<s>
The	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
Note	I-Application
7	I-Application
is	O
a	O
discontinued	O
Android-based	O
phablet	B-Application
designed	O
,	O
developed	O
,	O
produced	O
and	O
marketed	O
by	O
Samsung	B-Application
Electronics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unveiled	O
on	O
2	O
August	O
2016	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
officially	O
released	O
on	O
19	O
August	O
2016	O
as	O
a	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
Samsung	B-Application
's	O
first	O
phone	O
with	O
a	O
USB-C	O
connector	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
last	O
phone	O
in	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
series	I-Application
to	O
have	O
a	O
physical	O
home	O
button	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
sixth	O
main	O
device	O
in	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
branded	O
its	O
series	O
number	O
as	O
"	O
7	O
"	O
instead	O
of	O
"	O
6	O
"	O
so	O
consumers	O
would	O
not	O
perceive	O
it	O
as	O
being	O
inferior	O
to	O
the	O
flagship	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S7	I-Application
,	O
and	O
to	O
prevent	O
confusion	O
about	O
the	O
order	O
of	O
release	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
same	O
release	O
year	O
(	O
2016	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
7	I-Application
is	O
an	O
evolution	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
5	I-Application
that	O
inherited	O
hardware	O
components	O
and	O
improvements	O
from	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S7	I-Application
,	O
including	O
the	O
restoration	O
of	O
expandable	O
storage	O
and	O
IP68	O
water	O
resistance	O
,	O
and	O
new	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
dual-sided	O
curved	O
display	O
,	O
support	O
for	O
high-dynamic-range	O
(	O
HDR	O
)	O
color	O
,	O
improvements	O
to	O
the	O
bundled	O
stylus	B-Operating_System
and	O
new	O
software	O
features	O
which	O
utilize	O
it	O
,	O
an	O
iris	O
recognition	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
USB-C	O
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Demand	O
for	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
7	I-Application
upon	O
launch	O
was	O
high	O
,	O
breaking	O
pre-order	O
records	O
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
and	O
causing	O
international	O
releases	O
to	O
be	O
delayed	O
in	O
some	O
markets	O
due	O
to	O
supply	O
shortages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
7	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
who	O
praised	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
its	O
construction	O
,	O
its	O
HDR	O
support	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
its	O
streamlined	O
user	O
interface	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
its	O
high	O
price	O
and	O
increasing	O
similarities	O
in	O
overall	O
specifications	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
series	I-Application
of	O
phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	B-Application
suspended	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
7	I-Application
and	O
announced	O
an	O
informal	O
recall	O
on	O
2	O
September	O
2016	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
discovery	O
of	O
a	O
manufacturing	O
defect	O
in	O
the	O
phones	O
 '	O
batteries	O
,	O
which	O
caused	O
some	O
units	O
to	O
generate	O
excessive	O
heat	O
and	O
combust	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
formal	O
U.S.	O
recall	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
15	O
September	O
2016	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
exchanged	O
the	O
affected	O
phones	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
revision	O
which	O
utilized	O
batteries	O
sourced	O
from	O
a	O
different	O
supplier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
after	O
reports	O
emerged	O
of	O
incidents	O
where	O
the	O
replacement	O
phones	O
also	O
caught	O
fire	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
recalled	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
7	I-Application
worldwide	O
on	O
10	O
October	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
permanently	O
ceased	O
production	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
a	O
day	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
recalls	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
issued	O
software	O
updates	O
in	O
some	O
markets	O
that	O
were	O
intended	O
to	O
"	O
eliminate	O
their	O
ability	O
to	O
work	O
as	O
mobile	O
devices	O
"	O
,	O
including	O
restricting	O
battery	O
capacity	O
and	O
blocking	O
their	O
ability	O
to	O
connect	O
to	O
wireless	O
networks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	B-Application
stated	O
that	O
it	O
intends	O
to	O
recycle	O
reusable	O
silicon	O
and	O
components	O
from	O
the	O
recalled	O
models	O
,	O
and	O
release	O
refurbished	O
models	O
"	O
where	O
applicable	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
recall	O
had	O
a	O
major	O
impact	O
on	O
Samsung	B-Application
's	O
business	O
in	O
the	O
third	O
quarter	O
of	O
2016	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
company	O
projecting	O
that	O
its	O
operating	O
profits	O
would	O
be	O
down	O
by	O
33%	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
quarter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Credit	O
Suisse	O
analysts	O
estimated	O
that	O
Samsung	B-Application
would	O
lose	O
at	O
least	O
US$17	O
billion	O
in	O
revenue	O
from	O
the	O
production	O
and	O
recall	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
7	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2017	O
,	O
nine	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
Note	B-Application
7	I-Application
recall	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
released	O
a	O
refurbished	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
7	I-Application
,	O
known	O
as	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
Fan	O
Edition	O
(	O
marketed	O
as	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
Note	I-Application
