueling a surge that helped make the company the world’s biggest seller of smartphones.
Source:-http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2016/09/14/samsung-may-have-galaxy-7-edge-problem-too/90375218/
