Phone: Phone Retailers and Replacement Devices

phone: Some of Australia biggest phone retailers stopped selling the phone this afternoon, saying the reported problems were being investigated, according to Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Samsung, in a statement, said it would take about two weeks to prepare replacement devices for the phones already sold. Map: Korea, Republic Of Samsung has confirmed it will halt the sales of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones and prepare replacement devices for phones already sold after multiple reports of exploding batteries. The high-end gadget was launched just weeks ago, but users have complained that a battery fault has caused some phones to explode or catch fire while being charged. JB Hi-Fi, Optus and Telstra earlier said they would remove the phones from shelves across Australia Unclear how many phones may have been affected An Optus spokesperson told the ABC the telecommunications provider had paused sales of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 on Friday, pending the completion of an investigation by Samsung. The company said it had found 35 cases of problems with the smartphone, and that concerned customers should return the phone to the outlet where they purchased it. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.