Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is packed with amazing features and is one of the best phones that Samsung launched. But unfortunately, this Smartphone and a worthy successor to the note legacy has made the worst debut. The battery issue that comes with its debut blows its flagships chance of commercial success. Due to frequent occurrences of its battery catching fire, Samsung Electronics is forced to urge consumers worldwide to stop using Samsung Galaxy Note 7 immediately. According to reports, Samsung Electronics claims over 30 instances of fire so far. Over 2.5 billion mobiles across the world have been recalled by the Samsung.
Ban of Samsung Galaxy Note 7 on all flights
Any device with even a little tendency to catch fire is a huge risk on aircraft. So the aviation industry has banned the use of Note 7 on flights in the powered on mode. Airlines are now announcing a verbal warning to passengers for not using Samsung Galaxy Note 7 on the plane.
Samsung Electronics has now stopped the sale of the phone and initiated a “product exchange program”. Under this program, the Samsung customers allow customers to exchange their phone as soon as possible. Samsung Electronics have now given the responsibility to receive rental phones for temporary use through Samsung’s service centers. According to new Samsung plan, Galaxy Note 7 with new batteries will be available from September 19 in South Korea.
Just two weeks, after the launch of Galaxy Note 7, the company announced the unprecedented recall of 2.5 million phones. The reason behind multiple cases of mobile catching fire is the rechargeable lithium batteries manufactured by one of its suppliers. After these recent incidents of mobile catching fire, The Air Line Pilots Association urges the need for greater control on shipment of lithium batteries.
Next, step for Samsung
A new batch of devices with new batteries will soon flood the market as Samsung is working on a new batch. Due to this huge recall, the sales projection of Galaxy Note 7 has been cut down from 14 million units to 10 million units. Failure of Samsung Galaxy Note 7 has caused a huge financial impact on the company as well as on its brand image.