Samsung officially announced today worldwide that the South Korean technology company stops manufacturing the Samsung Galaxy Note 7. Samsung points that stops selling and replacing the units of this model with others of the same type around the world.
It is said that Samsung has taken this decision because, some Samsung Galaxy Note 7 replacement units have exploded as it had happened before to the original products.
The exploding defect inside the Galaxy Note 7 and the consequent need to stop production is not a good business for the South Korean tech giant, as this model was considered as one of the keys to face the recently released Apple iPhone 7 and Google Pixel.
This leaving aside the cost of a global recall (the first one was estimated around $2Bn), as wel as the impact in the reputation and market value of the company, that are still to be evaluated.
Beating around the explosions since early September this year
First security alarms were triggered in the USA last September when the battery os Samsung Galaxy Note 7 units exploded.
The technology company proceeded to withdraw the defective units and replacing them with other Samsung Galaxy Note 7 or other model.
But some replacement Samsung Galaxy Note 7 exploded too, so that the company decided to stop production and ask retailers not to sell more units of this model.
In the communication released through Samsung’s global press room the company talks about a temporary suspension of the sale and replacement of defective phones and just about stopping the manufacture while they were carried out the pertinent investigations.
According to thes official statement published today in English the just the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 units are under risk of exploding.
Launch in Korea, despite the withdrawal in the USA
Despite the battery blast troubles detected in the US Samsung began marketing the model in its home market with a great display of communication and experiential areas on October 1st. On 3rd October the South Korean multinational announced the launch of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 in other markets.
In the official statement released today Samsung stresses that production has been voluntarily cut to protect the safety of its customers.
The US government officially ordered the withdrawal of the Galaxy Note 7 units last September after the voulntary recall already decided by Samsung.
Image over the headline.- A customer checks out Galaxy Note7’s new and innovative S Pen features in Korea at the end of last September, eyeing the launch in Samsung’s domestic market on 1st October. © Samsung.
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