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Nokia's Exploding Battery - The Real Scoop
By: Shayne Rana   |   Aug 14, 2007

The big hype today is that your Nokia mobile battery is going to go kablooey! That’s a load of C**p. Don’t worry people your Nokia phone battery no. BL-5C is NOT, I repeat, NOT going to explode. Here’s the real scoop on what’s going down inside your battery compartment.

The Scoop

Picture a slightly large balloon inside a tiny paper bag being blown up. In reality what’s going to happen is the balloon will continue to get filled and finally tear through the bag. The balloon will not explode, it simply increases in size.

Here’s the low down. Every time your phone is charging the current causes your battery to heat up and therefore expand a wee bit. Since you already know that the battery compartment fits the battery perfectly and there’s really no room for expansion, it simply pops out of its casing. AND THAT’S IT! This is how it is according Nokia.


Nokia has issued an Advisory that has gone out to every one of us who can get it out to you as soon as possible. There is no cause to be alarmed at all. Let me put it this way – just take a chill pill people.

The batteries in question – the BL-5C, manufactured by Matsushita Battery Industrial Co., Ltd. of Japan are quite common to most Nokia phones. You’ll find them in models like the Nokia 6270, Nokia 1100, Nokia 3100, Nokia 6230, Nokia 6600, Nokia N70, and Nokia E60. These are just a few of the more common models. If you want the complete list check out Nokia.com And Nokia is working closely with Matsushita and will be cooperating with relevant authorities to investigate this situation.


According to Nokia, even though there were around 300 million batteries like this there were only 46 million batteries that were manufactured during the period of December 2005 and November 2006. Out of that number there have been approximately 100 incidents of overheating reported globally. No serious injuries or property damage have been reported and according to Nokia’s knowledge this issue does not affect any other use of the mobile device.

Now people, please understand that the advisory that Nokia has provided is strictly for those who own Nokia phones that have the BL-5C battery that has been manufactured during the given period i.e. between December 2005 and November 2006. Other Bl-5C’s will have no problem.

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harsh verma @ Dec 30, 2008
Nokia's batteries do NOT explode. My best friend Laura has always had a Nokia phone...she has had about 17 different phones all together, all Nokia. Not one of those batteries has exploded..:)
Livvy @ Nov 12, 2008
Yes, the battery does not explode itself. But it does 'explode' out of the phone at great speed and is very hot. My battery launched itself out of the phone and landed all the way across the room. It was so hot the carpet started to burn. If it had landed on anyone in the room they would have been seriously burned. So yes, technically the battery does not explode. It is still very dangerous.
Rachael Dunlop @ Aug 27, 2008
Hi all. Sorry to say but you have your facts wrong!! My N70 just exploded! and I have the pictures to prove it. Anyone can mail me and I'll send the foto's
Thinus Enslin @ Jan 17, 2008
good article people really need a chill pill and all the idiotic news channels be told to take a break.
aditya @ Aug 19, 2007
so does this mean the batteries manufactured during the period of december 2005 and november 2006 WILL explode or have a chance of exploding?? HUH?? :O:O
sidpig @ Aug 18, 2007
don't very nokia is the best and trusteble is this a mother of the mobile world so please dont very and be happy with nokia
amit h solanki @ Aug 16, 2007
great job
but some one tell that mad hindi channel ,they are saying the 100 case of exploding ,specally star news. someone has to do against them
karan @ Aug 16, 2007
Great article.... Thanks for the same
Thilak @ Aug 16, 2007
Good article,very informative,everyone talks about "recalls" and "replacements" but no one ever says how the heck to get the batteries replaced, so two thumbs up for the guys at tech2
Absar @ Aug 15, 2007
Really good information ...reliable and authentic ...no reason to be worried about Nokia Phones...Rudra
rudra @ Aug 15, 2007
Thanks 4 the information ....my battery is safe nd will nt go BOOM ..
thanx again
Chakshu @ Aug 15, 2007
thanks....
varun @ Aug 14, 2007
I am having the BL-5C Battery maufatured between December 2005 and November 2006.NOKIO-6030
Sandhya @ Aug 14, 2007
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