WASHINGTON: US telecommunications firm AT&T and German rival T-Mobile announced they would halt exchanges of recalled Samsung Galaxy Note7 smartphones pending investigations into reports of fire-prone batteries. Since then, there have been reports that the batteries in the new Galaxy Note7 devices have overheated and been involved in fires. AT&T said it would still offer customers the option to exchange that device for another Samsung smartphone or other device of their choice. “While Samsung investigates multiple reports of issues, T-Mobile is temporarily suspending all sales of the new Note7 and exchanges for replacement Note7 devices,” the company said in a statement. Samsung decided on September 2 to halt the sale of the Galaxy Note7 and recall those sold to fix the lithium-ion battery problem.

Source: Manila Times October 10, 2016 01:41 UTC