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Samsung halting production of the Note 7
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http://www.reuters.com/article/us-markets-apple-idUSKCN12A281
Apple stock hits highest since December on Samsung Note 7 fire crisis
eyeball_kid
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These things are catching fire when just sitting on a table; it's not just a charging issue. And I certainly wouldn't let any kids of mine near those things, they're a safety hazard at this point. I understand you love the phone, but it's in your best interest to return it. If they figure out the issue I assume there will be an upgrade path for a new-new one.
Flying Toaster
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It will not be the end of Samsung. But the handling of this situation is pretty bad.
Yeah I'm pretty much done at this point. It's either go back to my previous phone which is old and beat to hell or see what Verizon will allow me to exchange to. I'm just thinking they will refuse since the screen has a crack running down the left edge.
The Faceless Master
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Simply Sami
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I'd think they start doing what they do in China and Japan everywhere else now. Which is remove their logo from the front of the phone.
Setzer
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I'm willing to bet there's a Note 8 phone this time next year.
Fatal Futanari
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Man, I really wanted to finally upgrade from my Note 4 (no, I wont want the Note 5).
CharminUltra
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I just realized I can buy a bunch of Galaxy Note 7s and finally realize my life-long dream of becoming Gambit.
Wrong, it's five REPORTED cases in the USA ONLY in less than a week and just for the ~25% of phones that had already been replaced. Now extrapolate that over an average two year contract with all phones being replaced and including all countries in the world and its thousands upon thousands of needless fires. This is WAY above the norm.
I hope you don't live in an apartment building or ever fly on a plane
The Faceless Master
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http://fortune.com/2016/09/27/samsung-recall-galaxy-note-korea-us/
60% as of 9/27
why would i not fly on a plane?
other devices have actually caught fire on planes in the air
Thousands? No.
Worldwide over two years there absolutely would be. In less than two months there have been over 100 in the US alone and we haven't even hit the holiday season when many more phones would be bought. In less than a week there were a minimum of 5 fires in the US for replaced phones. At that run rate you're looking at thousands of fires within two years (5 fires / week * 104 weeks = 520 in the USA only).
So every time you fly you're just going to turn your phone off for the entire flight?
EDIT: Oculus disables Gear VR on Galaxy Note 7 over safety fears http://www.theverge.com/2016/10/11/13240098/galaxy-note-7-gear-vr-support-disabled
Deaf Spacker
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I don't get why people would hang on to the Note 7 like it's the last phone on the planet, you know when Samsung says to turn it off that something is seriously wrong.
Deaf Spacker
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No they're not.
CrispyBoar
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You can easily get a stylus pen to go along with another phone.
Samsung as a company? No of course not. Their handling of this, not to mention producing such a disaster of a phone in the first place, has really been dreadful though.
Flying Toaster
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Yes but a stylus does not have integrated pen features like the note 7.
Everyone that suggests a stylus is a great alternative have not used the features the note 7 has with the pen.
This really stinks but I am done with Samsung.
It is 5 cases in one week in the US, with cases also reported in Taiwan and South Korea. There were only 500,000 replacement units provided as of September 21. It statistically has a lower chance of getting hit by lightning.
EatinOlives
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I'm surprised but relieved that none of the cases resulted in a catastrophic loss of life. Just imagine if any one of them would've caught fire as it was charging in the middle of the night inside someone's home...
It really puts things into perspective, and why people saying "it's just a handful of cases per several million!" really have lost the plot. You don't fuck around with this shit. Cell phone batteries can be extremely dangerous if things go wrong.
It really puts things into perspective, and why people saying "it's just a handful of cases per several million!" really have lost the plot. You don't fuck around with this shit. Cell phone batteries can be extremely dangerous if things go wrong.
Can you pass me where you saw this news? I bought my Note 7 in Macau and guess will have to return it...
Katana_Strikes
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This hasn't just damaged the Note brand but the Samsung brand too.
Had an older couple of woman in store the other day pointing at the S7 sign and saying "them are those phones that blow up, they're Samsungs 7 phones".
Had an older couple of woman in store the other day pointing at the S7 sign and saying "them are those phones that blow up, they're Samsungs 7 phones".
Ironically Samsung shares reached an all time high some days ago
There's a news story linked in this thread about an edge exploding and burning a man. Was that a troll? I'm tired and maybe missed the obvious.
hydragonwarrior
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Well, they were looking for an explosive success.
Hidden One
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Y'all better get the Moro Z.
Sounds like a chinese counterfeit of the Moto Z. Not sure if I want this.
Very unlikely. The phone has been out for ages. If there was an issue it would've been noticed long ago. If any are exploding/catching fire it is more indicative of freak incidents. We've even heard of iPhone fires through the years, I sincerely doubt it is anything beyond freak incidents which have been happening since lithium batteries were a thing.
The Note 7 uses a different battery and different internals to S7/Edge, there is something very, very wrong with this phone specifically that is causing this. It's unbelievable a company could twice put out a dangerous device like this. And it's clear at this point they actually don't know what the cause is.
Also your reaction is indicative of brand damage that is going to be very difficult to shake off.
Fatal Futanari
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The Moto Z has no headphone jack. Might as well get the iPhone 7
They are not. Probably confusing it for a Note 7
WSJ is reporting it'll be discontinued permanently: http://www.wsj.com/articles/samsung-to-permanently-discontinue-galaxy-note-7-smartphone-1476177331/
it's for the best, better than someone hurting themselves because a cellphone exploded
Yeah this has reached mainstream news in germany. Since they mostly talk about "Samsung phones" instead of Note 7 i think their whole phone line is fucked by this.
The public's memory retention usually is pretty short and even forgiving at times, but Samsung really screwed up their chances with that botched recall. Samsung as a conglomerate, should be ok. But their smartphone division will probably never be the same. I imagine LG and Google to take the reigns for the Android market.
That's silly. It hurts, yes. But it's forgotten in a year. You don't lose your #1 spot over a single car crash. They may lose the people who bought a note 7 but that's a microscopic part of the market.
Sho_Nuff82
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Lol
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