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So the phone survived my drunk escapades last night, what it did not survive was the ride back out of now where the phone shut off and i carry a car charger with me everywhere cause i use the phone so i plugged it in (the phone had 20%) and nothing, i was like eh il plug it in when i get home so an hour later i reached 5 am, plugged it in woke up to the same thing . . . phone still dead no response what so ever took the battery out multiple times tried starting without battery in and just charger but nothing so im about to take it back to t mobile and just get another one =/ this one barley had a bleed or anything too if i get a worse one imma be so down =/ idk if i should get another one or not

Of course if its not working get another one.
Would you rather have a good condition, working phone or a perfect condition paper weight?
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yea i was gonna return it either way bro lol i was just wonderin if i should get another one or not cause all the issues people be having and i didn't think stuff like this was gonna happen to it either..i paid 530 after tax n everything for this thats too expensive for a paper weight ..it would look nice though on my desk

Get another. I had the same problem and after the relplaced it I haven't had any problems since
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wow
so i just got it replaced and i could see the screen bleed in my house and it's not even dark my last one wasn't too bad about the bleeding but this ones in every corner guess il go back and switch this one out later too hope i get a good one

icecicle04 said:
So the phone survived my drunk escapades last night, what it did not survive was the ride back out of now where the phone shut off and i carry a car charger with me everywhere cause i use the phone so i plugged it in (the phone had 20%) and nothing, i was like eh il plug it in when i get home so an hour later i reached 5 am, plugged it in woke up to the same thing . . . phone still dead no response what so ever took the battery out multiple times tried starting without battery in and just charger but nothing so im about to take it back to t mobile and just get another one =/ this one barley had a bleed or anything too if i get a worse one imma be so down =/ idk if i should get another one or not
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what you need my friend is a motorola defy

Why u say that bro? I love this phone just hate the issues
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icecicle04 said:
Why u say that bro? I love this phone just hate the issues
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just kidding. i was suggesting you need a phone to survive your drunken escapades

LOL yea bro i had an iphone 3gs for the longest time and it did me good i just lost it during of the adventures but im more careful with this one.. i just want one without too much bleed but i might have to wait a couple weeks for that

icecicle04 said:
LOL yea bro i had an iphone 3gs for the longest time and it did me good i just lost it during of the adventures but im more careful with this one.. i just want one without too much bleed but i might have to wait a couple weeks for that
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i'm 42 now. haven't had a drink in 16 years. but....if they had smartphones when i was younger, alot of people would be getting free phones lol. i didn't know where i was waking up half the time.

crazythunder said:
i'm 42 now. haven't had a drink in 16 years. but....if they had smartphones when i was younger, alot of people would be getting free phones lol. i didn't know where i was waking up half the time.
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LOL yea i just turned 21 but it's been going on for a couple years.. i know college towns and six flags = best place to find phones

[Q] Random Shut Downs, Only when plugged in

i have been getting some random shut downs but only when plugged in to a wall charger. at first i figured it was due to heat while being charged. but the phone could shut down while plugged into the wall at any given time no matter how much charge there is or how long it's been plugged. Last night I plugged it in before bed at 30% and today I woke up at 44% with the phone off. Sometimes it's minutes until it shuts down and sometimes it's hours. It's the same on any Rom/Kernel I tried. Thinking it may be a hardware issue. Any ideas? Thanks.
Currently Trigger2X 14 - Faux SV 3.5

Happens to me too... I'm on stock though.
And is it me or does charging the phone off seem to be ineffective?
techboydino said:
i have been getting some random shut downs but only when plugged in to a wall charger. at first i figured it was due to heat while being charged. but the phone could shut down while plugged into the wall at any given time no matter how much charge there is or how long it's been plugged. Last night I plugged it in before bed at 30% and today I woke up at 44% with the phone off. Sometimes it's minutes until it shuts down and sometimes it's hours. It's the same on any Rom/Kernel I tried. Thinking it may be a hardware issue. Any ideas? Thanks.
Currently Trigger2X 14 - Faux SV 3.5
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enoch861 said:
Happens to me too... I'm on stock though.
And is it me or does charging the phone off seem to be ineffective?
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which makes me believe this is strictly hardware. its not really like the software related reboots of the past. too bad i can't get it to go while plugged into pc, otherwise i could check logs to see what was up. let me know if you can recreate like clockwork. thx

Its hardware trust me. I've had in total like 6 g2xs and this is the first I've had with the issue.. I also have another now.. Both have the same rom, baseband, kernel and apps. Yet my new one shuts down on the charger.... Its hardware for sure and a replacement is in route. No point trouble shooting its a bad phone.. Threes many good ones just be patient... Now to wait for replacement...

