It is worth noting that some batches S7 Edge phones contain batteries from Samsung SDI, the same company whose battery component was found faulty in the Note 7. It is not clear if this is an isolated incident or faults lie with the S7 Edge battery, too. In contrast to the Galaxy Note 7 smartphones, which exploded when the handsets were being charged, here the Galaxy S7 was in stationary mode. The firm representing Ramirez has encouraged other Galaxy S7 Edge users who may have faced a similar fate to come forward. The product liability lawsuit filed against Samsung now urges the company to address the safety of batteries in the Galaxy S7 Edge as well or at least investigate what the issue was with the device in question and why it exploded. When he reached his pocket to take out the phone, Ramirez suffered burns to the right hand soon after which the device suddenly exploded leaving him seriously injured with second and third-degree burns. In 30 May, while working at a bookstore in Ohio the device caught fire and smoke was coming out of it while still in his pocket. 'Stop using the Galaxy Note 7' warns US consumer body after smartphone explosionsĪccording to Daniel Ramirez, who filed the lawsuit with the help of, the Galaxy S7 Edge was purchased by him from a Best Buy store in Modesto, California in March 2016.
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