Less than a week ago we were sitting in a local phone shop asking about Samsung Galaxy Note 7, and at that time they were out of stock and we’d have to wait. Bullet dodged as a few days later news dropped that Samsung had recalled the Galaxy Note 7 due to Fire Risk and possible Explosion! This means over 2.5millions devices will need to be replaced, costing the company a fortune and losing potential customers like us. The fault is due to a battery/charging issue and only affects a very small percentage of phones.
In Korea sales have been halted and replacements will be made before September 19th however conceded customers can exchange for a Edge 7 today. Refunds depend on the carrier and there’s no official word here in Korea yet.
Links and References
Here are a few links and references regarding the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Recall;
+ theverge.com
+ koreatimes.com
+ cnn.com
Finally
As always if you have any questions about Samsung Galaxy Note 7 in South Korea and/or anything else please feel free to let us know. Either below by Email or via Twitter or Facebook.
Tim & Jeonghye
Modern Seoul
tim@modernseoul.org
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