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Battery safety still top of mind for Samsung and other phone makers

Battery safety still top of mind for Samsung and other phone makers

February 27, 2017

Via: CIO
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BARCELONA — Samsung promoted its smartphone device testing and upgraded safety review processes during a major press event prior to Mobile World Congress on Sunday, almost without mentioning the disastrous Galaxy Note7 by name.

That was the infamous smartphone that Samsung recalled globally — to the tune of 3 million devices — after lithium ion batteries inside some units short-circuited, overheated and even caught fire. Samsung instituted an 8-step battery safety check process in January in reaction to the recall.

“The past six months has undoubtedly been one of the most challenging periods in our history,” said David Lowes, senior vice president for marketing at Samsung Electronics Europe. “We did not meet the quality standards we set for ourselves and that consumers expected.”

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