Samsung halts shipment of Galaxy Note7 amid supposed safety issues

If you’ve been following the latest news on Samsung, you might have heard of claims regarding the Galaxy Note7 exploding or catching fire while being charged. While Samsung won’t confirm the reports, the South Korean tech company has stopped shipments in its home country for additional testing. Samsung’s spokesman Ki-yung Nam didn’t specify if the delay applied outside of South Korea and why they were stopping shipments.

But this announcement ramped up rumours about the issues plaguing Samsung’s latest flagship. “There’s no clear identified cause for the accidents yet,” S.R. Kwon, an analyst at Dongbu Securities, told the Wall Street Journal. “Even if there is a problem with the smartphone batteries, we don’t know if the battery was supplied by Samsung SDI.” There are multiple suppliers for the Galaxy Note7’s battery but Samsung won’t name them. There are already rumours floating around that Samsung might be considering a global recall of the Galaxy Note7 to deal with this issue.

Samsung’s set to unveil Galaxy Note7 on August 2nd

Move over Note6 and welcome Note7. Samsung's skipping a number as they're set to unveil their newest phablet next month. Samsung said their decision to skip over a number is said to "minimize confusion" and "complement our Galaxy S7 and S7 edge." This can indeed help Samsung unify their product portfolio and present a sort of united front to consumers. The new device will be unveiled in New York City on August 2^nd.

Rumours of this new phablet have been online for a while and some of the suggested specs include a 5.7-inch QHD Super AMOLED display, 12-megapixel rear shooter, and 64GB internal storage. We'll find out the truth and more soon enough. We just have to wait a bit.

Source: Engadget