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Samsung delays Galaxy Note 7 deliveries for quality checks
2016-08-31 16:05:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Samsung announced that deliveries of its latest flagship, the Galaxy Note 7 will be delayed while it conducts additional quality controls. The news is a major setback for the company after seeing very high demand for the phone during the pre-order period started earlier this month. Samsung disclosed the news to Reuters but did not provide more details on the quality tests or to what markets shipments are being delayed. The phone launched in Samsung's home market South Korea and other countries earlier this month, and reports in Korea have claimed that the battery on some phones exploded.
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