FE	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
a	O
smaller	O
battery	O
of	O
3200	O
mAh	O
and	O
is	O
supplied	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
Nougat	I-Application
with	O
Samsung	B-Application
Experience	I-Application
UI	O
,	O
the	O
operating	O
system	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S8	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
7	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
8	I-Application
,	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
23	O
August	O
2017	O
and	O
released	O
almost	O
a	O
month	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
7	I-Application
's	O
hardware	O
is	O
similar	O
in	O
overall	O
specifications	O
and	O
design	O
to	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S7	I-Application
,	O
with	O
a	O
metal	O
and	O
glass	O
chassis	O
,	O
IP68	O
water	O
resistance	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
microSD	O
card	O
slot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Note	B-Application
7	I-Application
is	O
equipped	O
with	O
an	O
octa-core	O
Exynos	O
8890	O
system-on-chip	B-Architecture
in	O
most	O
markets	O
,	O
and	O
4GB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
China	O
,	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
the	O
Note	B-Application
7	I-Application
uses	O
the	O
quad-core	O
Qualcomm	O
Snapdragon	O
820	O
instead	O
(	O
which	O
supports	O
older	O
CDMA	B-Protocol
networks	O
that	O
are	O
extensively	O
used	O
by	O
wireless	O
carriers	O
in	O
these	O
markets	O
)	O
,	O
Unlike	O
the	O
S7	O
,	O
which	O
uses	O
Exynos	O
chips	O
in	O
this	O
market	O
,	O
Canadian	O
models	O
of	O
the	O
Note	B-Application
7	I-Application
also	O
use	O
the	O
Snapdragon	O
820	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Note	B-Application
7	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
USB	O
Type-C	O
port	O
,	O
marking	O
Samsung	B-Application
's	O
first	O
mobile	O
phone	O
with	O
the	O
symmetrical	O
connector	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
7	I-Application
features	O
a	O
5.7	O
inches	O
(	O
140mm	O
)	O
1440p	O
Super	O
AMOLED	O
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
Edge	O
"	O
models	O
of	O
the	O
S6	O
and	O
S7	O
,	O
the	O
display	O
curves	O
over	O
the	O
side	O
bezels	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
;	O
the	O
curvature	O
allows	O
the	O
Note	B-Application
7	I-Application
to	O
be	O
2.2	O
millimetres	O
(	O
0.087in	O
)	O
narrower	O
than	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
display	O
supports	O
high-dynamic-range	B-Application
video	I-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
Samsung	B-Application
flagship	O
phone	O
to	O
be	O
coated	O
in	O
Gorilla	O
Glass	O
5	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
all	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
models	O
,	O
the	O
device	O
is	O
supplied	O
with	O
an	O
active	B-Device
stylus	I-Device
branded	O
as	O
"	O
S	B-Operating_System
Pen	I-Operating_System
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Note	B-Application
7	I-Application
stylus	B-Operating_System
supports	O
4,096	O
levels	O
of	O
pressure	O
sensitivity	O
and	O
is	O
water	O
resistant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Note	B-Application
7	I-Application
features	O
the	O
same	O
12-megapixel	O
rear-facing	O
camera	O
as	O
the	O
S7	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
"	O
Dual	O
Pixel	O
"	O
image	B-Algorithm
sensor	I-Algorithm
and	O
f/1.7	O
aperture	O
lens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
7	I-Application
also	O
offers	O
an	O
iris	O
recognition	O
system	O
,	O
using	O
a	O
front-facing	O
camera	O
and	O
infrared	O
illumination	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iris	O
scanner	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
unlocking	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
authentication	O
for	O
other	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
Samsung	B-Application
Pay	I-Application
and	O
Secure	O
Folder	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Optional	O
accessories	O
for	O
the	O
device	O
are	O
the	O
S-View	O
Standing	O
Cover	O
with	O
a	O
preview	O
window	O
through	O
which	O
basic	O
device	O
functionality	O
is	O
accessible	O
while	O
closed	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
water-resistant	O
battery	O
case	O
which	O
delivers	O
power	O
wirelessly	B-Application
through	O
its	O
Qi	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
7	I-Application
is	O
supplied	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
6.0.1	I-Application
"	I-Application
Marshmallow	I-Application
"	I-Application
and	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
Samsung	B-Application
's	O
proprietary	O
TouchWiz	B-Application
user	I-Application
interface	I-Application
and	O
software	O
suite	O
codenamed	O
"	O
Project	O
Grace	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
OS	O
also	O
features	O
several	O
new	O
tools	O
supporting	O
the	O
S	B-Operating_System
Pen	I-Operating_System
stylus	B-Operating_System
,	O
including	O
translation	O
,	O
a	O
screen	O
magnifier	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
GIF	O
recording	O
tool	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
previous	O
suite	O
of	O
note-taking	O
apps	O
were	O
also	O
consolidated	O
into	O
a	O
single	O
Samsung	B-Application
Notes	I-Application
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
7	I-Application
introduces	O
a	O
security	O
feature	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Secure	O
Folder	O
"	O
;	O
it	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
private	O
workspace	O
,	O
protected	O
by	O
an	O
authentication	O
method	O
,	O
with	O
separate	O
user	O
data	O
and	O
apps	O
that	O
are	O
sandboxed	O
from	O
the	O
main	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Secure	O
Folder	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Knox	I-Application
2.7	O
technology	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
added	O
the	O
ability	O
for	O
enterprises	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
distribution	O
