Samsung Said to Blame Note 7 Fiasco on Irregularly Sized Battery
- The company will unveil results of an investigation Monday
- Samsung affiliate said to have made the faulty batteries
Samsung Tries to Contain the Note 7 Crisis
Samsung Electronics Co. will reveal on Monday that irregularly sized batteries made by an affiliate caused the overheating and fires that eventually forced the cessation of its Note 7 smartphone line, a person familiar with the matter said.
The world’s largest smartphone maker is scheduled to announce the results of an investigation into the fires that forced it to kill its most expensive device last year, an episode estimated to cost Samsung upwards of $6 billion. The Korean company will announce that Samsung SDI Co. made batteries that didn’t fit properly into the device, causing it to overheat, said the person, who declined to be identified because the results of the probe haven’t been made public.