Korean manufacturer confirms 35 cases of newly launched devices exploding while being charged and offers exchanges but stops short of full recallSamsung has suspended sales of its brand-unusual top-end Galaxy Note 7 smartphone and is offering replacements for anyone who has already purchased one,but has stopped short of a full recall.
Koh Dong-jin, president of Samsung’s mobile trade, and said on Friday,two weeks after the Note 7’s launch: “We have received several reports of battery explosions on the Note 7... and it has been confirmed that it was a battery cell problem. There was a tiny problem in the manufacturing process so it was very difficult to find out.Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com