{"id":257183,"date":"2016-10-11T14:38:19","date_gmt":"2016-10-11T14:38:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=257183"},"modified":"2016-10-11T14:38:19","modified_gmt":"2016-10-11T14:38:19","slug":"samsung-permanently-stops-galaxy-note-7-production","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/10\/samsung-permanently-stops-galaxy-note-7-production\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung permanently stops Galaxy Note 7 production"},"content":{"rendered":"
South Korean tech giant Samsung has permanently ceased production of its high-end Galaxy Note 7 smartphones after reports of devices it had deemed safe catching fire.<\/p>\n
The firm had already reduced Galaxy Note 7 production volumes.<\/p>\n
Owners are expected to be able to return the phones for a refund or an exchange for a different Samsung phone.<\/p>\n
The firm had earlier said<\/a> it would stop sales of the phone.<\/p>\n “We recently readjusted the production volume for thorough investigation and quality control, but putting consumer safety as top priority, we have reached a final decision to halt production of Galaxy Note 7s,” the company said.<\/p>\n “For the benefit of consumers’ safety, we stopped sales and exchanges of the Galaxy Note 7 and have consequently decided to stop production.”<\/p>\n Earlier, consumer tech analyst Caroline Milanesi of Creative Strategies told the BBC that Samsung should “call it a day” on production of the Galaxy Note 7 to limit long-term risk to the brand.<\/p>\n However, South Korea’s finance minister had warned that the country’s exports would be hurt if the phone model was scrapped.<\/p>\n Smoke emissions<\/strong><\/p>\n In September, Samsung recalled around 2.5 million phones after complaints of exploding batteries.<\/p>\n It later insisted that all replaced devices were safe.<\/p>\n However, that was followed by reports that those phones were catching fire too.<\/p>\n A Kentucky man said he woke up to a bedroom<\/a> full of smoke from a replaced Note 7, days after a domestic flight in the US was evacuated<\/a> after a new device started emitting smoke in the cabin.<\/p>\n