When the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 was released, it seemed evident to a large group of the public that the best smartphone from 2016 just hit the market. And while this was for good reason, Samsung is suddenly stopping all immediate shipments of the flagships, in order to buy more time for quality control.
This Is What Happened
As Reuters reports, Samsung has stopped shipments to at least three of South Korea's top mobile carriers. This alone will hurt the company's numbers, but it seems very necessary at this point.
Users have started to complain that the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 units are exploding whilst the device is plugged in for charging.
This Is What's Happening
As previously mentioned, the Korean tech giant has halted the shipments of the Galaxy Note 7 in order to test the quality of the units that have already been assembled. However, Samsung has not divulged what particular part of the handheld it is looking at.
Here's Why This Is Happening
Because Samsung has not confirmed what portion of the unit is causing these explosions, it can only be estimated why it is happening in the first place.
According to Gizmodo, it is likely the charging cables that are causing the issue. After all, it has been proven time and time again that cheaper and low-end charging cables have caused the deaths of handhelds before.
This Is How Samsung's Sales Could Be Affected
The launch of the Galaxy Note 7 was strategically scheduled to be some weeks before the expected release of the iPhone 7. This was done in order to curb its competitors sales. However, with the bad press that the flagship has recently been receiving it is possible that Samsung will suffer once Apple officially launches its next handheld.
"Samsung will need to respond to this quickly in order to calm market jitters," said Park Jung-hoon who is the fund manager at HDC Asset Management.
