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Zach Epstein
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In an unprecedented move, Samsung on Friday morning announced that it will recall every Galaxy Note 7 it has produced to date. The news comes just one day after Samsung halted production following a handful reports of faulty units. Why halt production and issue a recall because of just a handful of faulty units? The devil is in the details — Samsung's faulty Galaxy Note 7 handsets don't just fail, they explode. The obvious safety risks forced Samsung's hand, leaving the company no choice but to recall all of its flagship phablets despite the relatively low rate of affected handsets. The move is completely unprecedented. This isn't the first time a high-profile smartphone should have been recalled — Apple found a way to keep selling the iPhone 4 despite an obvious antenna flaw that impacted performance and would ultimately be fixed in newer units — but it's the first time we've ever seen a recall on a high-profile flagship smartphone.(more…)
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