Expert warns of dangers of mobile phone exploding in the cold

Computer Reseller News writer Alexander Maliarevsky said that when the air temperature drops below freezing, the battery is the first to suffer, which can explode due to unfavorable weather conditions.

“The battery should not cool down. It’s a difficult chemistry. If the battery does not explode when it goes beyond its operating temperature range, it is very likely that its effective capacity will drop significantly,” he told Sputnik.

Maliarevsky added that the smartphone’s battery is the most vulnerable part of a phone’s design after the screen.

He recommended moving the device from the outer pocket to the inner pocket at subzero air temperatures, explaining that even more active attempts to warm the device could damage it.

“If you leave your smartphone next to a heater in the fall or winter, its temperature can reach 60 degrees. When the temperature range rises, the battery can leak and ‘kill’ all the smartphone’s electronics.”