Samsung halts Galaxy Note 7 shipments due to battery explosions
“Tech giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Wednesday shipments of the Galaxy Note 7 smartphone are being delayed as the firm conducts additional quality control testing,” Se Young Lee reports for Reuters. “‘Shipments of the Galaxy Note 7 are being delayed due to additional tests being conducted for product quality,’ Samsung said in a statement to Reuters. The firm did not elaborate on what it is testing and to what markets shipments are being delayed.”
“ocal media reports have said some users of the Galaxy Note 7, which launched in South Korea and other markets earlier this month, have claimed that the battery for their phones exploded,” Lee reports. “Quality control problems, if confirmed, could deal a major blow to [Samsung] as the firm is counting on the sales of the new device to maintain sales momentum for the mobile business in the second half of this year.”
Lee reports, “Production problems for the curved displays for the Galaxy S6 edge phone resulted in disappointing sales last year, and some investors fear a repeat if Samsung does not move quickly to meet Note 7 demand.”
“Production problems for the curved displays for the Galaxy S6 edge phone resulted in disappointing sales last year, and some investors fear a repeat if Samsung does not move quickly to meet Note 7 demand,” Chris Smith reports for BGR.
“Samsung was in such a hurry to launch the Galaxy Note 7 well ahead of its expected debut, and to beat Apple’s iPhone 7 to market, that it may have missed a thing or two during quality testing,” Smith reports. “It’ll be interesting to see whether Samsung does admit battery issues are to blame for the temporary halt in shipping, and whether or not the company will be forced to issue a recall.”
