Thursday, October 6, 2016

The new crisis? Galaxy Note 7 of the “safe” explodes on the plane – Money Live

When the giant of the technology I thought that had solved the problem of the batteries, which led to a collection of thousands of phones to the Galaxy Note 7, there arises a new problem. One of the new phones (exchange), considered to be "safe" and free of the problems of the battery, ignited spontaneously on a flight from Southwest Airlines.

Brian Green, the owner of the equipment, explained to The Verge, that the equipment has been delivered by the carrier AT&T on the 21 September as an exchange for your old smartphone, yes this is considered "dangerous".

The new Note 7 it was marked as equipment replacement and already had the green icon of the battery and in the box was explicitly stated that this was certified as safe.

About to start a flight, the owner Brian Green turned off the device and placed it in his pocket when, suddenly, the phone began to emit smoke.

Samsung has already confirmed that it will analyze this equipment, which forced the evacuation of the aircraft from Southwest Airlines. The company wants to ensure that this equipment is, in fact, subsequent to the recall that replaced the batteries that are defective.

"Until we are able to recover the device we can not confirm that this incident is related to the new Note 7. We are working with authorities in the Southwest to retrieve the equipment and confirm the cause [of the incident]. Once we have examined your device, we will have more information to communicate," said the brand in a statement.

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