RAVULAPALEM, INDIA — Smartphone startup Xiaomi's copycat ways have backfired epically, after its latest knockoff copied a rival phone's unfortunate tendency to explode. <br /> <br />An Indian man learned this feature of the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 the hard way, after his phone burst into flames in his pocket while he was biking to work, according to the Sakshi Post. <br /> <br />Bystanders reportedly had to douse his pants with water before they could pull the phone out, but shockingly, the mobile continued to burn. <br /> <br />The poor man sustained serious burns to his thigh, and plans to sue the company over the defective unit, which he said he'd only had for 20 days.
