The average smartphone is unlikely to explode, but it happens. There’s not much you can do if shoddy hardware is to blame, but these tips may help prevent your phone from going up in smoke.
By Jason Cohen
Sometimes smartphones explode. In January 2023, an iPhone 4 caught fire while charging overnight. A child in India was killed when a Redmi Note 5 Pro reportedly blew up in her face. In July, a man’s phone exploded on an Air India flight, causing an emergency landing.
The likelihood of your smartphone exploding is slim, but it happens, as demonstrated by Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 fiasco a few years back. But why does it happen and what, if anything, can you do to avoid it?