Samsung has postponed the start of sales of smartphones Galaxy Note 7 is in Russia for an indefinite period. RNS reported, citing company representatives. Sales of flagship was transferred from-for dangers of explosion of the battery.
The Russian division of Samsung has sent back prior to September 2 party Galaxy Note 7. In a press-service of the Agency reported that the number of pre-orders for the device was “small,” but the exact number of customers is not mentioned. Samsung return they paid for the smartphone money.
According to representatives of Samsung, will start selling “later in the fall.” The exact date will be announced later.
Originally the launch of the new flagship of Samsung in our country was planned for 26 August, but on August 11 the company announced postponement of this date on September 16, explaining that “the growth of demand for the new flagship around the world exceeded all expectations.”
2 September, Samsung announced the suspension of sales of Galaxy Note 7 worldwide. The reason are numerous reports on the fires of the batteries of the smartphone during charging.
Once in early September, Samsung announced the Galaxy Note 7 review, trouble, the company is not over: the phone continued to explode. In the United States in recent days due to mobile burned car and a garage and six-year-old child received burns. Airlines have begun to prohibit the use of Galaxy Note 7 on Board, itself Samsung demanded by the clients to disable gadgets and most of them do not include.
Samsung intends to withdraw 2.5 million smartphones. According to analysts, the company’s expenses on the return program can be a billion dollars. On 12 September, the Samsung capitalization fell by $22 billion.