If your on your 6th G2x, did you have to pay the 20 dollar exchange fee or whatever it's called? It would get pretty expensive after your 3rd or so G2x.
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Its hardware trust me. I've had in total like 6 g2xs and this is the first I've had with the issue.. I also have another now.. Both have the same rom, baseband, kernel and apps. Yet my new one shuts down on the charger.... Its hardware for sure and a replacement is in route. No point trouble shooting its a bad phone.. Threes many good ones just be patient... Now to wait for replacement...
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If your on your 6th G2x, did you have to pay the 20 dollar exchange fee or whatever it's called? It would get pretty expensive after your 3rd or so G2x.
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no. Bought first one full price it had no issues but dust, return no fee, then I exchanged again from pixel, no fee. Thats 3. Then I sold it for a sensation. Had bad luck with the sensation so I sold traded it on CL for a G2x and cash. Well that g2x was awesome too. so thats 4. I then dropped that ***** hard and had to exchange for another no fee again because I paid 130 through asurion. Thats 5. that g2x is awesome too. Now on a new line of service I got a free g2x with a online deal, so theres 6. Thats the one Im on now and it sucks donkey doooo.
but ive had enough to know there are good ones with no issues. I knew this one was gonna have issues cause of the ratio of no issues vs hearing issues here. LoL time to hunt for the good one again. LOL then after this I got to get the other g2x replaced again cause it was dropped again, and I cant have that. So Asurion that will be.....

Wow. Asurion must love you! LOL!
Last time I gave T-Mobile support a call, they wanted 20 bucks.
But that's a lot of G2x's my friend. And how much cash did you add on top to get the Sensation?
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no. Bought first one full price it had no issues but dust, return no fee, then I exchanged again from pixel, no fee. Thats 3. Then I sold it for a sensation. Had bad luck with the sensation so I sold traded it on CL for a G2x and cash. Well that g2x was awesome too. so thats 4. I then dropped that ***** hard and had to exchange for another no fee again because I paid 130 through asurion. Thats 5. that g2x is awesome too. Now on a new line of service I got a free g2x with a online deal, so theres 6. Thats the one Im on now and it sucks donkey doooo.
but ive had enough to know there are good ones with no issues. I knew this one was gonna have issues cause of the ratio of no issues vs hearing issues here. LoL time to hunt for the good one again. LOL then after this I got to get the other g2x replaced again cause it was dropped again, and I cant have that. So Asurion that will be.....
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enoch861 said:
Wow. Asurion must love you! LOL!
Last time I gave T-Mobile support a call, they wanted 20 bucks.
But that's a lot of G2x's my friend. And how much cash did you add on top to get the Sensation?
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trust me. I get mine back from asurion. they dont get a phone back
Oh and only 270 for sensation used upgrade.

This sounds like a defective battery. If your phone was plugged in at 30%, then you slept all night and woke up to a 44% charge with the phone powered down, that means that the battery was not taking any incoming charge for the vast majority of the night, nor does it seem that the battery was powering the phone for the majority of the night. Charging from 30->100% should only take 2.5 hours or so - maybe 3.
It could be that when you plug it in, it heats up - and thus expands. This could cause a loose connection to the battery somewhere (maybe something as simple as the physical contacts for the battery, or could be something more intricate inside the phone).
As much as you don't want to hear it, i'd say you'll probably need to take it to a store or send it in for replacement.

propain4444 said:
It could be that when you plug it in, it heats up - and thus expands. This could cause a loose connection to the battery somewhere (maybe something as simple as the physical contacts for the battery, or could be something more intricate inside the phone).
As much as you don't want to hear it, i'd say you'll probably need to take it to a store or send it in for replacement.
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Thats my thought. It's still plugged in but does not charge. Forgot to mention that it requires a battery pull to restart. So possibly the phone is not really off, just in a non responsive idle state. Im going back to stock for now to see if that changes anything. I know they will ask if I got the update so I might as well. Thanks for the info.

techboydino said:
Thats my thought. It's still plugged in but does not charge. Forgot to mention that it requires a battery pull to restart. So possibly the phone is not really off, just in a non responsive idle state. Im going back to stock for now to see if that changes anything. I know they will ask if I got the update so I might as well. Thanks for the info.
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Half the time its off, and half in a non responsive idle state. Cause sometimes you can turn the phone on, and sometimes you need a battery pull and the ***** is hhhhhhoooottt.
I doubt theres a loose connection when it expands as the copper connections in the corner are pretty lines up and expanding would only make em touch more you would think.

