The Hungry Ghost Festival might just be over, but it seems like the ghost of Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is never going to leave the realms of planet Earth.
Now, if you’re born in 2016, here’s a summarized version of what happened:
Phone got released, phone caught fire by itself and phone got recalled.
Soon after, its successor Galaxy Note 8 was released last year, and while Apple fanboys were wondering if it would burn in hell again, it didn’t: it went on to garner raving reviews, receiving a 8.9/10 in Cnet with the reviewer claiming that it’s “without a doubt Samsung’s best, most feature-packed phone.”
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Well, on 9 August 2018, the successor to the Note 8 was announced, and was available in Singapore on 25 August 2018.
Which is like three weeks ago.
And while everyone was going gaga over Apple’s latest iPhones, the ghosts of Note 7 has come back to haunt Samsung.
Phone Allegedly Caught Fire By Itself in a Purse
Lest you’ve forgotten, here’s the reason why the Note 7 caught fire: according to Samsung, it was caused by its batteries, which were sourced from two different suppliers. Apparently, both would catch fire, which of course leads to a simple conclusion: lack of QC.
Since then, Samsung has apologized and pledged to ensure that they would do more to ensure that history won’t repeat itself.
But it has. Sort of.
Over in New York, a woman was in a lift when her Galaxy Note 9, which was allegedly new, became extremely hot. She stopped using it and put it in her purse, but later heard “a whistling and screeching sound”, and then smoke emitting from the bag.
She grabbed her phone while emptying her purse and burned her fingers instead.
Trapped in the lift with a phone that’s doing a Note 7, she anyhowly pressed a button just to get the lift door to open.
Once the door opened, she kicked the phone out and someone covered the phone with a cloth and poured water.
So, yeah, no evidence of the phone burning, but still.
Because of this, the lady sued Samsung, for she was unable to contact clients and, erm, it ruined everything in her bag.
She is suing for an unspecific damage and – wait for it –a restraining order barring the sales of any Galaxy Note 9s.
Wah girl, you play so big ah.
What Samsung Says
In case you’re thinking of switching over to Apple, hold your horses.
This is the first case of this happening, and Samsung has this to say: “We have not received any reports of similar incidents involving a Galaxy Note9 device and we are investigating the matter.”
Just so you know, the fire issue in Samsung Galaxy Note 7 started in this manner as well, so cross your fingers if you’re a Samsung fanboy #justsaying
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Samsung Galaxy Note, the Flagship Phone That’s Called “One of the Year’s Best Phones”
There’s a reason why Samsung survived the Note 7 incident: it produces really outstanding phones.
The Galaxy Note 9, despite its hefty price tag of up to $1,728 (or $1,398 for the 128 GB version) without contract, is still one of the greatest phones in the market now.
CNET gives it a 9/10, and it’s packed with innovative features like the new S Pen that can control the phone via bluetooth from afar and its AI camera. It also packs a massive battery and a storage space that could well be more than what your laptop can hold.
So, would it survive this?
Let’s wait and see.
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