They bang on about that anyway but equating to the recall of 2.5 million exploding phones, that's a new one.
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Samsung Recalls New Galaxy Note7 Due to Exploding Batteries [Updated]
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They bang on about that anyway but equating to the recall of 2.5 million exploding phones, that's a new one.
Are you familiar with the term writing on the wall? There are video's of these batteries exploding...for no apparent reason. The PR for this phone couldn't be more damaging than that.
For your speculation for something of that magnitude to have inaction is appalling at best. Name one company that's had this issue and not recalled. Automobiles are recalled and anything else that explode without cause.
What's this in reference to? You didn't reply to anything.
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There was damn near 20 pages of denial and equation to minor sporadic issues here. I was almost convinced that 2.5 million exploding phones were the same as "Touch Disease" myself. In any case, I have no idea what point you're trying to make here. What are you saying?
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Oh so you edited your comment and it still says nothing. Excellent.
I'm more worried about my coffee machine causing a fire, to be honest. Also, I have this info from my mobile provider.
"And? Should I have time travelled into the future to see if a recall was made? What point are you trying to make?"
No you weren't, you're here to bag Samsung, nothing wrong with that really but don't get defensive when you called out for ranting...
The point that I made and am continuing to make is that no company, IN THE HISTORY OF MAN KIND, waits until ALL OF THEIR product has failed until they decide to recall. Perhaps you're insinuating that the company should wait until they have major rampant explosions before they take action. They're already going to lose customer loyalty off of this, imagine your approach of waiting for more cases to surface, They'd lose even more.
Unless you're holding your phone to your head while it's charging, this is hardly life-threatening. AFAIK none of the 23 cases worldwide resulted in injuries. The battery explodes, not the phone itself. The phone gets scorched and it will very likely make the room stink for weeks, but it won't kill you.
There were 23 exploding batteries. Not exploding phones. The rest are being recalled to make sure it doesn't happen again.
This is pretty straightforward. You might not like it, but it is. I was quoted as saying there was no recall, when there was no recall. Not a difficult concept to get your head around.
I'm not defensive. One does not defend from their hyperbolic soapbox.
Radon87000 said 35. Who should I believe? Not that it matters because clearly Samsung wouldn't recall 2.5 million units of their flagship unless they thought it might to more than just a double digit number. It would be political and financial suicide, especially days before the launch of the new iphone.
PS the "not exploding phones, exploding battery" thing?
Btw: Apple had to replace a huge number of power plugs last year in Europe because the ones sold could cause electric shock.
Again: I I don't hate apple. I love it. I'm very much looking forward to my iPhone 7 Plus. But this kind of thing can happen to any company, unfortunately.
Again: I I don't hate apple. I love it. I'm very much looking forward to my iPhone 7 Plus. But this kind of thing can happen to any company, unfortunately.
And this is with your assumption that any scenario means you can immediately access your phone while this occurs. Imagine during these summer months being on a roller coster or some sort of restrictive area where you may not be able to get to your scorching phone immediately. Having fire in your hand is absolutely life-threatening, though the percentage to access before that level occurs is great.
There were rumors on a rumor website of a recall, yes, technically there was no recall at that particular time, but half an hour from then there was.
The ruminations were of an impending recall, but you called that crap, and it was irritating you because your feelings were hurt by a crap rumor.
As for defensive, bwahahaha, yeah, sure you're not just the tiniest, littlest, teeniest bit defensive.....not at all....
Unless you're charging the phone with a fast charger while it's in your hand and you're on a rollercoaster, you will live. The batteries blow up while charging, not while you're merely using the phone or while it's in your pocket.
The situation sucks, but let's not turn this into a certain cause of death here.
No. No they weren't. Climb off your soapbox of hyperbole.
What do you imagine I have to defend here? This should be good for a laugh
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Sorry? Can you clarify?
Bummer. Next to the Note 7 news, Ara was a promising concept that just got killed by parent Google, LG has missed the mark with their modular G5 "Friends", and Apple is about to announce a trite rehash of a 2-year old design.
Is it just me, or have we left the era when new smartphones were relevant and exciting?
Is it just me, or have we left the era when new smartphones were relevant and exciting?
It might I guess, so keep it in a safe place next to a smoke detector or stop using it until it's been exchanged if you're overly worried. Or take it back and get another phone.
Only the 10th? You give me too much credit.
The official story quotes 24 per 1 million affected phones. I'll let you try and do the math on that failure rate, coz my guesstimate was still too high.
As for isolated stories. The nature of journalism is to trump up any issue for or against highly popular devices. Only fanboys still defend their sacred cow over understanding the underlying technology and processes involved.
Sorry they have no choice, this can kill
People so it's not a good will move its a recall before anyone dies. I'm not a Samsung hater as it can happen to any company but don't think this is altruism
https://www.engadget.com/2016/09/02/samsung-recalls-the-galaxy-note-7-amid-battery-fears/
The problem occurs when faulty devices are being charged, and is down to an issue within the batteries themselves, rather than power adapters or circuitry. Apparently, it affects only a small percentage of devices, but when shipments are in the millions, that still amounts to a very big problem. Yonhap News Agency cites an anonymous official saying that batteries were sourced from both China and Korea, and it's the Korean-made batteries that are affected. Nonetheless, Samsung is recalling all models to be sure.
The problem occurs when faulty devices are being charged, and is down to an issue within the batteries themselves, rather than power adapters or circuitry. Apparently, it affects only a small percentage of devices, but when shipments are in the millions, that still amounts to a very big problem. Yonhap News Agency cites an anonymous official saying that batteries were sourced from both China and Korea, and it's the Korean-made batteries that are affected. Nonetheless, Samsung is recalling all models to be sure.