Battery issue

I was having prior issues with my phone randomly going into bootloop and resetting if I hit the back of the phone even the slightest. A member suggested putting a folded up piece of paper in the back and it fixed it. Thanks Klathmon!
So, now I am having another issue. The phone will charge and will randomly stop charging even while it is plugged in. I have to reset the phone in order to continue charging.
I HAVE ORDERED A NEW BATTERY. It's coming in the mail. T-Mobile tacked on $7 to my bill. Which is already at $95. I feel like I'm getting raped! I love T-Mobile though!
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codecaine21 said:
I was having prior issues with my phone randomly going into bootloop and resetting if I hit the back of the phone even the slightest. A member suggested putting a folded up piece of paper in the back and it fixed it. Thanks Klathmon!
So, now I am having another issue. The phone will charge and will randomly stop charging even while it is plugged in. I have to reset the phone in order to continue charging.
I HAVE ORDERED A NEW BATTERY. It's coming in the mail. T-Mobile tacked on $7 to my bill. Which is already at $95. I feel like I'm getting raped! I love T-Mobile though!
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Me, too
When charging battery precent is freezing and some times 4g data is droping
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sukhochir said:
Me, too
When charging battery precent is freezing and some times 4g data is droping
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That sucks! I don't have that data drop issue but if I'm on wifi and go out of range the data doesn't work. I have to turn off the wifi first then toggle my phone's airplane mode. It works on the first try 90% of the time. Occasionally, I have to do it more than once.
I'm using CM7 Stable version 7.1 Maybe I should try the latest and see if that fixes it. What is the latest now, version 7.2? I haven't gotten around to it cuz last time I went to the site it was down.
Hopefully the new battery will eleviate all my battery issues!
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i think battery issue is when charging airplane mode,
after airplane mode off lock phone press power button in lock screen incressed battery precent

I also have this problem
sometimes the charging battery precent is not moving and some times 4g data is droping, what is this problem?

Having similar issue with battery
My g2x is intermittently charging and discharging while plugged in, regardless of power cable or outlet. Was having problem before I rooted so I know that has nothing to do with it.

TeamJTB said:
My g2x is intermittently charging and discharging while plugged in, regardless of power cable or outlet. Was having problem before I rooted so I know that has nothing to do with it.
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I had the same problem. Except my issue was the power cable. I would use it while it was charging and I guess that loosened up the inside of the housing on the end of the cable. I replaced the cable and problem solved. At first I was afraid it was the charging port.
Maybe thats your issue, the cable counterpart. The charger port in your phone. If that's loose, it could most likely be the culprit of your intermittent charging.
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My port came loose I think on my device, if I charge the phone and have it on my bed... I seem to wrestle with it in my sleep or something haha, it comes loose very easily now can't really move it much at all without it disconnecting itself, very annoying!
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mt3g said:
My port came loose I think on my device, if I charge the phone and have it on my bed... I seem to wrestle with it in my sleep or something haha, it comes loose very easily now can't really move it much at all without it disconnecting itself, very annoying!
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Buy a external wall charger for <5$ including shipping off eBay/Amazon I never plug my phone in any more ... always a full battery waiting on the charger
Pin it to Win it.

