As of September 20, Samsung will issue an update to South Korean Note 7 users that will seriously hamstring their batteries, according to the AP.
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Only a week after being released and many reports claimed that the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 was catching on fire or exploding. But, if you want to stick to your guns and take a chance with your faulty Note 7, then also Samsung has a “quick” but big update for you.
Samsung plans to begin issuing new Note 7s with batteries it says will not be prone to overheating starting September 19 in South Korea.
Olivier Cassagnol, a lawyer in NY, is using his Note 7, despite the warnings, because he says a Samsung customer representative said it could be possible to replace his phone with another Note 7.
The MTA is following the lead of New Jersey Transit’s request that commuters turn off their Galaxy Note 7 devices before going to a station or boarding a train or bus. Even if you don’t own a Galaxy Note 7, your opinion of Samsung’s actions is still important, so please vote.
In a statement released on the company’s website, Samsung Electronics America President Tim Baxter asked the users to exchange their devices now.
Although Samsung hasn’t pegged an exact figure for the losses it could incur related to the recall, the company has said that it would be a “heartbreaking” sum. This means that the battery incident may not be isolated but across other Samsung handsets as well. This is why the CPSC is urging all consumers who own a Samsung Galaxy Note7 to power them down and stop charging or using the device.
“Samsung somehow has to quickly convince the world that all of its phones are safe, which might be easier said than done”, Ma says. He and his co-workers have been handling complaints from Note 7 consumers.
Keeping the battery level low could reduce the risk of overheating, but would be equivalent to getting a downgrade of a top-of-the-line phone, said Kim Young Woo, an analyst at SK Securities.
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NJ Transit has not had any reported cases of a Samsung Galaxy Note7 becoming a fire hazard.
