Following the news that the Galaxy Note 7 is officially being recalled by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Samsung, some more bad news for the flagship Android phone has surfaced.
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The Consumer Protection Council on Sunday warned against the use of Samsung Galaxy Note 7 following reports of explosion of dozens of the product while being charged.
Samsung said it expects to resume normal sales of new Galaxy Note 7 devices in South Korea starting September 28 after completing the replacements of approximately 400,000 units by the end of this month.
Samsung released a temporary fix yesterday for Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phone models sold in Hong Kong and Macau with defective batteries, according to a company release.
Samsung did not immediately respond to request for comment.
Strobel later received an email from the company, requesting him to surrender Note 7.
Amperex Technology Limited (ATL) said it conducted a joint investigation with Samsung on the phone in question and determined the incident was not directly linked to a battery made by the China-based firm.
Insurance council chief executive Tim Grafton has indicated insurers might not pay out for fires caused by the smartphones if consumers know the phones are being recalled and nevertheless continue to use them.
The US Federal Aviation Administration has also issued a warning, asking airplane passengers to not use or charge their Galaxy Note7 devices on planes.
A Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy Note 7 new smartphone is displayed at its store in Seoul, South Korea.
In South Korea, mobile carriers said Note 7 owners could begin exchanging their phones starting Monday, but there were few people doing so at a Samsung service center.
A test carried out by PhoneBuff pits the iPhone 7 against the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 by opening a bunch of commonly-used apps – including some heavy-duty games – and having them create a timelapse from the same video.
Samsung is backtracking after coming under criticism for not adding China to its list of countries involved in a global recall of certain Galaxy 7 phones.
A week after that the company acknowledged that it was seeking an official government-sanctioned recall through the CPSC.
It was filed one day after Samsung recalled about 1 million Note 7s sold in the United States.
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McDonald reported from Beijing.
