Samsung Quashes Battery Link to Report Galaxy Note 7 Fires in China
Samsung Electronics Co . determined that a problem with batteries that triggered a global recall of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones wasn't to blame for devices that burst into flame in China, saying their combustion was likely due to unspecified external heat sources. The company launched a preliminary investigation after comments circulated over the weekend on social media about two of the high-end phones sold in China igniting, mirroring complaints by Note 7 users from the US to South Korea. But on Monday, Samsung and its supplier Amperex Technology said they found no evidence of a link between its batteries and the fires. The South Korean company is grappling with its deepest crisis in years, a global recall precipitated by scores of reports that the batteries in its newest gadget were prone to sudden combustion. But it continued selling Note 7 devices in China, explaining that the power cells for phones sold there came from ATL and carried no defects. "Samsung has begun...
