Given the spate of reports of the Galaxy Note 7 exploding, it is safe to say that it behooves Samsung to ensure that this will not happen with the replacement units. Samsung is said to have since switched suppliers of the battery, and have also instituted a variety of ways to reassure customers that their handsets are safe.
However it seems that is not enough. According to new reports, the Korean Agency for Technology and Standards has since asked Samsung and its battery suppliers to subject their handsets and batteries to X-rays to ensure that there are no lingering battery defects. Like we said, a second round of exploding phones is obviously a scenario Samsung is trying to avoid, so X-ray scans are an extra level of safety that we’re sure customers can appreciate, even if it might seem a little excessive.
In addition to the X-ray scans, the government has also asked Samsung to extend the deadline for the refunds of the Galaxy Note 7, to which Samsung has agreed to. Note that this only seems to be applicable to South Korea, meaning that in other parts of the world where the Note 7 replacement units are being shipped off to might not undergo the same strict testing.
However like we said, Samsung has come up with a couple of ways to reassure customers of their safe handset. One of those ways includes checking the IMEI of the new phone against a database, and the other would be to look at the battery icon, in which if it is colored green then they know that they have a safe unit.
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