I've been meaning to do that with some extra batteries for a while now, forgot though lol. Thanks man.
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Figured it out. Tried my old mytouch charger and it worked just fine. Thanks!
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mt3g said:
My port came loose I think on my device, if I charge the phone and have it on my bed... I seem to wrestle with it in my sleep or something haha, it comes loose very easily now can't really move it much at all without it disconnecting itself, very annoying!
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Ha, the same thing happens to me, however it was my damn cat attacking the cord because it fell on his tail and that meant war!
I.R.Chevy said:
Buy a external wall charger for <5$ including shipping off eBay/Amazon I never plug my phone in any more ... always a full battery waiting on the charger
Pin it to Win it.
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You don't happen to have a link do you?

http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?itemId=190570509347&index=2&nav=SEARCH&nid=97769071159

Much appreciations.

codecaine21 said:
http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?itemId=190570509347&index=2&nav=SEARCH&nid=97769071159
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That store is like 15 miles away from me hahahaa
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mt3g said:
That store is like 15 miles away from me hahahaa
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That's awesome! No 3 week wait for you lol you can probably get it for close to nothing too! Practically free. Sure beats radio shack!
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Anyone replace the charging port yet?

so i've gotten my hands on a galaxy s3, which i'm super pumped about, but it had a bad charge port. seems to have been corroded with sweat (the woman ran with it in her shirt lol) so i cleaned it up hardcore with some rubbing alch etc, but i cannot get it to charge correctly anymore. basically, it might charge half a percent per every hour or so....like, something incredibly slow. last night i left it on from 8pm until 10am the next day, and it only went up about 26%.
when plugged into PC, the comp tells me unrecognized USB device, blah blah blah, can't install drivers..so clearly there's something up with the charge port. now i've found a replacement on ebay for only 5 bucks, which is awesome..however, i don't know what kind of task it would be to replace the charge port, as i've never done it before.
anyone have any experience, or have any better methods to clean out the current port? i've used a toothbrush with rubbing alch, and then a toothpick to fine clean it in there, and then i blow it out with compressed air after i let it sit a bit just to fully dry it out. again, it'll charge, but so horribly slow...and thing is, it even says AC charging, too.
here's a pic as an example:

Why wouldn't you just go to Verizon and get a replacement? or even a 14 day swap if you're in the 14 days?

lol bc it's not my phone..i bought it off a customer at my store since it was busted (she bought another one lol) and either way, we can't warranty it because she has two small cracks in the two corners..she's obviously dropped it within the 1 week she had it anyway.

What??? Jayochs! Sorry I don't have anything to contribute but there is a thread on here of a guy who disassembled a GS3 so maybe that will help you get an idea?
Here's the link to that thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29166420
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thanks man! ugh, that charge port looks horrible to have to replace.... i might screw the phone up.

jayochs said:
thanks man! ugh, that charge port looks horrible to have to replace.... i might screw the phone up.
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NP man. Maybe the OP of that thread may have some tips. Its worth a shot.
Good luck and see you around!
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that's IF i can get this thing repaired lol

so i got the charge port today finally....i also got an external battery charger and 2 aftermarket batteries in the mean time (problem is it takes like 10 hours to charge from 0 to 100%......crappy charger)
so now i have this tinyyy little USB port, and i've never really taken a phone apart before, especially doing soldering work on a PCB.
does anyone have any experience or anything replacing it on this phone yet? i'm scared to do it myself, but i absolutely need to fix this charge port so i can charge normally and root, etc

damn, nevermind...just read that you need a hot air soldering gun to do it, and i don't have one of those. i guess there's nothing left to do but just swap batteries in and out of it..no root for me

jayochs said:
damn, nevermind...just read that you need a hot air soldering gun to do it, and i don't have one of those. i guess there's nothing left to do but just swap batteries in and out of it..no root for me
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You could always take it to a pc repair shop. They'll probably charge you $20 to do it, especially if the phone is already taken apart.
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jayochs said:
damn, nevermind...just read that you need a hot air soldering gun to do it, and i don't have one of those. i guess there's nothing left to do but just swap batteries in and out of it..no root for me
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Stop being a baby. Sell the rezound and buy an S3! Aren't you in jersey? If so I have a guy just over the border in PA that could do the repair if you can get the parts.
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joebrady119 said:
Stop being a baby. Sell the rezound and buy an S3! Aren't you in jersey? If so I have a guy just over the border in PA that could do the repair if you can get the parts.
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lol why would i sell the rezound to get ANOTHER s3? i arleady have one just gotta fix the port. it's been active on my acct for like a week already lol i use it everyday, i just have 3 batteries to swap in/out

