Let this be a lesson, boys and girls; your brand new Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is not safe.
A man found out the hard way when his phone reportedly exploded while he was driving home at around 4am on Sunday.
Tagging Samsung Malaysia’s official Facebook page, the man took to his own social media page to sarcastically thank the South Korean company for the “exceptional” experience:
“I had the opportunity to prove to my wife I am able to handle just about any emergency situation, i.e. able to be in control while having Note7 smoke & fire in the car,” he wrote.
According to the man, he was driving home with his wife on a highway when his phone reportedly started emitting black smoke.
Thankfully, he managed to pull over to the emergency lane despite having limited visibility.
“I was able to stay cool with blinded vision and suffocating heavy white smoke while the car cruised, able to safely stop a moving car with minimal vision at emergency lane without knocking any other vehicles,” the man wrote.
He added that he managed to put out the fire before his car burst into flames.
“Hope I’ve passed this Samsung situational exam and no more re-certification required. What a Samsung experience,” the man wrote.
The man’s post — which has since been deleted — was widely shared on the social media site, and Netizens took the opportunity to criticise (and make fun of) Samsung.
Last Wednesday, Samsung Malaysia urged all pre-order owners of its Galaxy Note 7 to power off their devices immediately.
The company said, in a statement cited by news agency Bernama, said owners can opt for a refund or an exchange to the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge.
“The pre-order owners can expect to be contacted from Oct 13 onwards by Samsung Customer Service, related mobile network operators or participating retail partners respectively on the details of the refund or exchange programme,” the company said in the statement.