of	O
system	O
updates	O
,	O
and	O
improvements	O
to	O
mobile	O
device	O
management	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Exchange	I-Operating_System
Server	I-Operating_System
integration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
also	O
introduces	O
Samsung	B-Application
Pass	O
,	O
a	O
platform	O
allowing	O
apps	O
to	O
provide	O
biometric	O
authentication	O
using	O
its	O
iris	O
scanner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	B-Application
reached	O
partnerships	O
with	O
several	O
major	O
U.S.	O
banks	O
to	O
explore	O
the	O
integration	O
of	O
Samsung	B-Application
Pass	O
into	O
their	O
mobile	O
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pre-orders	O
for	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
7	I-Application
opened	O
the	O
day	O
after	O
its	O
unveiling	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
on	O
19	O
August	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	B-Application
skipped	O
the	O
numbering	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
series	I-Application
directly	O
from	O
"	O
5	B-Application
"	O
to	O
"	O
7	O
"	O
to	O
synchronize	O
it	O
with	O
its	O
flagship	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
series	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S7	I-Application
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
stated	O
that	O
consumers	O
may	O
have	O
perceived	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
models	O
to	O
be	O
inferior	O
in	O
technology	O
to	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
models	O
because	O
the	O
numbering	O
in	O
their	O
names	O
were	O
one	O
digit	O
lower	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	B-Application
Canada	O
stated	O
that	O
pre-orders	O
in	O
Canada	O
were	O
"	O
outstanding	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TechRadar	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
7	I-Application
's	O
"	O
rich-looking	O
,	O
glass-and-metal-fused	O
design	O
"	O
would	O
"	O
really	O
wow	O
people	O
who	O
are	O
upgrading	O
from	O
those	O
old	O
,	O
plastic-clad	O
Note	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Note	B-Application
3	I-Application
handsets	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
curved	O
edges	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
infrequently	O
caused	O
minor	O
issues	O
when	O
using	O
the	O
stylus	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aspects	O
of	O
the	O
software	O
were	O
also	O
praised	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
continued	O
trimming	O
of	O
Samsung	B-Application
's	O
TouchWiz	B-Application
suite	O
and	O
its	O
streamlined	O
settings	O
interface	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
already	O
included	O
features	O
introduced	O
to	O
the	O
stock	O
operating	O
system	O
as	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
7.0	I-Application
"	I-Application
Nougat	I-Application
"	I-Application
(	O
although	O
still	O
being	O
initially	O
supplied	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
''	O
Marshmallow''	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Of	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
new	O
stylus-oriented	O
features	O
,	O
the	O
consolidated	O
S	O
Notes	O
app	O
,	O
GIF	O
recorder	O
,	O
and	O
always-on	O
display	O
functionality	O
were	O
commended	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
translation	O
tool	O
was	O
considered	O
inferior	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
Translate	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
7	I-Application
's	O
battery	O
was	O
judged	O
as	O
being	O
capable	O
of	O
one-and-a-half	O
days	O
of	O
normal	O
use	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
software	O
also	O
featured	O
numerous	O
estimation	O
and	O
power-saving	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Techradar	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
if	O
you	O
're	O
going	O
to	O
get	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
stylus	B-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
Note	B-Application
7	I-Application
is	O
an	O
obvious	O
choice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ars	O
Technica	O
was	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
Note	B-Application
7	I-Application
due	O
to	O
its	O
similarities	O
to	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S7	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Note	B-Application
7	I-Application
's	O
refreshed	O
design	O
was	O
commended	O
for	O
being	O
smoother	O
and	O
more	O
ergonomic	O
than	O
previous	O
Samsung	B-Application
devices	O
with	O
curved	O
screens	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
panned	O
for	O
using	O
glass	O
on	O
the	O
rear	O
panel	O
rather	O
than	O
metal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
S	B-Operating_System
Pen	I-Operating_System
was	O
also	O
criticized	O
for	O
feeling	O
"	O
cheap	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
hollow	O
plastic	O
tube	O
that	O
would	O
feel	O
more	O
at	O
home	O
in	O
a	O
100-pack	O
of	O
disposable	O
Bic	O
pens	O
than	O
in	O
an	O
ultra-premium	O
$850	O
smartphone	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iris	O
scanner	O
's	O
implementation	O
was	O
panned	O
for	O
adding	O
additional	O
steps	O
to	O
the	O
process	O
of	O
unlocking	O
the	O
phone	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
the	O
fingerprint	O
reader	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
integrate	O
into	O
Android	B-Application
's	O
integrated	O
authentication	O
platforms	O
(	O
making	O
it	O
proprietary	O
to	O
Samsung	B-Application
components	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TouchWiz	B-Application
on	O
the	O
Note	B-Application
7	I-Application
was	O
panned	O
for	O
consisting	O
mainly	O
of	O
"	O
 '	O
different	O
for	O
the	O
sake	O
of	O
being	O
different	O
 '	O
changes	O
that	O
do	O
n't	O
add	O
much	O
to	O
the	O
software	O
experience	O
"	O
and	O
make	O
the	O
interface	O
less	O
consistent	O
with	O
third-party	O
software	O
by	O
removing	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
