Samsung ’s Galaxy Note7 smartphone – which live just under two month , stick to a grand unveiling in Augustand a fuss of critical acclaim – is now deadened , thanks to its exploding assault and battery problem .
The Korean tech titan halted all product of the twist on Tuesday , ordering carriers to remove it from ledge , but even that is n’t the final coda to this nightmare saga : The caller on Thursday announced a refund curriculum , offering up to a $ 100 credit for customers willing to turn in their wrong devices for another Samsung headphone .
For anyone hesitating to let go of their Note7 , you might want to study the programme , which works like this :
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All of this is a bit of ignominy - ride solacement extended by Samsung – the first smartphone manufacturing business ever to broach two mass recalls affecting meg of merchandise . The US Consumer Protection Agency also issued a formal Note7 recollection on Thursday , noting “ the atomic number 3 - ion battery in the Galaxy Note7 smartphones can overheat and see fire , impersonate serious fire and burn hazard to consumer . ” before this hebdomad , the USCPA and Samsung advised all Note7 client to power down their devices .
The USPCA take note that 96 incidents of overheating Note septet have been reported across the US , the most gruesome of which haveactually maimed people . Twenty - three incident occurred after Samsung initiated its 2d recall on September 13 – after the company claim the phone ’s battery publication had been remedied . According to the USPCA , “ Samsung has received 13 report of burns and 47 reports of belongings harm associated with Note7 phones . ”
Unsurprisingly , the debacle has evidence financially worrisome for Samsung : According to Reuters datacompiled on Monday , the company could stand to lose $ 18 billion in evaluation – a troubling figure to be certain .
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