Samsung on fire again: After Note 7, now Galaxy S7 Edge explodes

Samsung might be going through the worst year since its foundation way back in 1938. Right after wintnessing the biggest smartphone recall and eventual halt in sales of the Note 7, a new report suggests that Samsung's back up device, the Galaxy S7 Edge is also facing the heat.

According to a report by PhoneArena, a Galaxy S7 Edge exploded while it was charging overnight. This is the second accident involving a Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge in a month but the company hasn't responded so far.

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A similar report last month suggested that an S7 Edge caused severe third and second degree burns when it caught fire in the pocket of a construction worker.

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Ironically, in the second incident, the user had replaced a 'Safe' Note 7 with Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge to avoid a fire-accident. There is no report of a major injury in the second incident but in the first event, the user has filed a suit against Samsung.  

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The Note 7 fiasco was a huge blow to Samsung's reputation as a manufacturer. It led to the biggest smartphone recall and later to a total halt in production and sale. It's hard to quantify the total damage caused due to the halt but analysts claim that the entire issue might burn $17 billion hole in Samsung's pocket.

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Though exploding devices are not new to the smartphone industry, given the unsafe nature of Lithium-ion technology in use, Samsung seems to have lucked out when it comes to fired-up devices. Now, with replacements of replacements catching fire, how many devices will it take before Samsung figures out the devil in the detail?

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