Following the whole Samsung Galaxy Note 7 overheating debacle, LG has taken the opportunity to say that it’s taking steps to ensure its next flagship won’t catch fire, while also maybe taking a little shot at Samsung.
LG has revealed that it’s using copper “heat pipes” to help keep the G6 from overheating. The G6 is designed so that the parts that heat up most inside the phone are as far apart as possible, with the goal of preventing heat from concentrating in a single area.
“We will significantly improve the safety and quality of our new flagship smartphones as more consumers seek safe smartphones,” explained LG Electronics’ Lee Seok-jong.
LG is also conducting strict safety testing on the G6. “We are conducting battery heat exposure tests to a temperature 15 percent higher than the temperature set by the international standards of the US and Europe,” an LG official said. LG is also performing tests that include piercing the G6’s battery with a nail and dropping a heavy object on it.
While the Galaxy Note 7 phones that caught fire came from Samsung, not LG, those events are still pretty fresh in consumers’ minds. Because of this, LG is taking extra steps to ensure that the G6 is safe so that it can put consumers’ minds at ease.
LG hasn’t revealed exactly when the G6 will make its official debut, but the company has said that an announcement could happen as soon as Mobile World Congress at the end of February.
