Samsung Has Suspended Production Of The Explosive Galaxy Note 7
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Samsung, working with consumer safety agencies in South Korea, the US, and China, has temporarily halted production of the Galaxy Note 7 smartphone after reports that replacement devices have caught fire, Yonhap News reported.
US phone carriers AT&T and T-Mobile have stopped selling the phone and are not issuing replacement Note 7s for previously sold phones, the Wall Street Journal reported. Both carriers are instead offering refunds or different devices in exchange for returned Note 7s.
Last month, Samsung issued a global recall of 2.5 million Note 7s, including 1 million in the US, after a number of reports that the phones' batteries were overheating and causing them to explode. The electronics manufacturer offered replacement phones to buyers with defective ones, but some users reported that even these bu rst into flames as well.
The Note 7 hit the market on Aug. 19, but faced a recall in the US less than a month later on Sept. 15 after nearly 100 reports of the devices catching fire or exploding, some with dramatic results. Replacement phones arrived in the US on Sept. 21 but were met with resistance after a Southwest Airlines flight was grounded because of a smoking Note 7.
Samsung has lost $25 billion in market value due to the multiple failures of the Note 7. Recall costs, estimated at $1 billion, are also adding to the company's financial woes.
Samsung did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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