Samsung insists Note 7 in China is safe after 6th reported battery explosion
A Note 7 smartphone caught fire while a salesman was demonstrating it in southwest China, according to an online audio recording
Samsung Electronics sought to reassure customers that its Galaxy Note 7 smartphone sold in China is safe, after mainland media reported claims of another battery explosion.
A Chinese Internet user posted an audio recording online on Wednesday, saying that a Note 7 started to emit smoke when a salesman was testing it at a market in Beihai city, Guangxi province, according to Beijing News.
The device was dropped to the ground in front of several witnesses after it caught fire, according to the audio recording which was released on weibo.com, China’s most popular microblogging site.
It’s the sixth case of the handset catching fire in the mainland, the report said.
Samsung called a halt to worldwide sales of its flagship Note 7 on September 2 amid reports of the device’s battery exploding when it is charged.
The recall did not, however, cover the mainland and Hong Kong, where Samsung claims it sells Note 7 units with non-defective batteries from Chinese supplier Amperex Technology.
