A few days ago, Samsung announced that sales for the Galaxy Note 7 could begin in South Korea on September 28, but it seems that the company has changed its mind.
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Recently Samsung received reports from the customers of Note 7 catching fire while charging or upon being fully charged.
A report from South Korean TV news network YTN (via WSJ) cites multiple incidents of new, presumably safe devices, which are apparently having issues with accelerated battery drain or difficulty when charging.
The Galaxy Note 4 is also the first ever smartphone from Samsung to boast a Super AMOLED Quad HD display, an attribute that is still a rarity among flagships two years on. They will also incorporate software patches that let the battery charge up to its full potential, thereby fixing a reported bug that blocks the battery from acquiring more than 30 percent battery juice.
The phone was to be back on the shelf by Wednesday in South Korea but is now expected to be available only on 1 October at the earliest.
The recall was announced on September 2 and Samsung intends to replace all 2.5 million units sold worldwide.
In 1995, Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Kun-hee, who is now bedridden due to a 2014 heart attack, had 150,000 units of Anycall mobile phones destroyed in order to remind Samsung executives and employees of the importance of product quality.
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Do you think Samsung would still be able to recover from this issue with their Galaxy Note 7? The 90% users of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 may have returned the unit and got a new one, but they were still complaining about other problems related to it. Tell us your opinion in the comments section below.
