Another incident of Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 exploding while charging has been reported in less than a week.
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Company officials did not reply to questions about how Samsung determined which phones are deemed safe and which require further testing.
After the upbeat sales of the flagship Galaxy S7 in the first half, Samsung was pinning high hopes on the Note phone to take on Apple’s upcoming iPhone launch in the coming months.
Following the reportedly halted Galaxy Note7 distribution in Korea after reports of the smartphone exploding during charging, the company is allegedly thinking of recalling units, which have already been sold but this decision is still in the making.
It halted shipments to local telcos on Wednesday following multiple reports of the exploding batteries in both Korea and overseas.
Furthermore, several customers have uploaded videos and images online claiming that their phones had caught on fire. No injuries have been reported thus far. Samsung Electronics closed Thursday at 1,587,000 won ($1,418.23), down 33,000 won or 2.04 percent, from yesterday.
“It is an unexpected issue and until the cause is confirmed, a short-term impact is inevitable”, Eo Kyu-jin, an analyst at eBEST Investment & Securities, said in a report.
One of the culprits being proposed for the exploding Galaxy Note 7 smartphones are third-party USB Type-C cables.
As the story develops it will become clearer as to which shipments have been effected and whether or not Samsung will be prepared to recall the smartphones or continue to delay future shipments.
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Samsung began selling the Galaxy Note 7 on August 19 in 10 countries worldwide. Samsung has indeed traced the explosions to the battery of the device and is in talks with Verizon and other USA business partners to figure out how to deal with the issue.
