Samsung on the brink of a new “scandal”. The batteries in its phones are swelling for no reason. VIDEO

Six years after the Galaxy Note7 scandal, which was the company’s only model to be completely recalled due to interior design issues that led to explosions, Samsung is now facing another problem, also related to batteries. Apparently its phones are equipped with less well-made batteries than those of other brands, which are prone to swelling after just a few years if not used, and sometimes even in use. YouTuber MrWhosTheBoss made a video talking about this problem, he encounters swollen batteries even on new phones like the Galaxy S20 FE and Galaxy Z Fold2.

Only Samsung phones seem to be affected by this issue

It seems that Samsung has a problem with the construction of the batteries in all of its phones, the chemicals inside being unsuitable to last long over time. Even though the batteries are guaranteed to work flawlessly for five years, they “expire” even faster, in 2 or 3 years. Models like the Galaxy S8 or Galaxy S10 are now old enough to expect some problems, especially after long periods of non-use, but with phones released in the last two years there’s little excuse.

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Arun Rupesh Maini, the man behind the MrWhoseTheBoss channel, also contacted other YouTubers like MKBHD and JerryRigEverything to check with them to see if their older Samsung phones have similar issues and realized that indeed, their units have bloated batteries too. Strangely, however, only Samsung phones swell, not others in the “collections”, such as older iPhones or OnePlus models from several years ago.

Samsung has not offered a public statement on the situation at this time, but it appears that a new scandal is “brewing” regarding the company’s phone batteries. Fortunately, these phones don’t appear to be in danger of exploding, with JerryRigEverything breaking down the casing of the inflated batteries to show that the active chemicals have already “expired”, so they won’t catch fire if they come into contact with air, like a normal battery would. Even so, blown batteries are always risky, both for devices and users, and should be taken for recycling as soon as possible.

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