The largest company in the world to produce smartphones last week that it would use all Knott phones 7 in 10 markets, including South Korea and the United States, in a setback expensive for the company was counting on the device, which sells for about $ 893 to enhance the driving force for sales, at a time when raises competitors such as Apple Inc. new devices.
And prompted reports of ignition battery that smartphone during shipping or during normal Safety Commission US Consumer Product use to call to stop using the Galaxy Note device 7.
In response, issued aviation authorities, airlines around the world ban or guidelines prohibit passengers charge the phone or opened during flight.
Reuters quoted Koh Dong-jin Prime smartphones activity in Samsung said in a statement: "We demand the user to close the Galaxy Note devices 7 and replace them as soon as possible."
He explained: "accelerate the process of replacing the devices so that provided through the program to replace as soon as possible and in accordance with the established rules."
And the scope of the clouds for Samsung, which boast manufacturing Beraatha unprecedented and would deal a major blow to its reputation.
Samsung has said it will withdraw about 2.5 million units sold so far, and some analysts say that the clouds could cost Samsung about five billion dollars in the form of lost revenue this year.
South Korean company presented replacing all Galaxy phones Knott 7 affected batteries with secure devices. Samsung said that the replacement will be made available in some markets, including South Korea and the United States as of Sept. 19.
Samsung said Friday it plans to resume sales of the Galaxy Note 7 in Australia early October, but it was unclear when it would resume new sales in other markets.