Samsung takes the life of ureturnerte Note 7-phones – NRK

In the middle of October, announced the south Korean teknologigiganten that they stop the production of top of the range Galaxy Note 7.

After several cases where the phone has exploded or selvantent, the company chose to the end to recall all phones from the market. The customers were sent boxes with flame-retardant materials to ensure a safe transport back to the manufacturer.

Still in use

But some have refused to let go of your mobile phone. On paper it should be very good and also got good reviews before the stories about the fire and explosions were reported.

So desirable it has been, that some have sold the phone to the excessive prices on the web despite the fact that the risk is duly covered by the media worldwide.

In the u.s. the market estimates Samsung that around seven percent of the phones still in circulation and in use among the customers, according to AFP.

It was a total sold 1.9 million in the united STATES before it was withdrawn from the market, so there will probably be talk about of 130.000 phones that are not accounted for.

worldwide, it sold over 2.5 million copies.

Prevents charging

But now Samsung provide skandaletelefonen the final landed the killing blow, whether customers like it or not.

the Company will send out a software update to the phone via the web which will ensure that it is not longer possible to charge up.

Thus, will the phone life ebb out in parallel with the battery and eventually become totally useless.

Customers who still have not delivered the phones back will be offered to change to Note 7 in another of the company’s phones or get your money back.

Note 7 never got to come on sale in the Uk, but the company has encouraged the norwegians who has shopped on the net to return it.