After Samsung Note 7 Fiery Brand, Now Comes Samsung Galaxy 7 Explosive Feature

By Lester Mondragon - 20 Nov '16 06:50AM
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The previous complaints were just burnt Samsung Note 7 smartphone units. It has now become worst for the company when Samsung Galaxy 7 manifested explosive properties that could seriously hurt the customer.

When 35 Galaxy note 7 smartphone units caught fire from all over the world, Samsung initiated the recall of 1 million units sold out of the 2.5 million units manufactured. Upon the announcement of the market recall, the burning incidents rose to 4 times the initial occurrence of burnt Samsung smartphone 7, as reported in C/Net.

The burnt cellphones cause was due to its batteries malfunctioning. Certain properties of lithium ion batteries are flammable when it is exposed to electronic circuitry breakdown. It only takes a spark to ignite it afire with all those flammable liquid circulating in the battery.

Samsung Note 7 Smartphones was a big blow for Samsung and the cost recovery had only began when another incident blew the issue berserk when it happened again in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in Canada. This time, it's the successor, the Samsung Galaxy S7, catching fire and exploding.

This incident happened to Amarjit Mann while driving when he felt his Samsung Galaxy S7 heating in his pocket. He hurriedly pulled it out when it exploded causing third and second degree burns in his hands and wrists and filling the car with smoke. The incident prompted Mann to file a case against Samsung S7 manufacturers,The Sun reported.

Also an incident in Pau, France involving the Samsung J5. The owner is also set to file charges against Samsung.

Samsung maintained that safety is the first agenda on the company's list. Although the incident in Canada is an isolated occurrence, Samsung is determined to investigate what might have caused the explosion to the Samsung S7.

Samsung publicly apologized to its international markets and posted full page apologies on major newspapers for the Galaxy Note 7 incident. The unfortunate incident sank Samsung's profits by 30% dragging it to $4.5Billion, as reported in an article in Tech Times.

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