Was it a Note 7 issue? Easy fix, throw it in rice.
Darin said:
Was it a Note 7 issue? Easy fix, throw it in rice.
As a phone shop manager who handles repairs, I can say this happens often… way too often.
It’s probably a third-party battery, but yeah, electric fires are always scary.
Tobi said:
It’s probably a third-party battery, but yeah, electric fires are always scary.
Amen 
It’s not great that a stacked motherboard is combined with a battery and screen, all of which generate heat, especially during charging. One issue with the battery, and it could go up in flames. That’s just the price of portable tech—dangerous but convenient.
r/HaveYouTriedRice
That phone is likely beyond repair. It’s 8 years old.
What could’ve caused this? Any tips to prevent it from happening again?
@Erie
Good bot
It looks like the phone took a big hit or something that caused it to catch fire. Doesn’t seem like it was just from charging.
Mai said:
It looks like the phone took a big hit or something that caused it to catch fire. Doesn’t seem like it was just from charging.
Exactly. An explosion would have to be pretty big to bend aluminum and glass like that.
The phone is bent. Battery thermal runaway wouldn’t cause this kind of damage.
It wanted to be like its sibling, the Note 7.
Classic Note 7 moment.
r/hardwaregore
Maybe they accidentally used a Note 7 battery when making it.
Classic S7.
Asher said:
Classic S7.
For me, it was the S6. I had a comfy pillow, but the Sprint tech guys told me to get it out of my pocket.
Don’t. use. third. party. chargers.