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09-13-2016, 05:23 AM
Here's where the **te7 disaster will hurt Samsung most
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There's never a good time for a $900 smartphone to explode in your face. But that doesn't mean there isn't a worst time — and Samsung's probably found it.
The company is set to recall (https://hameed.nwar.uk/vb/Here's%20where%20the%20**te7%20disaster%20will%20h urt%20Samsung%20most) its Galaxy **te7 phones following reports that the devices can overheat and explode. A child was reportedly burned (http://mashable.com/2016/09/12/samsung-**te7-explodes-brooklyn/) by a **te7 this weekend, and one man says his jeep was incinerated (http://www.fox13news.com/news/local-news/203295058-story) when his phone combusted. Airlines are asking customers **t to use **te7s while flying (http://mashable.com/2016/09/09/faa-statement-samsung-galaxy-planes/).
SEE ALSO: How the iPhone 7 Plus compares with Samsung's Galaxy **te7 (http://mashable.com/2016/09/07/iphone-7-plus-vs-samsung-galaxy-**te7/)
It's a nightmare scenario for Samsung, which has built a reputation as the premium smartphone brand next to Apple. The company has to figure out what to do with 2.5 million **te7 phones (http://mashable.com/2016/09/02/samsung-galaxy-business/), and it's doing so in the middle of the iPhone 7 launch.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/09/12/samsung-**te7-analysis/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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There's never a good time for a $900 smartphone to explode in your face. But that doesn't mean there isn't a worst time — and Samsung's probably found it.
The company is set to recall (https://hameed.nwar.uk/vb/Here's%20where%20the%20**te7%20disaster%20will%20h urt%20Samsung%20most) its Galaxy **te7 phones following reports that the devices can overheat and explode. A child was reportedly burned (http://mashable.com/2016/09/12/samsung-**te7-explodes-brooklyn/) by a **te7 this weekend, and one man says his jeep was incinerated (http://www.fox13news.com/news/local-news/203295058-story) when his phone combusted. Airlines are asking customers **t to use **te7s while flying (http://mashable.com/2016/09/09/faa-statement-samsung-galaxy-planes/).
SEE ALSO: How the iPhone 7 Plus compares with Samsung's Galaxy **te7 (http://mashable.com/2016/09/07/iphone-7-plus-vs-samsung-galaxy-**te7/)
It's a nightmare scenario for Samsung, which has built a reputation as the premium smartphone brand next to Apple. The company has to figure out what to do with 2.5 million **te7 phones (http://mashable.com/2016/09/02/samsung-galaxy-business/), and it's doing so in the middle of the iPhone 7 launch.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/09/12/samsung-**te7-analysis/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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