Samsung to officially explain why Note 7s exploded

By Park Sae-jin Posted : January 17, 2017, 16:40 Updated : January 17, 2017, 16:52

[Aju News DB]


Samsung Electronics will finally make an announcement next week to explain why its flagship smartphone Galaxy Note 7 exploded.  

According to South Korea's cable TV news channel YTN, the tech giant would announce the result of its investigation on January 23. Note 7s went up in flames globally in September last year, just a few weeks after its global launching. Stunned by the unexpected fiasco, Samsung immediately stopped sales and ordered a global recall.

Independent third-party experts have been involved in the investigation. Experts abroad have speculated that Note7's main fault was at its batteries.

Samsung said last month that the layers of lithium cobalt oxide and graphite came in contact inside the battery, even when pressure is applied at a normal level, resulting in combusting.
 
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