Samsung gives up; permanently discontinues Galaxy Note7

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It looks like the inevitable has happened: Samsung is permanently discontinuing the Galaxy Note7 smartphone, after repeated manufacturing problems that cause the handsets to catch fire and explode.

After months of frustration, sales halts, lawsuits, massive worldwide recalls and numerous FAA warnings and eventual bans, it had looked like Samsung might be able to put the whole Note7 fiasco behind it. That’s until the replacement units, which were supposed to be safe, also started catching fire.

Now, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal, Samsung is discontinuing the Galaxy Note7 permanently. This move was expected by many, after just hours ago the company announced it would stop selling the device, and asked users to “power down” their handsets.

As of today Samsung has announced South Korean regulators that it would stop the sale and production of the Note7. The company said:

Taking our customer’s safety as our highest priority, we have decided to halt sales and production of the Galaxy Note7.

Samsung's shares fell yesterday by more than 7% after the company announced it's decision to ask partners to stop selling the device. Shares are expected to continue to tumble today.

Previous reports suggested that the issues with the Note7 handset stemmed from tight deadlines and impulsiveness on Samsung’s part who wanted to get in ahead of Apple’s new iPhones. This was never confirmed by the company, but recent reports suggest the South Korean giant is taking a slower approach with the upcoming Galaxy S8.

Posted: Oct 11, 2016 10:10 pm
Related Forum: Mobile Devices

Source: https://www.neowin.net/news/samsung-gives-up-permanently-discontinues-galaxy-note7

Comments

Exist_Posted: Wed. Oct 12, 2016

They'll learn from their mistakes and make a similar phone in the near-future.

MickersPosted: Wed. Oct 12, 2016

Jesus christ. Makes you wonder what went so wrong in the manufacturing process.

9ntyPosted: Wed. Oct 12, 2016

Damn that sucks man, it's a suprise to us to all hearing this sort of news. RIP

MajPosted: Wed. Oct 12, 2016

Pretty sad to see this happen, Samsung have always had good products. Looks like times are changing

SkatesPosted: Wed. Oct 12, 2016

It's honestly pretty sad when you look at it from a business perspective. People are always bashing at Samsung that Apples better, the phones interface is much more simplified etc, then to have a major defect in your product then trying to fix it by a replacement product and the same exact defect happens again thus leaving Samsung to discontinue the product. I really hope this doesn't hurt Samsung employees too hard with the Holidays right around the corner. I'm an Apple fan but I respect others out there trying to make a living.

RuiPosted: Wed. Oct 12, 2016

The amount of people that comment on the news feed just for the "news badge" lol

HuxPosted: Wed. Oct 12, 2016

This has upset me so much lol. I've been after one for ages but constantly hearing about the recall and when I heard I'd be able to get one on the 28th of this month I was excited.. until I heard they recalled them again.

gtapro151Posted: Wed. Oct 12, 2016

sad. I had both replacement and a original no problems such a nice phone. Litterly nothing on the driod side can replace it till the note 8. If the v20 was water resistant and used amoled then I would get that. I'm at a loss at what to get. No note 5 the 7 is too much better with expandable storage and much faster.

DusknoirPosted: Wed. Oct 12, 2016

dang that sucks that such a huge investment that samsung sank money into and for nothing.