over the next two fiscal quarters Samsung will wipe about $ 3 billion due to recall and stop production of smartphones Galaxy Note 7. This assessment was done in the company.
this does not include the costs for the first review of the smartphone, which was announced in early September after it became clear that some Note 7 is equipped with defective batteries and can spontaneously ignite. These losses Samsung has integrated in the financial report for the third quarter of the current year, they amounted to $ 2 billion.
After similar problems are faced by the owners of vehicles of the new "safe" parties, Samsung has decided to stop production of smartphones, as buyers to return the money or offer another flagship Galaxy S7 or S7 Edge — on target.
the company is still not ready to pinpoint the cause of fires Note 7, but promised to do so within the next two weeks. According to one version, the batteries some suppliers did not maintain pressure on the edges where the display unit and the rear panel is smoothly rounded to a thin metal frame.
Samsung will have to dispose of several millions Note 7, which in itself is a nontrivial task due to the presence of smartphones in the metals, is capable in large numbers to harm the environment. It is unknown whether the above loss estimate disposal costs.
in addition, this amount does not include damage that is the story of a defective Note 7 caused the Samsung brand, one of the most expensive in the world. Experts have noted a sharp change in the key metrics that reflect consumer attitudes towards the products of the Korean company.
Sources: Samsung Motherboard, Business Insider
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