Galaxy Note 7 battery News
Australian airlines barred the recalled Samsung Note 7 from all planes from Sunday citing its "potential fire risk", after a similar ban was imposed by US officials.
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd is sending fireproof boxes and protective gloves to customers returning potentially explosive Galaxy Note 7 phones, sparking a firestorm of humour on social media about the new twist in the recall scandal.
On Tuesday, Samsung Electronics scrapped its flagship Note 7 smartphone and told customers return their devices after weeks of bruising reports of phones igniting and images of scorched handsets.
Smartphone customers losing faith in Samsung have plenty of choice at a time when Apple, Google and China`s Huawei are each pushing new models that up the features ante and do not self-combust.
As we enter a technology era where Next-Gen devices are launched every single day, some are bound to fail as they don`t connect with consumers -- while a few will be remembered as being ahead of their time.
Samsung Electronics says it has received three reports of Galaxy Note 7 battery fires in China.
After faulty batteries led to a global recall of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones, Samsung Electronics will only use batteries made by China`s ATL for its replacement devices, Yonhap news agency reported.
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