The company is offering to exchange Note 7s for other products or refund them. "Consumers with either an original Galaxy Note 7 or replacement Galaxy Note 7 device should power down and stop using the device," the company said in statement. Samsung has since recalled 2.5 million Note 7s due to faulty batteries. China's quality watchdog said Samsung would recall all 190,984 Note 7s sold in the mainland. The US Federal Aviation Administration and South Korea's transport ministry added their voices to concerns from the aviation industry, saying no Note 7s should be used or charged inside airplanes.

Source: The Edge Markets October 11, 2016 07:18 UTC