[Note 7 Questions & Answers] PhoenixJedi:
I don't know about everyone else, but I've found a lot of people on this forum and in the world that believe everything that multiple sites told them about the Note 7 failures as FACT. There's a lot of information that has been misinterpreted, is completely false, or has nothing to do with the situation with these phones that has been made part of the problem. This post will analyzes much of the information using the following things: Facts, Science, Logic and Common Sense and reach a conclusion.

Lets start with the CPSC. They have 92 reports of the Note 7 overheating. OVERHEATING, not catching fire. Now, this can be debunked very easily. ANY PHONE can be made to 'overheat'. I can get any iPhone to overheat to a point where it is not comfortable to hold by using the GPS. My sisters S4 'overheated' when the GPS was used as well. Her S5 'overheated' when she played Pokemon GO on it. So, overheating should NOT be a benchmark for the issues with the Note 7. It should be catastrophic failure (issues which result in the disabling of the phone). Pre-first recall, there were reports of 35 fires reported by samsung. Post first recall there were only 7 reported by samsung. So that reduces the issue from 92 phones down to 42. 42 phones out of 1.9 million total sold in the US = 0.000022% of Note 7s have reached catastrophic failure. If you only count the post recall reports: 0.0000036% of note 7s reached failure.

Now with Samsung. They have NOT concluded their investigation and have announced that IN THE LAB they cannot make a Note 7 explode or catch fire.

Now, analyzing the fact that they catch fire and start smoking. There is ONLY ONE video of a device catching fire that I've been able to dig up, and it doesn't even SHOW that it is a Note 7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTLtNrKlDSw This video is of such LOW quality that you cannot see what is smoking in the woman's hand. Plus, being someone who works with Lithium Ion batteries, I have seen one explode in person. I have also felt one heating up pre-explosion. If a lithium ion battery is ready to explode, it is 100% too hot for someone to continue to hold in their hand. They can reach temperatures in excess of 100C (212F). That's like sticking your hand in a pot of boiling water. Due to the fact that the device cannot be identified, and the fact that she's still holding it while it continues to smoke, I cannot conclude that this is a lithium ion device nor a note 7 from watching the video. Especially due to the pictures of the exploded Note 7s where the GLASS IS COMPLETELY MELTED. You need to reach at least 700F to even START to melt glass. Yeah, no way that was a note 7 in her hand.

Now lets analyze the battery. There have been claims that the battery has exploded in these phones without anyone EVER charging it. So you're saying that between August 31st and the date of the first report September 9, there were people out there who never ever plugged their phones in? I call BULL****.

Now, lets say it WAS the battery. IF the battery was the issue, and the issue occured randomly, even when the phone was off, Samsung did not USE fireproof boxes on the first recall. Lithium Ion and Lithium Polymer batteries ARE affected by pressure changes during air travel. With the # of phones shipped back to samsung, is no-one surprised or even curious about the fact that not a SINGLE ONE CAUGHT FIRE ON THE PLANES SHIPPING THE RECALLED UNITS BACK TO SAMSUNG?

Now lets assume it wasn't the battery as the direct cause of failure, but as the possible result of another hardware/software failure. Let's look at things that could have caused the battery to explode using logic, scientific reasoning and factual history about the device and other devices.

1: Samsung has PROVEN that they can modify the charge rate and charge capacity of a Note7 battery using software changes.

2: It has been PROVEN in the past that non certified USB-C devices and cables can cause DAMAGE to a phone's USB-C port and ANY SYSTEMS CONNECTED TO IT. This includes the charging system and battery protection board.

3: There are youtube videos out there of people testing the Note 7 BEYOND its waterproofing and drop survival specifications.

These three above FACTS could provide reasons for the possible catastrophic failure of this device. Logical reasons 1: People have been trying to ROOT these units and FAILING, especially on the updated GREEN BATTERY firmware. It is entirely possible that DURING THE FLASHING safeguards to the battery became disabled. 2: If someone lost their cable or bought a second cable CHEAPLY as is available here in the USA at Pharmacies, Dollar Stores and Online and used these cheap cables that aren't certified by the USB-IF (as people were WARNED TO DO when USB-C started causing problems a while ago), then pre-fire, they compromised the phones THEMSELVES. 3: How many people duplicate the crap they see on youtube?

Any one or multiple of these things could have contributed to these devices catching on fire.

Now, with the possibilities above supported by the information above, my only conclusion here is that the Note 7 situation could have easily been handled differently had it not been BUTCHERED by the Media. Samsung could have been given enough time to investigate the situation before or during the first recall to the point where the replacement phones could have been made totally safe, or samsung could have been given the chance to conclude that it was some kind of user intervention that caused the phones to catch fire. Instead they were hounded to the point where they had no choice.

Not to mention, their competitor, Apple has had reports of iPhone 7's catching fire and batteries exploding. Why haven't they been discontinued or recalled.. HMMMMMMMM I wonder why? Especially after someone was INJURED with one: https://fossbytes.com/apple-iphone-7-explodes-on-mans-face-while-recording-video/

As well, all of the above information is MORE THAN ENOUGH to show that the people being HOSTILE to members of this forum who still have their Note 7s and want to keep it are over-reacting, and acting like complete morons. One of these devices is NOT going to randomly explode next to you just because some guy decided to ignore the VOLUNTARY recall and catch you on fire.