At the beginning of September, when Samsung officially announced the recall of the Galaxy Note 7 phones, about 35 cases of exploding smartphones had already been recorded.
The number has changed in Samsung's favor, so that at the moment, in the United States alone, more than 70 Note 7s have been registered that had serious battery problems.
The information comes from the Canadian government, after the US began a collaboration with Health Canada to publicize the campaign to return the devices. The government agency created a report that included this statistic to encourage customers to send their phones to Samsung.
Among the 70 cases already mentioned, there are also some that have reached the news. A Florida man's phone exploded while it was being charged in his car, and his Jeep Cherokee caught fire as a result.
The most recent case is that of a 6-year-old boy from Brooklyn who suffered burns after a Galaxy Note 7 exploded in his hand.
Although 70 phones may not seem like a very large number, the issue is being treated with the utmost seriousness. Several airlines have banned the use of the Note 7 on board planes.
Currently, the best option for Note 7 owners is to return their phone for an exchange.
The Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge are phones offered for permanent trade-in, with other smartphones being offered for temporary trade-ins until a new variant of the Note 7 is released.
"Galaxy Note7 users can contact Samsung Electronics Romania partners or the operators from whom they purchased the device or the Samsung Electronics Romania call center", say Samsung in a statement addressed to Romanian Note 7 owners. More information are available here.
Author: George Stanciu