Samsung Said to Halt Note 7 Output as New Phone Fires Are Probed
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Samsung Said to Halt Note 7 Production
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Samsung Electronics Co. halted production of its Note 7 smartphones after customers reported problems with devices manufactured since the company issued a worldwide recall amid reports of exploding batteries -- including at least five new incidents under investigation in the U.S.
Samsung temporarily suspended production of its most expensive phone, a person with direct knowledge of the matter said Monday, asking not to be identified because the decision isn’t public. The move came as wireless carriers including AT&T Inc., T-Mobile US Inc., Verizon Communications Inc. and Australia’s Telstra Corp. stopped selling Note 7s following reports of problems with devices thought to be safe.