Samsung reduces the production of the Galaxy Note 7, after new … – Le Figaro

The first manufacturer of smartphones in the world has said “adjust” to the lower production volumes of its latest product to be defective.

Samsung is not able to manage the technical problems of the Galaxy Note 7. To put an end to the wave of incidents caused by its newest product, the smartphone maker south Korean has announced on 10 October in a press release the”adjustment” to the decrease of its production volumes. The company will take the opportunity to “improve quality control and enable in-depth investigations in the wake of recent explosions from Galaxy Note 7″.

According to the south Korean agency Yonhap, Samsung will, in fact, temporarily suspend the manufacture of this phone in a factory in Vietnam. After launching with much fanfare in mid-August, the Galaxy Note 7 has faced a series of explosions, causing the recall of more than 2.5 million models. Images of phones charred had then arisen on the social networks. A hard blow for a group that claims to be the champion of innovation and quality.

Supposed to do with the shadow to the iPhone 7, the Galaxy Note 7 is at the origin of the greatest fiasco in the sector of new technologies for a manufacturer of smartphones. Ironically, Samsung was counting on this model to sustain its growth by the end of the year and face increased competition from chinese brands to Apple, but also Google, which has launched last week its first smartphone. On Friday, the company was counting on an increase of its operating profit in the third quarter, higher than analysts ‘ expectations.

the cost of The recall of the phones has been estimated at over a billion dollars. But it could increase if it turns out that the replacement models had them as technical defects, which seems to be the case. Last week, a replacement model assumed course caught fire in a plane at the departure of Louisville (Kentucky), causing the evacuation of the aircraft. Three other suspected cases have been listed. The risk represented by the defective batteries of these phones is prompting companies to the most extreme caution. In the pending investigations of complementary, the operator AT&T said on October 9, not to replace the Galaxy Note 7. The German T-Mobile has also stated not to engage in the trade of this phone, by adding no longer offer it for sale. In France, the Post office does not accept in its package lithium batteries, just built-in to the Galaxy Note 7.