Material	B-Application
design	I-Application
language	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
conclusion	O
,	O
Ars	O
Technica	O
doubted	O
whether	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
series	I-Application
was	O
still	O
necessary	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
increasing	O
similarities	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
line	O
,	O
and	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
device	O
was	O
priced	O
too	O
high	O
,	O
citing	O
Chinese	O
vendors	O
capable	O
of	O
undercutting	O
the	O
prices	O
of	O
major	O
brands	O
while	O
still	O
producing	O
phones	O
of	O
similar	O
specifications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
technology	O
journalist	O
David	O
Ruddock	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
Police	O
criticized	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
Note	I-Application
series	I-Application
for	O
no	O
longer	O
being	O
targeted	O
towards	O
power	B-General_Concept
users	I-General_Concept
like	O
it	O
was	O
years	O
prior	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ruddock	O
stated	O
that	O
since	O
2015	O
's	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
Note	I-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
not	O
much	O
except	O
for	O
the	O
S	B-Operating_System
Pen	I-Operating_System
stylus	B-Operating_System
sets	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
devices	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
apart	O
from	O
the	O
respective	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
series	I-Application
devices	O
released	O
earlier	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battery	O
defects	O
caused	O
many	O
Note	B-Application
7	I-Application
units	O
to	O
overheat	O
and	O
combust	O
or	O
explode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
10	O
October	O
2016	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
permanently	O
discontinued	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
7	I-Application
due	O
to	O
these	O
repeated	O
incidents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
original	O
run	O
of	O
devices	O
,	O
the	O
battery	O
produced	O
by	O
Samsung	B-Application
SDI	O
contained	O
a	O
design	O
flaw	O
that	O
made	O
electrodes	O
on	O
the	O
top-right	O
of	O
the	O
battery	O
susceptible	O
to	O
bending	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
weakened	O
separation	O
between	O
positive	O
and	O
negative	O
tabs	O
of	O
the	O
battery	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
thermal	O
runaway	O
and	O
short	B-Application
circuits	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
an	O
official	O
recall	O
on	O
12	O
September	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
7	I-Application
was	O
re-versioned	O
using	O
batteries	O
from	O
China-based	O
Contemporary	O
Amperex	O
Technology	O
(	O
CATL	O
or	O
ATL	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
supplies	O
batteries	O
to	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Application
smartphones	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
23	O
January	O
2017	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
stated	O
that	O
these	O
batteries	O
had	O
suffered	O
from	O
a	O
manufacturing	O
defect	O
in	O
the	O
welding	O
process	O
,	O
which	O
pushed	O
electrodes	O
up	O
and	O
caused	O
damage	O
to	O
the	O
separation	O
between	O
the	O
positive	O
and	O
negative	O
tabs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	B-Application
reported	O
that	O
these	O
oversights	O
resulted	O
from	O
the	O
vendor	O
's	O
push	O
to	O
ramp	O
up	O
production	O
of	O
batteries	O
for	O
the	O
replacement	O
phones	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
meet	O
demand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
released	O
two	O
updates	O
for	O
the	O
Note	B-Application
7	I-Application
,	O
one	O
that	O
activated	O
a	O
60%	O
charge	O
limit	O
and	O
then	O
a	O
0%	O
charge	O
limit	O
that	O
made	O
the	O
phone	O
unusable	O
even	O
though	O
the	O
charge	O
limit	O
can	O
be	O
removed	O
by	O
erasing	O
the	O
phone	O
and	O
downgrading	O
it	O
to	O
Version	O
1	O
,	O
the	O
stock	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
31	O
August	O
2016	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
reported	O
that	O
Samsung	B-Application
was	O
delaying	O
shipments	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
7	I-Application
in	O
some	O
regions	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
perform	O
"	O
additional	O
tests	O
being	O
conducted	O
for	O
product	O
quality	O
"	O
;	O
this	O
came	O
alongside	O
user	O
reports	O
of	O
batteries	O
exploding	O
while	O
charging	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
1	O
September	O
,	O
South	O
Korea	O
's	O
Yonhap	O
News	O
Agency	O
reported	O
that	O
Samsung	B-Application
was	O
preparing	O
to	O
recall	O
the	O
device	O
worldwide	O
due	O
to	O
these	O
battery	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
2	O
September	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
suspended	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
7	I-Application
and	O
announced	O
an	O
informal	O
recall	O
after	O
it	O
was	O
found	O
that	O
a	O
manufacturing	O
defect	O
in	O
the	O
phones	O
 '	O
batteries	O
had	O
caused	O
some	O
of	O
them	O
to	O
generate	O
excessive	O
heat	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
fires	O
and	O
explosions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	B-Application
exchanged	O
the	O
affected	O
phones	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
revision	O
which	O
utilized	O
batteries	O
sourced	O
from	O
a	O
different	O
supplier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
after	O
reports	O
emerged	O
of	O
incidents	O
where	O
these	O
replacement	O
phones	O
also	O
caught	O
fire	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
recalled	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
7	I-Application
worldwide	O
on	O
10	O
October	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
permanently	O
ceased	O
