5 reasons why smartphone batteries can explode and how to prevent them

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1. The battery was dropped and damaged

Everything in your phone will work fine as long as the battery is healthy.

Every time a phone is dropped, its internal chemical or mechanical structure can be altered, causing the fail-safe circuitry to fail in extreme stress situations.

What can we do after a phone drop to prevent damage?

In many cases, we can avoid battery explosions by paying closer attention to the signs of battery failure.

2. Hot environment and temperature

While your phone may have components inside that ensure it radiates excess heat or shuts down when it overheats, remember to keep your phone away from temperature limits in the first place.

Here are some reasons why your phone naturally heats up:

– Running a lot of graphics will cause the GPU to have a heavy load

– Using apps that place too many demands on the CPU

– Widgets run continuously when you do multiple things at the same time on your phone

– Regular connection checks due to phone or wifi connection drops

– Long calls

The above uses are normal, but problems will occur if they take place in an extremely hot environment.

If that doesn’t cause the battery to explode, it will also cause the battery to `age` quickly and reduce its lifespan.

Charging the battery under those conditions can also cause more overheating because the phone will build up heat while charging.

To avoid these problems, you can do one of the following:

– Take the phone out of the case when charging

– Avoid leaving your phone in direct sunlight when possible

– Do not leave your phone in a hot car for long periods of time

– Do not charge your phone while it is in a pocket or bag, or anywhere else that could trap heat.

In addition, you can learn more ways to avoid overheating your Android phone or iPhone cooling tips on Make Use Of.

3. Using non-genuine chargers

Author Ryan Dube said that cables from manufacturers of cheap chargers on the market often do not meet the standards of devices using USB-type C cables.

Ryan’s experience when buying a charging cable for the original Google Pixel is that instead of choosing a cable with an internal 56k Ohm resistance according to Type C standard, he grabbed a cheap cable while standing in line at Walmart.

You are wrong to think that all USB type C cables are the same.

Then one day, while Ryan was charging his phone in the car, his phone became extremely hot and the charger got stuck in the charging port and couldn’t be pulled out.

However, Ryan was still exchanged for a new phone by Verizon according to warranty regulations.

Non-OEM chargers are also an option, but you need to consider whether they meet all the standards your phone requires.

If you don’t invest in a quality charger, at best you’ll just have charging problems, at worst you’ll not only be ruining your expensive phone, but you could also injure yourself.

4. The phone is wet

Lithium will ignite and burn when exposed to water or steam.

5. The battery has a hole in it

Lithium reacts with both water and oxygen, so piercing a hole in a lithium-ion battery will produce a reaction.

Therefore, if a smartphone has a hole due to an accident or some violent situation, it is always dangerous because there is a risk of exploding.

In short, keep in mind that the battery inside your smartphone has the potential to become a dangerous obstacle in extreme conditions.

according to Vnreview