Some Samsung Galaxy S4 units are bursting into fire in Israel
posted by Alan F.
/ Jun 25, 2014, 3:53 AM
Meanwhile, Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth, the most widely read paper in the country, says that thousands of Galaxy S4 models have been experiencing the swollen battery issue with at least 20 units catching on fire. Scailex, the company that imports Samsung products into Israel, told the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange that it started to hear about these problems in the third quarter of last year, and has been in touch with Samsung. Scailex says that there are no problems with devices produced after January 2014.
Scailex spoke with stock market officials after local media in Israel started publishing stories about the fires.
"Starting in the third quarter of 2013, we began to receive indications of problems. The company was in constant and intensive contact with Samsung on the issue of these problems, and in February 2014 started an independent examination."-Scailex statement to the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange
"We are aware that there have been a small number of burning cases of the Galaxy S4 in Israel. All of the incidents examined so far have been attributed to the use of unauthorized batteries or the application of external shock or heat."-Samsung
"We are aware that there have been a small number of burning cases of the Galaxy S4 in Israel. All of the incidents examined so far have been attributed to the use of unauthorized batteries or the application of external shock or heat."-Samsung
Samsung Galaxy S4
source: Reuters via WSJ
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- Display 5.0" 1080 x 1920 pixels
- Camera 13 MP / 2 MP front
- Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 600, Quad-core, 1900 MHz
- Memory
- Storage 64 GB + microSDXC
- Battery 2600 mAh(17h 3G talk time)
21 Comments
2. vishalaestro
Posts: 81; Member since: Dec 08, 2013
i would say nokia is one of the best company who comes out with a quality product .their testing methods is soo good that even iphone can't surpass them .also i haven't heard of htc phones giving such similar problems. sony has the problem of heating with their latest xperia z2 phones in asian countries and poor software with so many bugs on other devices.
posted on Jun 25, 2014, 4:08 AM 4
4. RaKithAPeiRiZ
Posts: 1488; Member since: Dec 29, 2011
Atleast they weren't S-Cuds
posted on Jun 25, 2014, 4:17 AM 0
5. AndroidStuff
Posts: 47; Member since: Feb 24, 2014
Samsung Galaxy S4 BOMB Edition :D
posted on Jun 25, 2014, 4:21 AM 2
7. EgyDroid
Posts: 111; Member since: Oct 10, 2013
Man........The GS4 looks way better than the GS5
posted on Jun 25, 2014, 4:33 AM 3
8. StraightEdgeNexus
Posts: 3689; Member since: Feb 14, 2014
No way!! I had that misunderstanding for a while but when I saw both in real, GS5 looked way better.
posted on Jun 25, 2014, 4:38 AM 4
9. vincelongman
Posts: 5555; Member since: Feb 10, 2013
The GS5 screen is very impressive IMO
The S4 had one of the dimmest displays, now the S5 has one of the brightest
posted on Jun 25, 2014, 4:43 AM 1
10. rahul.niks
Posts: 86; Member since: Oct 31, 2013
In my opinion, both are not good. Samsung are misser on design side, only s2 and note series are fine
posted on Jun 25, 2014, 4:53 AM 1
11. AliNSiddiqui
Posts: 382; Member since: Sep 19, 2012
Misunderstanding? LMFAO
posted on Jun 25, 2014, 4:55 AM 0
13. Tsepz_GP
Posts: 1125; Member since: Apr 12, 2012
It certainly does, the thinner bezels, the pattern used in its case etc... Looks a lot better than GS5 even in real life, I know because I deal with both daily. The GS5 is more grippy though thanks to the back over, if the S4 had the same sort of back cover it would be way better.
The best looking and feeling is the GS4 Black Edition, absolutely stunning piece of work by Samsung there.
posted on Jun 25, 2014, 5:43 AM 1
14. kkmkk
Posts: 699; Member since: May 06, 2013
im sure Arab people send these phones to Israel
what a cheap move from killers !!!!!!!!!!!!!
posted on Jun 25, 2014, 5:53 AM 1
15. darkkjedii
Posts: 30496; Member since: Feb 05, 2011
No way, that's a lie. There is simply no way in the universe, that any Samsung product could ever have an issue, especially the galaxy line. It's perfect, cuz RoundhouseMcGee said it is.
posted on Jun 25, 2014, 6:08 AM 6
20. tiara6918
Posts: 2262; Member since: Apr 26, 2012
Thanks Samsung for the removable battery, and all the retail seller in Israel are honest and ethical to sell the phone originally without changing the inner battery to the cheap 3rd party battery...
Samsung fans will still defend removable battery
posted on Jun 25, 2014, 8:11 AM 1
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