production	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
a	O
day	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
recalls	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
has	O
issued	O
software	O
updates	O
in	O
some	O
markets	O
that	O
are	O
intended	O
to	O
"	O
eliminate	O
their	O
ability	O
to	O
work	O
as	O
mobile	O
devices	O
"	O
,	O
including	O
restricting	O
battery	O
capacity	O
,	O
and	O
blocking	O
their	O
ability	O
to	O
connect	O
to	O
wireless	O
networks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Samsung	B-Application
spokesperson	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
had	O
received	O
35	O
reports	O
of	O
battery	O
failure	O
,	O
which	O
"	O
account	O
for	O
less	O
than	O
0.1	O
percent	O
of	O
the	O
entire	O
volume	O
sold	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	B-Application
stated	O
that	O
the	O
hazard	O
was	O
limited	O
to	O
a	O
small	O
fraction	O
of	O
phones	O
manufactured	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
a	O
tool	O
on	O
its	O
website	O
on	O
19	O
September	O
to	O
identify	O
affected	O
units	O
by	O
their	O
unique	O
IMEI	O
numbers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
15	O
September	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
7	I-Application
was	O
officially	O
recalled	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
by	O
the	O
Consumer	O
Product	O
Safety	O
Commission	O
,	O
who	O
advised	O
all	O
owners	O
to	O
shut	O
down	O
and	O
cease	O
all	O
usage	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
and	O
return	O
them	O
in	O
exchange	O
for	O
a	O
replacement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
13	O
September	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
announced	O
in	O
newspaper	O
advertisements	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
release	O
a	O
software	O
patch	O
to	O
the	O
affected	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
7	I-Application
devices	O
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
,	O
which	O
prevents	O
the	O
device	O
from	O
being	O
charged	O
beyond	O
60%	O
capacity	O
to	O
reduce	O
the	O
risk	O
of	O
combustion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
7	I-Application
was	O
subsequently	O
reissued	O
with	O
batteries	O
supplied	O
by	O
Chinese	O
company	O
Amperex	O
Technology	O
Limited	O
(	O
which	O
also	O
serves	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
battery	O
supplier	O
for	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Application
line	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
replacement	O
models	O
,	O
which	O
Samsung	B-Application
purportedly	O
classified	O
as	O
being	O
safe	O
,	O
had	O
a	O
prominent	O
marking	O
on	O
their	O
packaging	O
to	O
distinguish	O
them	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
wave	O
of	O
recalled	O
units	O
and	O
render	O
all	O
software	O
battery	O
indicators	O
with	O
green	O
icons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	B-Application
was	O
granted	O
special	O
permission	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
to	O
allow	O
this	O
change	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
would	O
normally	O
violate	O
the	O
requirements	O
of	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
Compatibility	O
Definition	O
Document	O
(	O
which	O
must	O
be	O
met	O
to	O
license	O
Google	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
Services	I-Application
software	O
and	O
Android	B-Application
trademarks	O
)	O
for	O
all	O
status	O
bar	O
icons	O
to	O
only	O
be	O
rendered	O
in	O
white	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
the	O
recall	O
,	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
released	O
a	O
software	O
update	O
to	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
7	I-Application
units	O
purchased	O
from	O
the	O
carrier	O
,	O
which	O
displays	O
the	O
aforementioned	O
green	O
icons	O
on	O
safe	O
devices	O
and	O
an	O
embedded	O
recall	O
notice	O
on	O
affected	O
devices	O
when	O
the	O
device	O
is	O
plugged	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	B-Application
reported	O
that	O
80%	O
of	O
devices	O
had	O
been	O
replaced	O
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
,	O
and	O
roughly	O
50%	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
stated	O
that	O
95%	O
of	O
users	O
chose	O
to	O
maintain	O
their	O
loyalty	O
to	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2016	O
,	O
several	O
incidents	O
occurred	O
in	O
which	O
replacement	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
7	I-Application
phones	O
still	O
suffered	O
from	O
battery	O
failure	O
and	O
combustion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
7	I-Application
owner	O
in	O
Kentucky	O
was	O
hospitalized	O
with	O
acute	O
bronchitis	O
due	O
to	O
smoke	O
inhalation	O
after	O
his	O
replacement	O
device	O
caught	O
fire	O
in	O
the	O
early	O
morning	O
of	O
4	O
October	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
owner	O
told	O
a	O
local	O
television	O
station	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
received	O
a	O
text	O
message	O
not	O
meant	O
for	O
him	O
from	O
a	O
Samsung	B-Application
customer	O
service	O
representative	O
,	O
which	O
read	O
,	O
"	O
Just	O
now	O
got	O
this	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
5	B-Application
October	O
2016	O
,	O
a	O
Southwest	O
Airlines	O
flight	O
preparing	O
to	O
depart	O
from	O
Louisville	O
was	O
evacuated	O
before	O
takeoff	O
when	O
a	O
passenger	O
's	O
replacement	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
7	I-Application
,	O
obtained	O
from	O
an	O
AT&T	O
retail	O
outlet	O
,	O
began	O
smoking	O
and	O
popping	O
as	O
they	O
were	O
turning	O
it	O
off	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	B-Application
stated	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
working	O
with	O
the	O
airline	O
to	O
investigate	O
the	O
incident	O
,	O
but	O
said	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
unable	O
to	O
confirm	O
whether	O
the	O
device	O
was	O
a	O
replacement	O
until	O
it	O
was	O
recovered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
incidents	O
