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Samsung has said that it is not to blame for the first report of a Galaxy Note 7 exploding in China. The company said on Monday that the phone was damaged by "external heating" and not due to its internal battery overheating. "According to the burn marks on the sample, we surmise that the source of the heating comes from …

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  1. Jeroen Braamhaar

    I guess this news must have exploded Samsung into action.

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  2. razorfishsl

    There have been reports in HK , but strangely ignored.

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  3. Nate Amsden

    I regularly microwave my Galaxy Note 3s

    on cold mornings, never had a problem getting them warmed up for the day.

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  4. W4YBO

    I have to give Samsung some respect.

    By my count, thirty-five to thirty-eight Note 7s had exploded before Samsung stopped shipping them. Two days later, Samsung had started its own recall. I doubt I'd have the 'nads to recall 2.5 million phones over problems with <50.

    Incidentally, the FAA advised against using or charging during flights six days after Samsung started its recall. The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued their recall a week after that.

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