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Samsung will completely disable Galaxy Note 7 battery charging later this month
It has taken Samsung a lot of time to retrieve all Galaxy Note 7 units that were sent out after it decided to discontinue the product due to repeated incidents of the battery catching fire. The company's thorough investigation into the matter revealed that significant battery defects were to blame. Almost 97 percent of the […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 7 years ago
Galaxy S22 has the same battery supplier as the Galaxy Note 7
What comes to your mind when someone mentions the Galaxy Note 7? It's probably the device's flawed battery that was a fire hazard. The battery was the entire reason why Samsung had to discontinue the Galaxy Note 7 weeks after it was released. Samsung reevaluated its battery supply chain after the incident. It ceased all […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 3 years ago
Galaxy Note Fan Edition teardown reveals that it’s just a Galaxy Note 7 with a smaller battery
After Samsung recalled the Galaxy Note 7 due to its battery problems, the company had stated that it would use the components of the problematic device to make a refurbished device. We came to know earlier this month that the refurbished variant would be called the Galaxy Note Fan Edition. The South Korean brand started […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 7 years ago
Despite smaller battery, refurbished Galaxy Note 7 may not have a downclocked processor
Samsung is expected to officially launch the refurbished Galaxy Note 7 on July 7. Rumor has it that the device may be called the Galaxy Note FE or “Fan Edition.” Samsung is reportedly going to release this device in only a handful of markets, starting with its home country of South Korea. The company hasn't […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 7 years ago
Galaxy S8+ battery design is ‘virtually identical’ to the Galaxy Note 7
Samsung has taken a lot of concrete steps since the Galaxy Note 7 disaster to ensure that something like that never happens again. It has come up with a comprehensive battery testing program to ensure that future smartphones don't suffer the same fate. It appears that the company is convinced that the Galaxy Note 7's […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 7 years ago
Leaked images reportedly show refurbished Galaxy Note 7 with 3,200 mAh battery
We brought you one of the first solid pieces of information that suggested that Samsung is working on a refurbished Galaxy Note 7, and the company recently made it official that it would be doing its best to salvage usable components from the Note 7 and possibly launching a refurbished version depending on market viability. […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 7 years ago
Refurbished Galaxy Note 7 with 3200mAh battery might be sold in India and Vietnam
It was only last month when Samsung revealed the final results of its in-depth Galaxy Note 7 investigation. According to its investigation results, faulty batteries were the cause of the phablet catching fire and even exploding in some cases. The South Korean smartphone giant faced huge losses due to the Galaxy Note 7 fiasco, and the […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 7 years ago
Galaxy S8 battery size might be similar to the Galaxy Note 7
There are a lot of conflicting reports these days about the Galaxy S8 and it's bound to continue right up to the release of Samsung's new flagship smartphone. It was reported last week that Samsung had given its batteries suppliers with an updated production roadmap which includes 3,250mAh and 3,750mAh battery cells for the Galaxy […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 7 years ago
South Korea reaches similar conclusion, says battery to blame for Note 7 fires
The South Korean government also launched an investigation into the Galaxy Note 7 fires after Samsung discontinued the handset last year and said that it would conduct a thorough investigation into the matter. Samsung released the report of its Galaxy Note 7 investigation a couple of weeks back and explained that the battery was the […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 7 years ago
Samsung’s battery affiliate struggles after the Galaxy Note 7’s demise
When Samsung announced the first Galaxy Note 7 recall it said that a battery cell problem had been traced to one of its suppliers and that it was going to replace every single unit shipped with replacement units that had batteries from another supplier. It was later revealed in reports that the issue had been […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 7 years ago
Samsung’s now rolling out an update to limit the Galaxy Note 7’s battery capacity in the US
In an effort to prevent any more Galaxy Note 7‘s from bursting into flames, Samsung has revealed that it's now in the midst of rolling out a compulsory maintenance update to all models of the smartphone located in the United States. The upgrade not only limits the phone's ability to charge beyond 60 percent, but also introduces […]
- By Josh L.
- 8 years ago
Samsung reportedly clueless about the cause of the Galaxy Note 7’s battery failures
In less than two months the Galaxy Note 7 has gone from being hailed as one of Samsung's best smartphones to its worst failure. The company will no longer produce and sell the Galaxy Note 7 but questions remain. How can a company like Samsung with years of experience under its belt and infinite resources […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Galaxy Note 7’s unfortunate demise reportedly caused by new battery flaw
Samsung confirmed yesterday that it will no longer produce or sell the Galaxy Note 7 merely two months after releasing what could have been its best performing Galaxy Note handset. Samsung announced the first recall last month when reports started coming in that units were catching fire for no apparent reason. It confirmed that there was a battery […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
The ‘green battery icon’ update brings a plethora of new emojis to the Galaxy Note 7
If you cast your mind back to a little over two weeks ago, you may recall that Samsung started distributing an update to the Galaxy Note 7. At the time, the firm announced that the upgrade merely introduces a ‘green battery icon‘ on units that aren't subject to the recall. It failed to reveal, however, that it also brings Unicode […]
- By Josh L.
- 8 years ago
Battery charging limit on unsafe Galaxy Note 7 units can be increased to 80%
Despite the Galaxy Note 7 recall, some owners are not bothered to replace their unsafe units. Samsung is trying everything it can to force them to replace their unsafe Galaxy Note 7s with the safe ones. Verizon's Galaxy Note 7 flashes a warning message if it's an unsafe unit. Samsung has also rolled out a software update to limit battery charging on unsafe […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 8 years ago