involving	O
replacement	O
phones	O
,	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
 '	O
five	O
major	O
wireless	O
carriers	O
(	O
AT&T	O
Mobility	O
and	O
T-Mobile	O
US	O
on	O
9	O
October	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Sprint	O
Corporation	O
,	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
,	O
and	O
U.S.	O
Cellular	O
on	O
10	O
October	O
)	O
subsequently	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
suspend	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
7	I-Application
until	O
further	O
notice	O
,	O
pending	O
an	O
investigation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
10	O
October	O
2016	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
officially	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
"[asked]	O
all	O
carrier	O
and	O
retail	O
partners	O
globally	O
to	O
stop	O
sales	O
and	O
exchanges	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
7	I-Application
,	O
and	O
urged	O
all	O
owners	O
to	O
power	O
them	O
off	O
and	O
"	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
remedies	O
available	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
refund	O
at	O
their	O
place	O
of	O
purchase	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
day	O
later	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
announced	O
it	O
would	O
permanently	O
cease	O
production	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
7	I-Application
in	O
the	O
interest	O
of	O
customer	O
safety	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	B-Application
began	O
issuing	O
special	O
kits	O
to	O
package	O
the	O
devices	O
for	O
returns	O
,	O
which	O
consist	O
of	O
an	O
antistatic	O
bag	O
that	O
the	O
phone	O
is	O
to	O
be	O
inserted	O
into	O
,	O
and	O
three	O
layers	O
of	O
boxes	O
—	O
the	O
last	O
of	O
which	O
is	O
lined	O
with	O
ceramic	O
fibre	O
paper	O
for	O
fire	O
protection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	B-Application
told	O
Vice	O
's	O
Motherboard	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
not	O
repair	O
or	O
refurbish	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
returned	O
phones	O
but	O
would	O
"	O
safely	O
dispose	O
"	O
of	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
Samsung	B-Application
's	O
actions	O
,	O
the	O
Rwanda	O
Utilities	O
and	O
Regulatory	O
Authority	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
 '	O
Consumer	O
Product	O
Safety	O
Commission	O
issued	O
official	O
recalls	O
of	O
all	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
7	I-Application
units	O
,	O
banning	O
the	O
sale	O
and	O
distribution	O
of	O
any	O
Note	B-Application
7	I-Application
phone	O
within	O
both	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Royal	O
Mail	O
and	O
the	O
British	O
courier	O
company	O
Parcelforce	O
announced	O
they	O
would	O
not	O
accept	O
or	O
deliver	O
any	O
parcels	O
containing	O
a	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
7	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Online	O
marketplaces	O
eBay	B-Application
and	O
Gumtree	B-Application
also	O
began	O
to	O
pull	O
listings	O
selling	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
7	I-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
suspension	O
of	O
sales	O
,	O
Oculus	B-Application
VR	I-Application
issued	O
an	O
update	O
to	O
its	O
software	O
for	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Device
Gear	I-Device
VR	I-Device
virtual	B-Device
reality	I-Device
headset	I-Device
,	O
which	O
blocks	O
its	O
use	O
with	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
7	I-Application
for	O
safety	O
reasons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
14	O
October	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
U.S.	O
Federal	O
Aviation	O
Administration	O
and	O
the	O
Department	O
of	O
Transportation	O
's	O
Pipeline	O
and	O
Hazardous	O
Materials	O
Safety	O
Administration	O
banned	O
the	O
Note	B-Application
7	I-Application
from	O
being	O
taken	O
aboard	O
any	O
airline	O
flight	O
,	O
even	O
if	O
powered	O
off	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Qantas	O
,	O
Virgin	O
Australia	O
and	O
Garuda	O
Indonesia	O
issued	O
similar	O
bans	O
,	O
while	O
Transport	O
Canada	O
issued	O
a	O
notice	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
Note	B-Application
7	I-Application
was	O
banned	O
from	O
flights	O
under	O
Special	O
Provision	O
137	O
prohibitions	O
,	O
banning	O
the	O
carriage	O
of	O
damaged	O
or	O
defective	O
lithium-ion	O
batteries	O
onto	O
flights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
these	O
air	O
travel	O
bans	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
announced	O
it	O
would	O
set	O
up	O
dedicated	O
kiosks	O
at	O
selected	O
airports	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
allow	O
travelers	O
to	O
exchange	O
or	O
receive	O
a	O
refund	O
for	O
their	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
7	I-Application
on-site	O
before	O
departing	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
having	O
it	O
confiscated	O
by	O
security	O
or	O
airport	O
staff	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
20	O
December	O
2016	O
,	O
a	O
Virgin	O
America	O
flight	O
from	O
San	O
Francisco	O
to	O
Boston	O
was	O
nearly	O
diverted	O
mid-flight	O
after	O
it	O
was	O
discovered	O
that	O
a	O
passenger	O
on	O
the	O
plane	O
had	O
been	O
operating	O
a	O
Wi-Fi	O
hotspot	O
with	O
the	O
SSID	O
"	O
Samsung	B-Operating_System
Galaxy	I-Operating_System
Note7_1097	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
later	O
discovered	O
that	O
the	O
hotspot	O
was	O
a	O
hoax	O
and	O
that	O
no	O
passenger	O
had	O
actually	O
brought	O
a	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
7	I-Application
onboard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
4	O
November	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
New	O
Zealand	O
Telecommunications	O
Forum	O
announced	O
it	O
would	O
ban	O
all	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
7	I-Application
phones	O
from	O
use	O
on	O
local	O
mobile	O
networks	O
beginning	O
on	O
18	O
November	O
,	O
enforced	O
via	O
