The Curious Case of Exploding Phone Batteries & How to Prevent It

Most of the public posts that report of Samsung Galaxy Note 7 catching fire or getting burnt show no signs of burn marks near the charging port of connectors to the motherboard. Tesla Motors use lithium-ion batteries in their cars too, in fact, a huge custom stack. But earlier Model S cars did report batteries in the undercarriage catching fire due to contact with debris on the road. The phone battery sits well protected amidst solid metal frames in the phone chassis.