Galaxy Note 7: replacement devices have battery problems again


Samsung had to take 7 Android phablets from the market more than two million Galaxy Note. As was known now, the replacement units should continue to have problems with the battery. However, this should no longer explode now, but it is discharged within a short time.

Galaxy Note 7 Battery Explode


At least in some of the recall of the devices has been reached under pressure from consumer advocates. In addition, Samsung has classified more as "voluntary". However, in a part of the first device was a risk that the batteries explode during charging.

As it seems to have the replacement units but again difficulties around the energy balance. The Wall Street Journal cites a message to the South Korean television network YTN. It said that buyers reported the same two problems. On one hand, the battery should be discharged within a short time and on the other hand, the devices have difficulties with charging.

Incidents are not in connection with explosions

A spokesman for Samsung did not confirm the exact number of new events and pointed out that this would not be standing in connection with the batteries of the devices. The manufacturer shall consider all eyewitness reports in detail.

One user reported that its smartphone have only added 10 percent charge overnight and but very quickly lose energy. The same device was apparently reviewed by the television network in his self-experiment. It should be dropped within 39 minutes of 75 to 49 percent battery level.

Outside Korea no further cases of this kind are known. Samsung indicates that this is to problems that can occur with mass production in small batches. Should it turn out that the problem is in a larger scale, Samsung is expected that anyway irritated customer confidence only provide further to the test, apart from irritated purse once . With Apple expected to behind closed doors rubbing their hands, meanwhile.


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