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Jio Phone allegedly explodes and melts while charging
New Delhi : Reliance JioPhone had its moment of glory when the company revealed the pricing of the device. That led to a heavy demand in the device’s pre-booking. The company delivered most of the devices before Diwali and is still supplying to the buyers who paid the advance amount for the device.
Not long after the devices reached their respective owners, a major incident has been recorded about the JioPhone. A JioPhone allegedly exploded and melted while charging. The incident was reported in Kashmir. The owner of the device hasn’t been named in the report but the device was examined by a local Lyf distributor who corroborated the information.
In the picture, the device is completely melted from the back is almost scratchless on the front. Responding to the incident, Reliance Jio claims the device has been tampered with intentionally. According to the company, the device’s battery is intact which proves that the source of heat was something else or was induced externally.
An image shows the burnt end of the charger which indicated that the fault might lie with the battery charger. Another aspect supporting the claim is that the device’s battery was still functional when examined by the Lyf distributor.
The company’s spokesperson said in a statement that, “JioPhones are designed and manufactured with global standards, and each phone goes through stringent quality control process. The said incident has been reported to us. Our initial investigation suggests that this is a case of intentional sabotage. The damage to the device seems to have been intentionally caused. The incident, as well as its timing, has been designed by vested interests to malign the brand. We will take appropriate action based on further investigations.”
Earlier today, we also reported how a Samsung Galaxy J7 caught fire mid-air, in a Jet Airways flight. To make things worse, it was found that fire extinguisher place within the cabin was dysfunctional. The flight attendant had to pour water to stop the fumes.
With growing technology, most companies are trying hard to increase the stand-by times of their devices which can lead to such fatal incidents. On the user’s end, many phone owners fail to charge their devices using the authentic chargers.
The JioPhone case is still being investigated and as measure of precaution, all owners of the feature phone are advised to only use the standard charger provided with the device.
International online casino Casino Days has published a report sharing their internal data on what types and brands of devices are used to play on the platform by users from the South Asian region.
Such aggregate data analyses allow the operator to optimise their website for the brands and models of devices people are actually using.
The insights gained through the research also help Casino Days tailor their services based on the better understanding of their clients and their needs.
Desktops and Tablets Lose the Battle vs Mobile
The primary data samples analysed by Casino Days reveal that mobile connections dominate the market in South Asia and are responsible for a whopping 96.6% of gaming sessions, while computers and tablets have negligible shares of 2.9% and 0.5% respectively.
The authors of the study point out that historically, playing online casino was exclusively done on computers, and attribute thе major shift to mobile that has unfolded over time to the wide spread of cheaper smartphones and mobile data plans in South Asia.
“Some of the reasons behind this massive difference in device type are affordability, technical advantages, as well as cheaper and more obtainable internet plans for mobiles than those for computers,” the researchers comment.
Xiaomi and Vivo Outperform Samsung, Apple Way Down in Rankings
Chinese brands Xiaomi and Vivo were used by 21.9% and 20.79% of Casino Days players from South Asia respectively, and together with the positioned in third place with a 18.1% share South Korean brand Samsung dominate the market among real money gamers in the region.
Cupertino, California-based Apple is way down in seventh with a user share of just 2.29%, overshadowed by Chinese brands Realme (11.43%), OPPO (11.23%), and OnePlus (4.07%).
Huawei is at the very bottom of the chart with a tiny share just below the single percent mark, trailing behind mobile devices by Motorola, Google, and Infinix.
The data on actual phone usage provided by Casino Days, even though limited to the gaming parts of the population of South Asia, paints a different picture from global statistics on smartphone shipments by vendors.
Apple and Samsung have been sharing the worldwide lead for over a decade, while current regional leader Xiaomi secured their third position globally just a couple of years ago.
Striking Android Dominance among South Asian Real Money Gaming Communities
The shifted market share patterns of the world’s top smartphone brands in South Asia observed by the Casino Days research paper reveal a striking dominance of Android devices at the expense of iOS-powered phones.
On the global level, Android enjoys a comfortable lead with a sizable 68.79% share which grows to nearly 79% when we look at the whole continent of Asia. The data on South Asian real money gaming communities suggests that Android’s dominance grows even higher and is north of the 90% mark.
Among the major factors behind these figures, the authors of the study point to the relative affordability of and greater availability of Android devices in the region, especially when manufactured locally in countries like India and Vietnam.
“And, with influencers and tech reviews putting emphasis on Android devices, the choice of mobile phone brand and OS becomes easy; Android has a much wider range of products and caters to the Asian online casino market in ways that Apple can’t due to technical limitations,” the researchers add.
The far better integration achieved by Google Pay compared to its counterpart Apple Pay has also played a crucial role in shaping the existing smartphone market trends.
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