[Swordmaker]

An Apple iPhone 7 has apparently spontaneously burst into flame inside a car in Australia. . . but that is no excuse for the hyperbolic headline hinting a massive recall in the vein of Samsung's Note 7 recall. There are already tens of millions of the iPhone 7 and 7 plus on the market and in reality only ONE has allegedly spontaneously burst into flame. The other referred to in the headline was one that had been so damaged in shipping that the iPhone inside the shipping box had been penetrated by some object that had penetrated the battery and Lithium Ion batteries WILL catch fire when so damaged. . . it's the nature of the beasts. It was not a spontaneous fire, unless you count hitting it with a Mack truck spontaneous. — PING!

Thanks to Amigatec for the head's up. Pinging ThunderSleeps for the Android list.

Damaged Box from First iPhone 7 Fire.
Apple iPhone 7 allegedly caught fire in Australia
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The main takeaway here gang is be careful of high or even moderate capacity Lithium-ion batteries. They pack a fair amount of energy into a small space and have a penchant for releasing that energy in an uncontrolled fashion if not treated properly.

This isn't just a smart phone issue. I happen to be a bit of a flashlight guy too. Not too long ago there were issues with mismatching batteries and lights. Some high powered early LED lights would draw too much too fast through poor regulation circuits and some batteries didn't take to well to that... Things are much better now but you still need a bit of caution.