Samsung Reportedly Stopped Sale And Exchanges of Galaxy Note 7 Worldwide

If you are stilling rooting for the latest Samsung Galaxy Note 7 to be out in stores, it’s about time you stopped and moved on to a new phone.

According to a report from The Straits Times, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd told customers on Tuesday to stop using their Galaxy Note7 smartphones due to reports of fires in the devices.

The smartphone was first launched in August in a bid to compete with the latest release of the iPhone 7 but things started to take a turn when pictures of charred Note 7s began surfacing on social media.

Last week, another incident was triggered when smoked started to emit from a replacement Samsung Note 7 device on a passenger plane. Samsung has since asked all global carriers to stop sales of the Note7s and the exchange of original devices for replacements while it continues to investigate the problem.

Samsung has since recalled 2.5 million Note7s due to faulty batteries, and the latest reports of fires in replacement devices is raising fresh doubts about the firm’s quality control procedures.

In a statement by Samsung, the company has also asked all users to temporary stop using the device.

Consumers with either an original Galaxy Note7 or replacement Galaxy Note7 device should power down and stop using the device.

 “No one should have to be concerned their phone will endanger them, their family or their property.”

For those who are still banging on the re-release of the Note7, chances of that are pretty bleak considering the fact that the company will have to through re-certification and re-qualification for Note 7. And by the time the phone gets approved to go on the market, it will probably clash with the launch of the S8.

So for those who are still awaiting the release, we suggest you either stick with your current phone, join #teamApple or just wait for the launch of the Galaxy S8. It’s no fun to wake up in the middle of the night to catch your phone on fire.

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