However, a supplier to Samsung said yesterday that its battery does not appear to have caused a Galaxy Note 7 smartphone to ignite in China, according to Reuters.
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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.
It is struggling to restore consumer trust after 92 reports of Note 7 batteries that overheated or caught fire in the United States, which prompted an official government recall there last week.
If you own a Galaxy Note 7 and you bought it before September 15, you should turn off your phone immediately, contact the retailer or carrier you bought it from as soon as possible, and follow their instructions.
Earlier this month, Samsung Electronics announced a massive recall of its latest Galaxy Note 7 phablet, following its launch in 10 nations on August 17, after dozens of consumers reported battery fires. “A very large likelihood exists that other factors gave rise to the heat problem”, Amperex Technology Ltd. said.
Song Eun-jeong, an analyst for Hi Investment & Securities, predicted that due to the strong sales of the iPhone 7, Apple will be able to recover its position on top of the premium smartphone market, which consists of devices with price tags of over $600.
The company has introduced a green battery icon to check the phone’s safety.
About 400,000 Note 7 smartphones are estimated to have been sold in South Korea so far. More than 35 cases of Note 7 battery cell malfunction have been reported around the world.
It’s worth mentioning that this is the first we’ve seen of a specific date for the LG V20’s launch, and that this date is when the phone is “scheduled” to launch.
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The user, contacted by phone, told The Associated Press the Note 7 was bought September 1 through the JD.com e-commerce site. Jonathan Strobel has filed for damages after suffering severe burns when his new Galaxy Note 7 exploded in his pocket. This will show that the phone is new, safe, and approved for use. Samsung has handled this well from the start, even if there has been almost 100 reported incidents of fires or devices exploding in the U.S. alone.
