5 cases of replacement Galaxy Note7s catching fire reported in US; Samsung says it is investigating the reports, working with Consumer Product Safety Commission
without using the word recall CNBC : Samsung temporarily suspends production of Galaxy Note 7: Report Adrian Kingsley-Hughes / ZDNet : Now the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is dead, here are some alternatives Andrew Orlowski / The Register : Smell burning? Samsung's ‘Death Note 7’ could still cause a contagion Jacky Wong / Wall Street Journal : Why Samsung's Dud Phones Will Cause Lasting Damage Greg Sterling / Marketing Land : Will the end of Samsung's Galaxy Note boost sales of Google's Pixel? Choe Sang-Hun / New York Times : Samsung Halts Production of Note 7 as Battery Problems Linger James Titcomb / Telegraph : Video shows Samsung Galaxy Note 7 after it caught fire BBC : Samsung Galaxy Note 7 owners told to turn off device Steven Musil / CNET : Samsung calls for halt to sales, exchanges of Galaxy Note 7 Business Insider : Samsung is ending production of the Galaxy Note 7 Ashley King / Phandroid : UK networks suspend Galaxy Note 7 sales after latest reports Associated Press : Chinese Regulator: Samsung Recalls 191,000 Galaxy Note 7s BBC : US carriers halt Samsung Note 7 sales and replacements Elaine Low / Investor's Business Daily : Exploding Phones And Warren Buffett: The Tweet On The Street Jon Phillips / InfoWorld : Samsung officially halts Note 7 sales as replacement units also catch fire Bogdan Popa / Softpedia News : Samsung Quietly Starts Second Recall of Galaxy Note 7 (Including Safe Units) Nick Farrell / TechEye : Samsung Note 7 recall could cost billions Adnan F. / SamMobile : FAA reinstates warning for the Galaxy Note 7 as Samsung halts sales and urges users to power down Jon Phillips / PCWorld : Samsung officially halts Note7 sales, reiterates commitment to work with CPSC John Murrell / Recode : Recode Daily: Samsung kills off the Galaxy Note 7 for good Alex Wagner / PhoneDog.com : US Cellular suspending sales of the Galaxy Note 7 Jordan Golson / The Verge : Samsung is suspending production of the Galaxy Note 7, says Korean news agency Corazon Victorino / International Business Times : Samsung Galaxy S8 Launch Date Revealed? Rumored Specs, Features Of The Galaxy S7 Successor Chris Velazco / Engadget : Samsung's Note 7 catches fire, but the damage isn't done Aaron Mamiit / Tech Times : Samsung Finally Stops Production Of Galaxy Note 7: Is It Time To Pull The Plug On The Exploding Smartphone? Daniel Bader / Android Central : Daily news brief: For Samsung, a long, long weekend Napier Lopez / The Next Web : Samsung halts Note 7 sales globally and tells owners to stop using it [Update: Note 7 discontinued] Ariel Bogle / Mashable : If you still have a Samsung Note7 in Australia, here's what to do Ben Schoon / 9to5Google : Samsung officially stops Galaxy Note 7 sales and exchanges globally, asks users to power down devices Adrian Diaconescu / Pocketnow : The right thing to do: Oculus disables Galaxy Note 7 - Gear VR compatibility Cory Gunther / Gotta Be Mobile : Best MicroSD Cards for the Galaxy S7 & S7 Edge Justin Herrick / TalkAndroid.com : Leaked invite says when Samsung's Galaxy S8 launches Evan Selleck / Android Beat : Best Buy and Sprint Are Ending Sales of Replacement Galaxy Note 7 Devices Mike Wuerthele / AppleInsider : More Galaxy Note 7 fires reported as cryptic communications from Samsung complicate exchange process Washington Post : Samsung Galaxy Note 7 crisis deepens. Is it ‘done for’? Kris Carlon / Android Authority : The silver lining to the Galaxy Note 7 fiasco Ian Hardy / MobileSyrup.com : Samsung officially asks carrier and retail partners globally to stop selling the Galaxy Note 7 … Jack Purcher / Patently Apple : Samsung Cleverly ‘Adjusts’ Production of their Note7, not Halting Production as Commonly Reported David Ruddock / Android Police : Samsung will need to use extreme care handling a second Note7 recall, and it will suffer regardless Adnan Farooqui / Ubergizmo : T-Mobile And Verizon Stop Galaxy Note 7 Sales As Well Killian Bell / Cult of Mac : Forget the Galaxy Note 7 and buy an iPhone 7 Plus Paul Mutter / GeekTime : Samsung Galaxy Note 7 shipments halted in light of battery explosions Carly Page / Inquirer : O2 also hints that it might follow AT&T and T-Mobile Alex Dobie / Android Central : Don't buy a Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Kishalaya Kundu / AndroidHeadlines.com : Another ‘Safe’ Galaxy Note 7 Fire Reported From Houston Jon Phillips / CIO.com : Samsung ‘adjusts’ Note7 production following fresh spate of fire reports Lee Mathews / Geek.com : Samsung stops Note 7 production because replacements keep burning Aaron Pressman / Fortune : Here's Who Is Benefiting From Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Woes Jeff Kampman / The Tech Report : Reports: Samsung stops making Note 7s as more phones ignite
Context & Ripple Effects
The replacement program was supposed to end this story: after the CPSC's formal recall of roughly 1M Note7 units in September followed 26 burn and 55 property-damage reports, Samsung swapped devices rather than kill the model. Instead, three replacement-unit fires surfaced last week, and today's count is five — meaning the remediation hardware itself is failing.
The escalation is already cascading through the distribution chain: the CPSC has an open investigation into a Note7 that forced a flight evacuation (its probe of the in-flight incident), US carriers including AT&T have suspended sales and replacements, the FAA has reinstated its in-flight safety warning, and per the related reporting Samsung has halted production and asked owners worldwide to power the phones down.
First-order effects
- Samsung stops selling and exchanging the Note7 globally and suspends production, while AT&T and other US carriers freeze sales and swaps — leaving buyers with a powered-down flagship and no replacement path.
Second-order effects
- Rivals capture the displaced premium demand immediately — the related coverage points at Google's Pixel as a beneficiary of Note7 owners shopping for alternatives — and carriers must rework upgrade inventories around a hole in their holiday lineup.
Third-order effects
- A second failure on already-recalled hardware invites a structural response from regulators and airlines: device-level certification and battery-safety scrutiny become standing gates for flagship launches, raising the cost of rushing a product cycle.
The trend: Flagship phone launches are colliding with a tightening battery-safety regime where a single defect can force a full product line's withdrawal within weeks.