Did Samsung initially blame external factors for the battery issues?

Sep 15, 2016 ... ... fire or cause an explosion. ... Damage to a Samsung Galaxy Note 7 after its lithium ion battery caught fire. Jan 16, 2025 ... It's easy to forget what a great smartphone the Galaxy Note 7 was given the controversial situation surrounding the 2016 device. The common cause of battery explosion is when it is recharged too much. This is what happened with the Galaxy Note 7 and other brands of cell phones. On the ... ... causing further injury while dealing with the exploding battery. Potential ... Note 7 smartphone, which our attorneys began to review in 2016 after the ... May 12, 2019 ... But evidence of a far more serious — and dangerous — problem began to emerge early this week: the potential for Note 7 devices to explode while ... Sep 12, 2016 ... ... Note 7s exploding or catching fire were reported. Additionally, in Australia, a Note 7 explosion caused $1,400 worth of damage to a hotel room. Oct 11, 2016 ... The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is dead. The product's demise has left consumers wondering why devices were catching fire and are they at risk? Jan 23, 2017 ... Samsung has blamed lithium-ion batteries for causing its Galaxy Note 7 mobile phones to overheat and catch fire, a fault that led to the global recall. Sep 17, 2016 ... This Galaxy Note 7, which has been recalled by Samsung, caused severe burns to. A-28-year-old man whose Galaxy Note7 exploded in his pocket ... Jan 22, 2017 ... Samsung says bad battery design and a rush to release an updated version of the Galaxy Note 7 caused some of the devices to overheat and explode.