The WSJ found out the reason of ignition of the battery in the Galaxy Note 7 – RBC

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Samsung during the investigation found out the cause of the fire smartphone Galaxy Note 7, which led to the termination of their production and billions in losses for South Korean companies.

according to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), citing informed sources, Samsung held an investigation showed that some batteries in smartphones were too big, and therefore overheat. In some cases, was discovered a manufacturing defect.

it turned Out that overheated batteries manufactured subsidiary of the Samsung. However, there were problems with batteries manufactured in Hong Kong Amperex Technology firm.

participated In the investigation of several companies from outside, who acted as independent researchers.

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it is Expected that officially the South Korean company will publish the results of the investigation next Monday.

reports of spontaneous combustion of smartphones Galaxy Note 7 began to appear in August 2016. For this reason, the Federal aviation Agency of the USA has forbidden to get on Board with these devices. It was then that started the first investigation, and Korean batteries ceased to insert into the phone.

Later, Samsung was forced to withdraw from the market 2.5 million Galaxy Note 7, and then to cease production of this model. According to the WSJ, the total losses of the company because this story was about $ 5 billion.

8 Nov Samsung posted an apology for the incident in the three American Newspapers: The Washington Post, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.