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Samsung Ceases Production and Sales of Note7

Oct 11, 2016, 7:13 AM by Eric M. Zeman

Samsung today pulled the plug on the Galaxy Note7 handset, ostensibly putting an end to the embattled smartphone. Late Monday, the company asked carriers and retail partners to stop sales and exchanges of the phone while it continued its investigation. Today, the company went a step further. "Taking our customer's safety as our highest priority, we have decided to halt sales and production of the Galaxy Note7." The company urged all Note7 owners to power the device down and return it as soon as practical. A manufacturing defect of some mind impacted an unknown number of Note7 batteries, some of which overheated and caught fire causing burns and property damage. Samsung later identified what it thought were safe Note7 units and offered those as replacements. Unfortunately, a number of the Note7 replacement units deemed safe also caught fire. It's unclear what future the Galaxy Note series in general has now that Samsung has cancelled the Note7. Analysts cited by the Wall Street Journal suggest the cancellation could wipe about $2.8 billion in profit from Samsung's fourth quarter earnings. Investors have already punished Samsung's stock, and the company has lost some $17 billion in value this week alone.

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Samsung Galaxy Note7

5.7" display QHD+ resolution
Snapdragon 820 processor 4 GB RAM
3,500 mAh battery
Memory Card Slot, Headphone Jack (3.5mm), NFC, Wireless Charging, Fingerprint Reader, Water-Resistant

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Jonathanlc2005

Oct 11, 2016, 8:56 AM

Fire sale!

Expect these prices to go hot!

elliwigy

Actually, you can expect them to drop considerably. No one wants a phone that was recalled as well as it would be illegal to knowingly sell a recalled device. Also, with Samsung essentially putting an end to the Note 7, the carriers are as well which ...
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