More than 21,900 Samsung Galaxy Note 7 are currently in recall in Canada by the giant tech company due to overheating coming from the phone battery. The federal government of the said country announced on September 12 their concern about the gadgets potential to cause danger to their people.
According to PC World, it is the lithium batteries that are to blame in the said recall, as they tend to overheat fast. The danger is that it could cause explosion and fire in the household. This is not the first time that Samsung has this issue regarding their lithium-ion batteries. In fact, there are more than 70 issues of Samsung Galaxy Note 7 and its batteries overheating in the U.S. alone. Reports are even showing that this problem is even worse in America than in Canada.
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In another report made by PC World on September 9, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission warned the public about this gadget. They told consumers to turn their Samsung Galaxy Note 7 off and not have it charged for the mean time. This is for their protection against explosion and other hazardous events that could occur when their smartphone is on.
Even airlines like Jetstar along with Virgin Australia are even warning their passengers to not turn their Samsung Galaxy Note 7 on while on board. Charging it is also prohibited while the flight is taking place. Explosions and overheating were reported to have had occurred while the user was just charging it and sometimes while on a call. Samsung's name is currently being harmed because of this quality issue that their Samsung Galaxy Note 7 and its batteries have done.
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