(Adds comment from Samsung spokeswoman) By Jonathan Stempel Sept 16 (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics Co was sued on Friday by a Florida man who said he suffered severe burns after his Galaxy Note 7 smartphone exploded in his front trousers pocket.
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But that won’t be the only differences between phones generations, Samsung is also rumoured to be developing its own proprietary port to replace the 3.5mm port. Moreover, reports say that there will be two iterations of Samsung’s 2017 flagship handset and they are said to be donning the product IDs SM-G950 and SM-G955, as well as the codenames “Dream” and “Dream 2”.
Samsung received 92 reports of batteries overheating in the United States, including 26 reports of burns and 55 cases of property damage, the company said as it announced the recall in cooperation with the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
While a comprehensive report hasn’t yet been released on the battery issue, the explanations provided so far point to a phenomenon known as “thermal runaway”, in which the battery creates so much heat that it ultimately burns or explodes.
The batteries were made by affiliate Samsung SDI Co.; Samsung Electronics is now relying on a new supplier. Jonathan Strobel of Boca Raton is the first to file a lawsuit against Samsung after the company officially recalled the latest addition to the Note series on Thursday. New Galaxy Note 7 handsets are expected to be back in stores on September 21. The agency also keeps “a close eye on retailers” to enforce the sales ban, he said.
The US Federal Aviation Administration has asked airline passengers to switch off and unplug the recalled Note 7s during flights.
If you have a Galaxy Note 7, exchange it immediately.
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