Samsung Electronics said today that they were defect in the battery that resulted in dangerous fires in your model of mobile phone Galaxy Note 7, had to stop manufacturing.
The assertion to respond to a detailed research presented today in Seoul by the head of its mobile telephone division, Koh Dong-jin.
Koh has explained that the publication of the report is motivated by the need for the company “regain the trust” of the consumer after a fiasco that has cost the company about 6,1 billion won (approximately 4.863 million euros/5.209 billion). The study points out that some of the lithium-ion batteries studied registered internal shorts and some lacking in addition to membranes, insulation for mistakes in the manufacturing process.
The research has been conducted over a month by the technology company in south korea and three other organizations: consultants american UL, and Exponent, and the German company of technical inspection and certification TÜV Rheinland.
Koh explained that around 700,000 researchers, and engineers recreated processes of loading and unloading, with about 200,000 devices and some 30,000 lithium-ion battery for detect and analyze failures .
The problem of the “phablet” Galaxy Note 7 was a major blow to the image of Samsung Electronics, the world’s largest manufacturer of mobile phones and their accounts.
The company will publish tomorrow its results for the fourth quarter of 2016 and to the full year, however it is expected a remarkable recovery of operating profit thanks to higher sales of chips and displays.
The conglomerate has also been punctuated recently by the scandal of corruption of the “ Rasputina ” south Korean before the involvement in the plot the number one in the group and vice-president of Samsung Electronics, Lee Jae-yong, whose arrest was requested in the last week although finally dismissed by a court.
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