A few months ago, I was digging through a drawer in my office to find a few older Samsung devices for a photo I wanted to snap.
When I finally hunted down the device I was looking for, to my surprise, the back of my Galaxy S4 seemed to have popped off. When I looked closer, it seemed like the battery swelled up. Then, I checked out a few other older Samsung devices, including the S8 and Note 5, and noticed the same problem.
As I often do, I turned to Twitter to post an image to see if anyone else had run into this issue. To my surprise, the problem seems not only widespread, but anecdotally, it happens more often with older Samsung smartphones.
I was digging through my old phones to find a BlackBerry and discovered that my Samsung Galaxy S8, Galaxy S4 and Galaxy Note 6 all seem to have suffered from some sort of battery expanding issue. I don’t think I’ve ever seen this happen before with a smartphone. pic.twitter.com/Ink2UzYeDf
— Patrick O’Rourke (@Patrick_ORourke) January 4, 2022
Yes, I know the Note 6 does not exist – Please don’t remind me.
Now, it appears others in the tech media space are encountering similar issues. For example, YouTuber Mrwhosetheboss (Arun Rupesh Maini) recently made a video about the issue and MKBHD (Marquez Brownlee) also tweeted about experiencing something similar. The r/spicypillow Subreddit has also been blowing up lately.
To be clear, battery swelling isn’t an issue that only affects Samsung smartphones. When the lithium batteries featured in a smartphone age, it can produce gas and inflate the cells. This can more frequently happen if you haven’t charged or discharged a battery in a long time.
Interestingly, the problem seems to affect Samsung smartphones more than other brands. For example, I have dozens of similar aged older devices in my office, including an iPhone 4, iPhone 6 Plus, LG G5 and more, and they haven’t suffered the same spicy pillow fate. On the other hand, my more recent Samsung devices, including the S10 and Galaxy Fold 2, are entirely fine.
It’s unclear how widespread this issue is or why it seems to happen more frequently with certain Samsung smartphones. Still, it’s a noteworthy problem, especially given the fiasco surrounding Samsung’s ill-fated Galaxy Note 7.
Do you own an older Samsung device or smartphone from another brand that has suffered from an expanded battery? Let us know in the comments below. conundrum
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