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Samsung to replace or refund 1 million U.S. Galaxy Note 7 phones

Samsung received 92 reports of batteries overheating in the United States, including 26 reports of burns and 55 cases of property damage, the company said as it announced the recall in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The recall is a costly setback for Samsung, which was counting on Galaxy Note 7 to bolster sales as rivals such as Apple Inc launch new devices. The scale of the recall is unprecedented

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Samsung to replace or refund 1 million U.S. Galaxy Note 7 phones