There haven’t been almost as many incidents regarding the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge, but if these issues continue to crop up, then Samsung may have another huge debacle on its hands. The 2014 smartphone features a removable battery (unlike the Note 7) and has no recorded history of catching fire. It has already lost $22 billion in market valuation for pushing the Galaxy Note 7 through to take on Apple’s iPhone 7.
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Prior to this disturbing incident, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission gave the public a warning on how risky the observed defect of the Galaxy Note 7 Lithium-Ion batteries could be.
HONG KONG China’s Amperex Technology Limited (ATL) will become the main supplier of batteries for Samsung Electronics Co Ltd’s Galaxy Note 7 phones, a person with knowledge of the plans said on Tuesday.
Samsung plans to begin issuing new Note 7s with batteries it says will not be prone to overheating starting September 19 in South Korea. It recalled 2.5 million Galaxy Note 7 smartphones earlier this month and urged consumers around the world to stop using the phone immediately as airlines and aviation regulators urged the same due to safety concerns.
As the investigation continues, Samsung has offered to replace for free every Note 7, as a precaution to prevent any future explosions.
Kadim, right, suffered second-degree burns after a Samsung Galaxy Note 7 exploded in his hands. As of now, turning in your Note 7 means going to the store and getting some kind of loaner device, then waiting for new Note 7s to arrive in stock.
According to Samsung, battery problems were behind the phones catching fire, but the firm said it was hard to work out which phones were affected among those sold.
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NJ Transit has not had any incidents reported to the agency about a Samsung Galaxy Note7, officials said in a release. Presumably this lower charge limits the possibility of a fire but is really aimed at those users who are refusing to return the handset.