IMEI	O
blacklist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
30	O
November	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
7	I-Application
devices	O
would	O
be	O
banned	O
from	O
Australian	O
wireless	O
networks	O
effective	O
15	O
December	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2016	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
announced	O
its	O
intent	O
to	O
cripple	O
the	O
functionality	O
of	O
unreturned	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
7	I-Application
phones	O
in	O
Canada	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
via	O
software	O
updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Verizon	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
refuse	O
to	O
distribute	O
this	O
update	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
added	O
risk	O
this	O
could	O
pose	O
to	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
7	I-Application
users	O
that	O
do	O
not	O
have	O
another	O
device	O
to	O
switch	O
to	O
"	O
because	O
it	O
would	O
"	O
make	O
it	O
impossible	O
to	O
contact	O
family	O
,	O
first	O
responders	O
or	O
medical	O
professionals	O
in	O
an	O
emergency	O
situation	O
"	O
,	O
especially	O
during	O
the	O
holiday	O
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
18	O
December	O
2016	O
,	O
Verizon	B-Application
announced	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
distributing	O
the	O
update	O
on	O
5	B-Application
January	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Verizon	B-Application
later	O
announced	O
it	O
would	O
redirect	O
all	O
outgoing	O
calls	O
(	O
excluding	O
emergency	O
calls	O
)	O
made	O
on	O
unreturned	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
7	I-Application
devices	O
to	O
a	O
service	O
hotline	O
demanding	O
that	O
they	O
be	O
returned	O
,	O
and	O
threatened	O
to	O
charge	O
customers	O
a	O
fee	O
equaling	O
the	O
total	O
retail	O
cost	O
of	O
the	O
phone	O
if	O
they	O
refused	O
to	O
comply	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
9	O
January	O
2017	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
released	O
another	O
update	O
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
which	O
blocked	O
the	O
device	O
from	O
being	O
charged	O
beyond	O
15%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
24	O
March	O
2017	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
released	O
another	O
update	O
for	O
South	O
Korean	O
users	O
,	O
barring	O
charging	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
7	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Verge	O
panned	O
Samsung	B-Application
's	O
overall	O
handling	O
of	O
the	O
battery	O
faults	O
and	O
recall	O
,	O
arguing	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
had	O
initially	O
delivered	O
unclear	O
messaging	O
over	O
whether	O
or	O
not	O
the	O
devices	O
were	O
still	O
safe	O
to	O
use	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
its	O
slow	O
communication	O
with	O
the	O
U.S.	O
Consumer	O
Product	O
Safety	O
Commission	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
the	O
capacity	O
to	O
issue	O
an	O
official	O
recall	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arguments	O
were	O
based	O
on	O
data	O
released	O
on	O
13	O
September	O
2016	O
by	O
the	O
research	O
firm	O
Apteligent	O
,	O
which	O
stated	O
that	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
7	I-Application
usage	O
had	O
been	O
"	O
almost	O
exactly	O
the	O
same	O
"	O
since	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
the	O
exchange	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Verge	O
also	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
U.S.	O
government	O
's	O
ban	O
on	O
taking	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
7	I-Application
phones	O
aboard	O
airline	O
flights	O
was	O
"	O
perhaps	O
unprecedented	O
"	O
,	O
acknowledging	O
that	O
only	O
the	O
ban	O
of	O
hoverboards	O
by	O
individual	O
airlines	O
for	O
similar	O
reasons	O
—	O
an	O
entire	O
class	O
of	O
products	O
(	O
albeit	O
one	O
that	O
was	O
"	O
admittedly	O
fire-prone	O
because	O
of	O
cheap	O
materials	O
"	O
)	O
—	O
came	O
close	O
to	O
a	O
legal	O
ban	O
for	O
a	O
single	O
consumer	O
product	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
overall	O
magnitude	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kyle	O
Weins	O
of	O
Wired	O
felt	O
that	O
Samsung	B-Application
switched	O
to	O
non-removable	O
batteries	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
imitate	O
the	O
industrial	O
design	O
of	O
Apple	O
after	O
having	O
used	O
removable	O
batteries	O
on	O
many	O
of	O
its	O
past	O
models	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Operating_System
Note	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
argued	O
that	O
this	O
design	O
decision	O
exacerbated	O
the	O
battery	O
faults	O
of	O
the	O
Note	B-Application
7	I-Application
by	O
requiring	O
users	O
to	O
replace	O
the	O
entire	O
phone	O
instead	O
of	O
only	O
the	O
battery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
suggested	O
that	O
Samsung	B-Application
could	O
"	O
lead	O
the	O
pack	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
by	O
switching	O
back	O
to	O
removable	O
batteries	O
,	O
as	O
with	O
other	O
"	O
responsible	O
"	O
OEMs	O
such	O
as	O
HP	O
and	O
LG	O
Electronics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Analysts	O
argued	O
that	O
the	O
recall	O
had	O
hurt	O
Samsung	B-Application
's	O
brand	O
,	O
and	O
would	O
likely	O
result	O
in	O
the	O
company	O
losing	O
its	O
market	O
share	O
to	O
competitors	O
,	O
including	O
Apple	O
and	O
Google	B-Application
(	O
which	O
had	O
recently	O
unveiled	O
their	O
respective	O
iPhone	B-Application
7	I-Application
and	O
Pixel	O
models	O
)	O
and	O
other	O
Android	B-Application
vendors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Credit	O
Suisse	O
analysts	O
predicted	O
that	O
the	O
recall	O
and	O
discontinuation	O
would	O
result	O
in	O
Samsung	B-Application
losing	O
nearly	O
US$17	O
billion	O
in	O
revenue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
12	O
October	O
2016	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
