The cause of a smoking Nokia handset was reported to be due to a damaged battery, which caused the phone to overheat and melt.
Following the purchase of a car kit for the Nokia 6280 by Gloucester-based cab driver Dave Crayford, he supplied video footage of the smoking handset.
Mr Crayford received the mobile phone as an upgrade directly from 3 .
The handset was forwarded to Nokia who reported that it was necessary to have the handset independently tested.
A Nokia spokesman said that a "third-party failure examination report clearly shows the incident was a result of ‘physical deformations, caused by extensive external force on the battery.’"
Although the problem was identified, the cause of the damage to the battery was not reported.
Mr Crayford said, "Nokia realises that if the battery was damaged it wasn't by me, they're offering me a new handset . I'm happy with that."
Nokia battery goes up in smoke
Mon, 12 Mar 2007
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