Samsung has recalled its new Galaxy Note 7 smartphone after reports it can overheat and even explode. The company said it conducted a thorough investigation and found a battery cell issue.
There have been dozens of reported cases and 2.5 million phones have been produced. While that figure is relatively high, it’s still far from common.
According to those own company Samsung on its official blog the problem detected in some terminals produces intensive heating of the batteries when charging and makes the mobile restarts reaching even to burn although not openly acknowledged the explosion them not what people have said in other media who claim that the explosion if it was real.
Like many rechargeable devices, phones use lithium-ion cells. But what makes these batteries great at powering gadgets also makes them vulnerable to catching fire. They are so energy-dense and can operate under such high power that they can combust in a particularly catastrophic way.
This for the company is very bad, because it damages their reputation and many customers fail to buy their products.
¿Would sleep next to a galaxy note 7?
