In South Korea, there have been wide reports of consumers facing issues with their “improved” replacement devices. South Korean news network YTN ran a report that the Note 7 replacements have been overheating and discharging very quickly, much to the ire and frustration of the customers.
A Samsung spokesperson told the WSJ that the reported issues are “completely unrelated to batteries” and are “isolated cases” due to unavoidable problems in mass production.