#samsung Note 7 investigation will blame ‘irregularly sized’ batteries and manufacturing flaws, says WSJ
January 20, 2017 | Uncategorized
Samsung’s official investigation into the cause of widespread faults with the Galaxy Note 7 will blame “irregularly sized” batteries and manufacturing faults, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. The company is set to announce the results of its inquiry this weekend, but the WSJ claims to have revealed its conclusions early, citing information from “people familiar with the matter.”
The WSJ says Samsung hired three independent “quality-control and supply-chain analysis firms” to conduct its investigation, with these firms concluding that two separate faults affected the Note 7.
The first fault relates to devices that used batteries made by Samsung subsidiary Samsung SDI. These batteries didn’t fit inside the phone…
