Samsung might axe the spontaneously combusting Galaxy Note 7 altogether
The company is considering permanently halting sales of the premium smartphone, after reports that some replacement phones have also caught fire
SEOUL — Samsung Electronics is considering permanently halting sales of the Galaxy Note 7 smartphones, after fresh reports of fires in the premium devices, a person familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. The person, who declined to be identified as they were not authorised to speak publicly on the matter, said Samsung had not yet made a final decision. Samsung did not immediately comment on whether it is considering ending Note 7 sales for good. It halted sales of its Galaxy Note 7 on Tuesday and told owners to stop using them while it investigates reports of fires, fuelling expectations the tech giant will scrap the flagship device. Top US and Australian carriers on Monday suspended sales or exchanges of the Note 7s, while aviation authorities banned passengers using the phones, after smoke from a replacement device forced the evacuation of a passenger plane in the United States last week. The world’s top smartphone maker said it had asked all global carriers to stop sales of th...
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