Note 7 recalled worldwide!!!
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But they won't....take a huge L that is.
Samsung is recalling the Galaxy Note 7 worldwide over battery problem
Samsung is recalling millions of new Galaxy Note 7 smartphones worldwide after reports of the devices catching fire while charging.
The massive recall of one of Samsung's flagship devices is an embarrassing setback for the world's biggest selling smartphone maker. The Note 7 was unveiled just a month ago, and big rival Apple (AAPL, Tech30) is expected to show off its new smartphone next week.
Samsung (SSNLF) said Friday it had found a problem with the battery in some of the phones and was halting sales. In the coming weeks it will offer customers a new product for free to replace all 2.5 million Galaxy Note 7s that have been sold.
It's unclear what owners of the phones should do now. The company said it will take about two weeks to prepare the recall, and the date new products will be available will vary by country. People worried about their batteries should contact their nearest Samsung service center, it added.
South Korean news agency Yonhap had previously reported that there have been five claims around the world of Note 7s catching fire while charging. Unverified photos posted on social media showed charred devices.
Related: The Samsung Galaxy Note 7, a phone you can unlock with your eyes
Samsung, a giant South Korean company, said it had been alerted to 35 claims of faulty phones worldwide. It said it had so far found 24 devices with problems for every million sold.
U.S. mobile networks sell the Galaxy Note 7 for at least $850. At a news conference, company executives declined to comment on exactly how much replacing all the devices would cost.
"It is a big amount that is heartbreaking," said Koh Dong-jin, president of Samsung's mobile communications business.
Koh Dong-jin, president of Samsung's mobile communications business, bows at the press conference
Samsung shares fell Thursday on reports of problems with the Galaxy Note 7 battery but closed 0.6% higher Friday before the recall was confirmed.
Samsung had the biggest share of the global smartphone market in the three months to June 30, according to research firm IDC. The South Korean company had 22%, ahead of Apple's 12%.
Samsung benefited from the popularity of the Galaxy S7, IDC said, and the Galaxy Note 7 was expected to keep that momentum going into the second half of the year.
The phone was well received by reviewers, drawing attention for several unique features such as an iris scanner, which allows users to unlock the phone with their eyes.
-- Felicia Wong and Hope King contributed reporting.
CNNMoney (Hong Kong) First published September 2, 2016: 3:49 AM ET
http://money.cnn.com/2016/09/02/technology/samsung-galaxy-note-7-recall/index.html?adkey=bn
Suicide watch over there
Samsung is recalling millions of new Galaxy Note 7 smartphones worldwide after reports of the devices catching fire while charging.
The massive recall of one of Samsung's flagship devices is an embarrassing setback for the world's biggest selling smartphone maker. The Note 7 was unveiled just a month ago, and big rival Apple (AAPL, Tech30) is expected to show off its new smartphone next week.
Samsung (SSNLF) said Friday it had found a problem with the battery in some of the phones and was halting sales. In the coming weeks it will offer customers a new product for free to replace all 2.5 million Galaxy Note 7s that have been sold.
It's unclear what owners of the phones should do now. The company said it will take about two weeks to prepare the recall, and the date new products will be available will vary by country. People worried about their batteries should contact their nearest Samsung service center, it added.
South Korean news agency Yonhap had previously reported that there have been five claims around the world of Note 7s catching fire while charging. Unverified photos posted on social media showed charred devices.
Related: The Samsung Galaxy Note 7, a phone you can unlock with your eyes
Samsung, a giant South Korean company, said it had been alerted to 35 claims of faulty phones worldwide. It said it had so far found 24 devices with problems for every million sold.
U.S. mobile networks sell the Galaxy Note 7 for at least $850. At a news conference, company executives declined to comment on exactly how much replacing all the devices would cost.
"It is a big amount that is heartbreaking," said Koh Dong-jin, president of Samsung's mobile communications business.
Koh Dong-jin, president of Samsung's mobile communications business, bows at the press conference
Samsung shares fell Thursday on reports of problems with the Galaxy Note 7 battery but closed 0.6% higher Friday before the recall was confirmed.
Samsung had the biggest share of the global smartphone market in the three months to June 30, according to research firm IDC. The South Korean company had 22%, ahead of Apple's 12%.
Samsung benefited from the popularity of the Galaxy S7, IDC said, and the Galaxy Note 7 was expected to keep that momentum going into the second half of the year.
The phone was well received by reviewers, drawing attention for several unique features such as an iris scanner, which allows users to unlock the phone with their eyes.
-- Felicia Wong and Hope King contributed reporting.
CNNMoney (Hong Kong) First published September 2, 2016: 3:49 AM ET
http://money.cnn.com/2016/09/02/technology/samsung-galaxy-note-7-recall/index.html?adkey=bn
Suicide watch over there
welp , good they are replacing them. a great phone with a major flaw
I might give mine back then wait for the price to drop. Cause that $850 was some bullshit.
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Samsung should have let shit just ride out. 35 defective phones out of 2.5 million sold world wide. Or 24 out of every million sold was defective. That is what Apple would have done. It's an inconvenience but not a deal breaker for me.
Any recall program takes a few weeks to implement and that is too long to go with out a phone.
If your phone is defective it's right out the box, out the gate from the jump or straight from the assembly production line...... it's never days or weeks later. If you ain't one of those 35 people whose phone battery exploded while charging, then your good. A defect in the battery will show itself right away, not days or weeks later.
My note 7 works fine after 7 days of use including full charging by the way.
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Any recall program takes a few weeks to implement and that is too long to go with out a phone.
If your phone is defective it's right out the box, out the gate from the jump or straight from the assembly production line...... it's never days or weeks later. If you ain't one of those 35 people whose phone battery exploded while charging, then your good. A defect in the battery will show itself right away, not days or weeks later.
My note 7 works fine after 7 days of use including full charging by the way.
Yours Truly..... Professor
Whateva. Love mine. Once they get it sorted I'll switch it out, right now the problem is in what, 35 out of 2.5 million? You probably have better odds of hitting the lottery.
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Wait to see what's coming with the new Google Pixel brand cell......
 I'm lowkey hating because I gave up my note 5 due to no expandable storage and got the S7 and two months after the Note 7 came out
nope
Glad I waited
This^^^^^
still have mine and holding unto to it until teh bs clears, its no tlike its every fukkin fone that got fucked up, its just a few, enufff to cause an alarm
Yep the recall is worldwide to all the countries that it was sold to now. To me it's still the best phone out there, so I will hold on to my current one then probably switch when the new batch gets made. 35 out of 2.5 million seems like overblown hysteria to cause a panic like that. U'r gonna have a default or a few defective whenever a new electronic product is released worldwide. IT ain't nothing new.
I'm still riding with mine phone for the time being until a new batch gets made, then do an exchange. Cause there is no time table for when the recall program will be implemented for an exchange for the few current owners worldwide. It could be weeks who knows. So if your note never caught fire or exploded right out of the gate upon first use in charging the device, u have nothing to be worried about.
Yours Truly......Professor
I'm still riding with mine phone for the time being until a new batch gets made, then do an exchange. Cause there is no time table for when the recall program will be implemented for an exchange for the few current owners worldwide. It could be weeks who knows. So if your note never caught fire or exploded right out of the gate upon first use in charging the device, u have nothing to be worried about.
Yours Truly......Professor
this is what im thinking, apple folks blowing it out or proportion
this ! holdin on to my new note 7 ! fuck the apple laced paranoia bs
Word, those fuckers almost got the kid.......
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