Battery explodes inside Samsung phone but it wasn’t an OEM battery
Samsung has determined that the battery that was installed in the phone was not an OEM part.
Samsung has determined that the battery that was installed in the phone was not an OEM part.
As always, take these rumors with a grain of salt until Samsung makes an official announcement.
After a very hard 2016, Samsung is kicking off 2017 with a possible delay to their Galaxy S8.
Samsung is preparing for the launch of their Galaxy S8 smartphone in a few weeks so wrapping up the Note7 story is of paramount importance.
Verizon “will not push a software upgrade that will eliminate the ability for the Note7 to work as a mobile device in the heart of the holiday travel season.”
At the very least, it is reassuring to see that 93% of people did comply with the recall.
Samsung would like to make our customers aware of plans to discontinue network service for Note7 devices.
Although the recall may have an adverse impact on the brand in the short term, the truth is that Samsung remains the clear market leader in the worldwide smartphone market.
It’s great that Samsung is being optimistic, but it just might be time to let it go and move on from here.
Surfer Mat Jones told Channel 7 News that he had gone into water off a New South Wales beach and left his new iPhone 7, bought last week, wrapped in a pair of trousers in his car on the beach.
The complaint, which seeks an unspecified damages award from the court, charges that Samsung made “material misstatements and omissions.”
The chipset on board is a OP1 Hexa-core (Dual A72, Quad A53) 2 GHz and the device will have 4GB of RAM and 32GB of storage.
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today announced it is issuing an emergency order to ban all Samsung Galaxy Note7 smartphone devices from air transportation in the United States.
When a company stops production of a flagship product because they’re really not sure how deep the issue goes and also asks you to power them down and send them back, then I think it’s time to start listening and take it a bit more seriously.
Case Station is offering up a replacement case for your new device and will take your old Note7 case.
XDA posted a video of the Samsung Note7 “Return Kit” along with some scans of the return instructions.
If Samsung stops selling the Note 7s, that will translate into lost sales of up to 19 million phones, or nearly $17 billion, that the firm was expected to generate during the Note 7’s product cycle, according to analysts including those at Credit Suisse.
For now, if you own a Samsung Galaxy Note7 we highly suggest you return it to your carrier or place of purchase and get a non-Note7 replacement device.
The Note7 has had some… exploding problems… Not exactly a feature that many consumers are looking for in their smartphone.
Samsung Electronics Co. has temporarily suspended production of the Galaxy Note 7 smartphone, an official at a supplier for Samsung said Monday, amid a series of media reports that some Note 7 replacements have caught fire.
This internal email from Jon Freier was sent to us from an anonymous source and confirms suspended sales
Now there are reports that U.S. carriers will not only be accepting returns of the Note7 for another device, but AT&T may also end sales of the Samsung Note7 altogether.
“It was super hot so I flinched, grabbed it, threw it on the ground – had to kick it because it was on fire”
The exploding iPhone seems to have exploded en route to the user and not while the user was using it.
The new green battery indicator will indicate that the Note7 you’re holding is safe for use.
Safety recalls aren’t only important for your own safety but the safety of those around you and we encourage you to comply with the recall and return as soon as possible.
After weeks of issues with the Galaxy Note7, the phone is finally being officially recalled in the U.S.
However, it appears that the usage rate of the phone among existing users has been almost the exact same since the day of the recall.