Another Smartphone Exploded and It's Not the Galaxy Note 7
pokemon/" target="_blank">sung/" target="_blank">Samsung might have another exploding smartphone.An employee at one of the four big wireless carriers in the U.S. claims to have exchanged a Samsung Galaxy S7 that exploded, according to Phone Arena, a mobile phone site that that was briefed on the explosion.The device was said to be a Galaxy S7 Edge, and the owner only had the handset for two weeks after exchanging a Galaxy Note 7.The owner said that the Galaxy Note 7 hadn't exploded, but the Galaxy S7 Edge did after normal use.
Worldwide Smartphone Shipments Up 1.0% Year over Year in Third Quarter Despite Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Recall, According to IDC
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--According to preliminary results from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, vendors shipped a total of 362.9 million smartphones worldwide in the third quarter of 2016 (3Q16).Despite the recall of pokemon/" target="_blank">sung/" target="_blank">Samsung's Galaxy Note 7, volumes were up 1.0% compared to 3Q15 when vendors shipped 359.3 million units.Sequentially, shipments grew 5.3% from 344.7 million in the second quarter of 2016.(Note: IDC's totals for Samsung exclude Galaxy Note 7 shipments for both recalled and unsold devices in 3Q16.)
Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Battery Software Update Announced For Defective Smartphone
Advertisementpokemon/" target="_blank">sung/" target="_blank">Samsung has just announced it will release a Galaxy Note 7 software update in Europe that will limit the battery from charging above 60 percent.The move is designed to limit the defective phablet's functionality in an effort to get loyal customers to return the device.While Samsung sometimes faces harsh criticism for taking major inspiration from Apple, the same can be said in reverse.When Samsung launched its first Galaxy Note phablet in September 2011, many tech critics and smartphone fans called the device dead on arrival and claimed consumers would not buy the device because its 5.3-inch display was considered to be extremely large, bordering on small tablet territory.
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