*sigh* you're here too? This is going to be the rezound forum all over again lol...
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I would gladly fix your charge port for a price. The main thing about diy is do not be afraid of breaking something, your s3 and other electronics are built sturdier than people think...... Think how hard people drop em and they still work. But don't just go taking on stuff, be careful just don't be afraid and renege where everything went and in what order. Its really simple. I've been working on phone hardware and xboxs, ps3s etc for a few years now..... I'm just not getting into the software stuff
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If you are really worried about doing the repair your self, and can't find someone to do it at a reasonable price......I would just do the palm stone wireless charging mod.
The needed parts are ten bucks on Amazon

jayochs said:
lol why would i sell the rezound to get ANOTHER s3? i arleady have one just gotta fix the port. it's been active on my acct for like a week already lol i use it everyday, i just have 3 batteries to swap in/out
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There is a guy in red bank
that replaces ports for like $60. He was going to repair my GS2 (my last phone) but I just bought a phone with a cracked screen and swapped the board instead. PM me if you would like his number but he advertises on craigslist.

awesome, thanks for the info! the only real reason i want this port working is so i can root, so that wireless charging method isn't really for me, but thanks for suggestions guys!

Charging port repair
So what is the guys ph # for repairs? or do you have a link to a DIY video so I can see it and adventure myself into it.??
Thank you kindly
Bill
FormulaLT1 said:
There is a guy in red bank
that replaces ports for like $60. He was going to repair my GS2 (my last phone) but I just bought a phone with a cracked screen and swapped the board instead. PM me if you would like his number but he advertises on craigslist.
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I plan to use this video to reference how to fix my gs3 should anything go wrong with my device in the future. I found this video on YouTube which explains disassembly and reassembly really well. Looks like the charging port is soldered to the main board.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eo93EF7rVIw&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Vidurg said:
I plan to use this video to reference how to fix my gs3 should anything go wrong with my device in the future. I found this video on YouTube which explains disassembly and reassembly really well. Looks like the charging port is soldered to the main board.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eo93EF7rVIw&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Charge ports four everything are soldered to the motherboard
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Anyone else read this?

http://www.emirates247.com/business...-fire-as-uae-owner-sleeps-2013-07-09-1.513659
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Stories like this come up every time a new phone is released.
Could be defective units or defective users.

Abu Dhabi-based Sarah Shurrab, probably forced it into a 220.
Isolated incident.
Name says it all.

It happened to my ex-gf with her LG Optimus S a year or so ago. Caught fire, burned her bed all the way down to the mattress. She got real lucky that she woke up when it happened, it could have been very bad. A few android sites actually ran her story. Nothing ever came from it, of course. I had to fight with Sprint for weeks just to get them to replace her phone.
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drsiddiqui1 said:
http://www.emirates247.com/business...-fire-as-uae-owner-sleeps-2013-07-09-1.513659
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Mine stopped charging and got EXTREMELY hot. I called AT&T and they sent me a new one under warranty. Whether it would have burned up, I'm not sure but it was quite uncomfortable to the touch.

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Abu Dhabi-based Sarah Shurrab, probably forced it into a 220.
Isolated incident.
Name says it all.
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Its not hurtful to know. Now I wont keep my phone on my bed while its charging which I usually do instead of the nightstand right next to it. Now I know better and someone else may also.
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Happens with many electronics. I've seen bad AC Cords melt and laptop power jacks break and short and cause similar damage and smoke, as well as regular desktop power supplies. You will always get a few defects.
There was another story... can't find it saw it in the last day or two.. where a buy got burns on his leg from having his S4 in his pocket. I remember seeing things like this pop up way back in iPhone 3G days where it burned some guys jeans and stuff. Electronics are prone to having defects. There will always be a few. Expecting it and protecting or minimizing damage is the key.
That being said thats why I leave all my devices that I have charging over night on my nightstand next to my bed, away from anything else usually, so if anything does happen I'm right there and hopefully would be knocked out of my hibernation cycle and smell smoke. I will always unplug chargers if im going to be gone for more than 15-20 minutes as well.
I take these precautions before I had a very very close encounter with a cheap reading lamp over my bed once that decided to randomly spark for a few seconds and produce a small bit of smoke directly over my head a few years ago before tripping the circuit breaker while I fell asleep with the light on. (AC cord was red hot as well) Needless to say, I had a unpleasant awakening. Circuit breaker might have saved my life. Never want to have to wake up to something like that again.

I am definitely going to try to make that a habit as well.
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