![]() ![]() This article originally appeared on CNBC.(Image credit: Samuel Rutherford / Tom's Guide)Īt 6.04 x 2.9 x 0.31 inches, the Note 7 is slightly thicker than the 0.29-inch thin Note 5 but a bit lighter at 5.96 ounces (down from 6 ounces). ![]() You don't know when or where the phone could overheat." There are certainly a lot of recalls announced, but each and every one is important to respond. " People really need to take it seriously. "It's too serious of a recall to ignore it," said Davis. She referred CNBC to Samsung, who did not respond to a request for comment. Patty Davis, deputy director at the CPSC, said that the Samsung Note 7 recall is simply too serious to be ignored, because it could put lives at risk. Indeed, one owner of two recalled Ford vehicles sounded all too similar to a Note 7 owner, when interviewed by The Guardian: "It's not going to happen to me – that's my attitude." Car manufacturers, too, have struggled to convince consumers to bring in their recalled cars, even in highly publicized recalls. Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a serious warning for those who decide to hang on to their phones, urging them to take advantage of refunds and replacements and not to hang on to the phone.īut with so many recalls out there, it can numb consumers to the true consequences of recall warnings, a phenomenon called "recall fatigue," researchers have told USA Today during past recalls.įorty percent of consumers think that the foods they purchase are less likely to be recalled than those purchased by others, appearing to believe that food recalls just don't apply to them, Rutgers' Food Policy Institute found in a 2009 study. Several varieties of Samsung's Galaxy S7 Edge are also on back-order on its website.įor those who can't go phone-less for weeks, they may opt to keep their Note 7, despite the risk of an overheating battery, try for a temporary replacement, or be forced to downgrade to a smaller, less advanced model. Though some lucky customers might score next-day pickup, the iPhone 7 Plus has a 3 to 4 week shipping time directly from Apple, and many colors were listed as unavailable for store pick up at multiple locations across the country. The Pixel XL is listed as out of stock at the Google Store, and doesn't ship until October 20 from Best Buy. Unfortunately for Samsung customers, those aren't easy to get a hold of amid high demand. The One Plus 3 also offers similar specs at a lower price than Samsung's phones, but is smaller in size.įor users looking for best-in-class performance, there are three obvious options: Samsung's Galaxy S7 Edge, the iPhone 7 Plus and Pixel XL phone, all at just 5.5 inches. But that phone makes several concessions, industry blogs write, including lower water resistance, an LCD display that doesn't wrap around the edges, and of course the Note's signature stylus. The LG V20 has similar specs to the Note 7, with the same processor ram and storage space. The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 lacks the Note 7's wrap-around edges, and has an older processor. That leaves consumers with either an older Note device, or an LG V20. Note 7 users are likely accustomed to a larger-screen phone, since the Note screen runs 5.7 inches. Picking out a replacement phone does pose a serious challenge, one that requires consumers to sacrifice either features, like iris-scanning, or specs, like processing or display.
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