Is Samsung Galaxy S8 Safe?

“Is Samsung Galaxy S8 safe?”, “Can I fly with Galaxy S8?” and “Will the Galaxy S8 explode?” These are common questions we hear from potential buyers.

All of these questions make sense given the Galaxy Note 7 recall last year. After Galaxy Note 7 battery problems and Galaxy Note 7 explosions, you can’t even take the Note 7 on a plane. This has frustrated users and upset them with the hassle of returning a Galaxy Note 7 for a phone they didn’t want.

Even if you haven’t been to the exploding Galaxy Note 7, you’ve heard of it and the challenges of owning a new Samsung smartphone.

With all the problems and Galaxy Note 7 issues, many potential buyers are wondering if the Galaxy S8 is safe to own, use and fly.

Is Galaxy S8 Safe?

While it will take a few months before enough real-world data is available to call the Samsung Galaxy S8 safe, there is plenty of evidence that Samsung has learned from the Note 7 explosions and battery problems.

One of the best proofs is that the Galaxy S8 release is not to be rushed. Samsung could have felt the pressure and made a quick update to prevent buyers from switching to the iPhone. That’s not the case as the phone arrived in late April.

Samsung is also open about battery testing and processes This is done to make sure the phone is ready to withstand your daily life. There’s an eight-step Samsung Galaxy S8 battery test that checks for multiple points of failure and abuse.

https://youtu.be/7Pvg7wOSeOI

Here is the Galaxy S8 battery test with improvements and new safety tests.

All in all, that’s a long way to say that Samsung is testing batteries in new ways and more intensively. How does this play out in the real world?

Thanks to What’s Inside and Jerry Rig Everything, we know that the Galaxy S8 battery can withstand many abuses without exploding.

You can see in the video above that the Galaxy S8 has survived a lot of abuse, and in the video below, it passed the scratch, bend and even burn test.

Given all this evidence, and Samsung’s new battery tests before shipping the Galaxy S8, you can fly, drive, charge and live with your Galaxy S8 without major worries.

If you’re worried, you should wait a month or two to see if anything happens. You should be wary of any reports of Galaxy S8 models exploding, as we expect someone to prank or fake a bang for display, attention, or even insurance fraud.