14 DAY TRIAL // We’ve been hearing a lot of stories of smartphone batteries overheating and sometimes even exploding out of nowhere. Samsung has been notoriously involved in such “success” stories, but we’ve been hearing of similar reports related to phones launched by LG or Apple.
Today brings us gloomy news related to one of Google’s phones, the Nexus 6, to be more precise. We know that the Nexus 6 isn’t one of the phones to boast the longest battery life, but the story we’re about to share with you isn’t related to the device’s life cycle.
Apparently, the phone also has some technical issues regarding the battery. We’ve been hearing stories that the power house inside the Nexus 6 has been found to swell, causing the rear cover to pop open.
Nexus 6 battery explodes for no apparent good reason
But in the case of one particular Twitter user, the battery of her Nexus 6 actually ended up exploding. Thankfully, no fire ensued. The whole affair happened while the phone was lying unused. It wasn’t charging either.
Not that charging overnight should have had destructive side-effects such as this. The affected user took the opportunity to post a bunch of photographs of the affected Nexus 6 on Twitter for the whole world to see.
Since the Nexus 6 isn’t a terribly popular phone, you probably haven’t heard about these battery issues. Regardless, it seems that some items are affected by real problems, and hopefully Motorola will find a way to deal with them.
It’s unknown whether the Nexus 6 owner contacted the manufacturing company to complain about the damage, but in all likelihood, she did.
In related news, the Nexus 6 is the only phone Google is using to promote its wireless carrier plans in the US, which launched under the banner of Project Fi.
Google is offering users the chance to pick up the handset through Project Fi with a 24-month installment plan ($27 / €25 per month for the 32GB model and $29 / €27 for the 64GB model). Naturally, one can purchase the device contract-free, if you deem this the better option.
Google also offers unlimited domestic talk and text, plus unlimited international texts and low fees for cellular data in the US and abroad.
@jasuja whoa! As in, exploded?
— Rohin Dharmakumar (@r0h1n) May 1, 2015
