Samsung Australia offers full refunds in recall of 51,000 Galaxy Note 7 phones
by Staff and agencies from Technology | The Guardian on (#1SSX4)
Samsung tells owners to return smartphones after reports of batteries catching fire or exploding
Samsung has told Australian Galaxy Note 7 owners to turn off their phones and return them to stores after reports the phone's batteries caught fire or exploded while charging.
About 51,000 phones were voluntarily recalled in Australia on Monday by Samsung Electronics Australia, following similar moves overseas, citing "isolated battery cell issues".
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