Explosions were reported only in batteries produced by the sister firm, while no reports were made on those produced by ATL.
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On its United Kingdom website, Samsung wrote: “Based on our investigation, we learned that there was an issue with the battery cell”.
Samsung Electronics is expected to secure all batteries for its Galaxy Note 7 smartphone from China’s ATL amid its recall of 2.5 million units using Samsung SDI batteries.
Samsung launched the latest version of the Note series in August.
“My brand new Note 7 exploded this morning while I was still asleep, it was plugged in and charging”, Hua posted on a technology forum.
“(It) charred the hotel room bed sheet and the carpet when I whacked it down to the floor, burnt one of my fingers while doing that too”.
“However, because our customers’ safety is an absolute priority, we have stopped sales of the Galaxy Note 7”. “With regard to the Galaxy Note7, we are asking owners to take advantage of the Product Exchange Program announced on Friday of last week”.
In light of Samsung recalling all of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones, the Federal Aviation Administration says passengers who have the phone should not turn it on or charge the phone while on a plane.
It was supposed to Samsung’s best hero product ever, but the company’s dreams indeed seem shattered at the moment all thanks to a faulty battery.
Virgin Australia and Qantas have told customers not to bill or use the phone during flights.
The South Korean company have since revealed 35 instances of Note 7s catching fire or exploding. He added that he had left his cell phone, a Samsung Galaxy Note7, charging in the Jeep.
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“Qantas and Virgin Australia have told passengers not to turn on Note 7 or charge them on flights”, NBC News reported. With the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge Samsung offered plenty of choices to its consumers, as some people prefer smaller, some larger devices, so it will be interesting to see what happens next year, though we somehow doubt the company will introduce more than one size of the Galaxy S8 if they opt to ditch the flat screen handset.
