Why do smartphones blast, and what can you do to protect yourself?

Technology is vulnerable these days and so as smartphones. Even a small mistake can lead to catastrophic damage. Mobile phones blast is one of them.

In the past, many mobile phones have been blasted due to some unknown reasons and few resulted in lives. There are a variety of reasons for phones to heat up and explode, none of which can be predicted, but all of which may be avoided.

Every year, despite new technologies and improved cellphones, batteries tend to catch fire and even explode, causing harm to the unwitting user.

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The hard theory behind smartphone blast

Most smartphone blasts are because of their Lithium-ion batteries. When a Li-ion battery is discharged at a high temperature, the cells in the battery can become unstable. They may not undergo an exothermic breakdown, but they can shorten, degrade, or produce gases like oxygen and carbon dioxide. These gases can cause the battery to inflate like a balloon, putting strain on the battery and jeopardizing its structure.

Reasons for smartphone blast

The basic cause for a smartphone to blast is excessive heat and short circuit

Originality – Unbranded/cheap smartphones may easily get heat and blasted. Usage of third party chargers, defective chargers may also be the reason to explode

Heat – the first and foremost thing to consider is excessive heat. Excessive heat may be generated due to various causes. for example, direct exposure to sunlight, Using the phone while charging, charging the phone and keeping it under bed overnight, charging nearby flammable objects, short circuit, liquid damage, Overloading the processor by pushing beyond its limits, excessive storage, and ram usage, excessive gaming, poor network issues and lot more

Ignorance – Another possible reason is ignoring. Modern phones warn about excessive temperature and prepare to shut down. Many users ignore those warnings and continuous usage will lead to blasts

Physical damage – Bending or throwing the phone, accidental falls, hitting may lead to damage or rupturing of internal components.

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Malware – Unknown websites, apps make way for viruses and malware which may also trigger the phone to behave abnormally. It produces excessive heat, so as damage

Poor network reception – Excessive phone calls in a low network area may cause excessive heat and probably damage

These are the common reasons for a phone to blast

Prevention

Not all damages can be avoided. But in most cases, they can be prevented

• Make sure you are buying the right phone and the right charger. Always check its originality

• Always use chargers that come in box and charge in a suitable environment

• Avoiding using the phone while charging

• If excessive heat occurs, just turn off the phone and leave it for sometime

• Avoid using a mobile case while charging and always use a perforated case so as for the heat to dissipate

• Never open/experiment with electronic gadgets at your own risk as they tend to explode soon.

• Avoid excessive Ram usage tasks like gaming, while charging

• Check for your home electric connection for any voltage drops or defects

• Avoid charging the phone in extreme weather, rain, and thunderstorms

• Ignore malicious websites, applications and try to keep the phone storage free

• Don’t charge the phones overnight and don’t keep them under your pillows or beds

• Avoid water damage and exposure to rain

For the most part products with their originality tends to last longer than others

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