Tech Reviewer Says Heatwave Causing Samsung Batteries to Burst Out of Phones

It’s getting way too hot.Popping OffYouTube tech reviewer Arun Maini, better known as Mrwhosetheboss, says he made an alarming discovery when checking in on his sizable collection of smartphones.Maini posted images of a handful of Samsung phones he claims popped open under the relentless temperatures the UK is experiencing right now.”I’ve just found out that three of my Samsung phones’ batteries have blown up because of the recent UK heatwave,” Maini tweeted on Wednesday. “Not a single other brand has.”Maini included two pictures: one that showed three different cell phones with the back cases busted open, and a second close-up of an expanded battery.In the worst case scenario, those swollen batteries could potentially end up exploding and catch fire — a risk that should give anybody pause, especially as many countries are breaking heat records this summer.I’ve just found out that…

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