revised	O
its	O
earnings	O
forecast	O
for	O
the	O
third	O
quarter	O
of	O
2016	O
,	O
estimating	O
a	O
33%	O
drop	O
in	O
operating	O
profits	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
the	O
second	O
quarter	O
of	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
revenue	O
expectations	O
cut	O
by	O
₩2	O
trillion	O
to	O
₩47	O
trillion	O
(	O
US	O
$41.8	O
billion	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
18	O
October	O
2016	O
,	O
McCuneWright	O
LLP	O
sued	O
Samsung	B-Application
and	O
filed	O
a	O
proposed	O
class-action	O
lawsuit	O
over	O
its	O
handling	O
of	O
the	O
recall	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
had	O
"	O
failed	O
to	O
reimburse	O
consumers	O
for	O
monthly	O
costs	O
associated	O
with	O
owning	O
an	O
unusable	O
Note	B-Application
7	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	B-Application
was	O
also	O
panned	O
by	O
customers	O
affected	O
by	O
the	O
exploding	O
phones	O
,	O
who	O
alleged	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
refused	O
to	O
compensate	O
them	O
for	O
property	O
damage	O
caused	O
by	O
the	O
explosions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
wake	O
of	O
the	O
recall	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
UL	O
LLC	O
,	O
Exponent	O
,	O
and	O
TÜV	O
Rheinland	O
,	O
performed	O
internal	O
testing	O
and	O
analysis	O
to	O
determine	O
the	O
exact	O
causes	O
of	O
the	O
defects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	B-Application
released	O
its	O
official	O
findings	O
on	O
23	O
January	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Concerns	O
were	O
also	O
raised	O
over	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
electronic	O
waste	O
resulting	O
from	O
Samsung	B-Application
's	O
announced	O
plan	O
to	O
destroy	O
all	O
returned	O
phones	O
rather	O
than	O
recycling	O
and	O
refurbishing	O
them	O
into	O
new	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2017	O
,	O
Korea	O
Economic	O
Daily	O
reported	O
that	O
Samsung	B-Application
had	O
been	O
considering	O
refurbishing	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
7	I-Application
into	O
a	O
modified	O
version	O
with	O
lower	O
battery	O
capacity	O
to	O
be	O
targeted	O
at	O
markets	O
such	O
as	O
Vietnam	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
representative	O
of	O
Samsung	B-Application
India	O
denied	O
these	O
reports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Greenpeace	O
disrupted	O
a	O
press	O
conference	O
by	O
Samsung	B-Application
at	O
Mobile	O
World	O
Congress	O
to	O
protest	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
unclear	O
plans	O
for	O
the	O
recalled	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
27	O
March	O
2017	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
it	O
intended	O
to	O
extract	O
reusable	O
parts	O
such	O
as	O
metal	O
,	O
semiconductors	O
,	O
and	O
cameras	O
from	O
the	O
recalled	O
devices	O
,	O
and	O
market	O
refurbished	O
devices	O
"	O
where	O
applicable	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
discontinuation	O
of	O
the	O
Note	B-Application
7	I-Application
,	O
some	O
features	O
in	O
the	O
device	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
Samsung	B-Application
Pass	O
,	O
Secure	O
Folder	O
,	O
S	B-Operating_System
Pen	I-Operating_System
related	O
features	O
,	O
and	O
Grace	O
UX	O
)	O
were	O
eventually	O
made	O
available	O
in	O
Android	B-Application
Marshmallow	I-Application
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
Galaxy	O
A8	O
(	O
2016	O
)	O
,	O
Galaxy	O
A	O
(	O
2017	O
)	O
series	O
and	O
Galaxy	O
Tab	O
A	O
10.1	O
(	O
2016	O
)	O
)	O
and	O
Nougat	B-Application
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
5	I-Application
(	O
via	O
software	O
update	O
)	O
,	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S8/S8	I-Application
+	I-Application
and	O
Galaxy	O
C	O
Pro	O
series	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
Wall	O
Street	O
Journal	O
reported	O
on	O
Samsung	B-Application
's	O
plan	O
to	O
refurbish	O
its	O
inventory	O
of	O
recalled	O
phones	O
and	O
release	O
them	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
model	O
designation	O
of	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
FE	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
FE	O
"	O
being	O
an	O
abbreviation	O
of	O
"	O
Fan	O
Edition	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
phone	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
on	O
7	O
July	O
2017	O
,	O
with	O
limited	O
availability	O
in	O
other	O
countries	O
to	O
follow	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
price	O
of	O
$610	O
;	O
being	O
a	O
$255	O
discount	O
from	O
the	O
price	O
of	O
the	O
Note	B-Application
7	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
is	O
identical	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
S8	O
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
similar	O
UI	O
,	O
and	O
includes	O
Bixby	B-Application
home	O
and	O
reminders	O
but	O
not	O
the	O
entire	O
Bixby	B-Application
assistant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	B-Application
introduced	O
an	O
eight-point	O
battery	O
check	O
after	O
the	O
Note	B-Application
7	I-Application
to	O
make	O
sure	O
all	O
of	O
their	O
batteries	O
were	O
safe	O
for	O
new	O
and	O
current	O
devices	O
in	O
production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
have	O
been	O
no	O
reported	O
incidents	O
of	O
an	O
S8	O
or	O
S8+	O
catching	O
fire	O
after	O
their	O
release	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
new	O
flagship	O
device	O
to	O
go	O
through	O
the	O
eight-point	O
battery	O
check	O
,	O
nor	O
have	O
there	O
been	O
reports	O
of	O
the	O
Note	B-Application
8	I-Application
catching	O
fire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
Fan	O
Edition	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
,	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
FE	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
select	O
countries	O
in	O
Asia	O
and	O
Saudi	O
Arabia	O
starting	O
in	O
October	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
