Smartphone - Galaxy Note 7 may be banned - Curt Lewis

The FAA Is Considering a Ban on Samsung's Exploding Smartphones Samsung Galaxy Note 7 after sustaining fire damage from its battery (Twitter) Last week, Samsung recalled roughly 2.5 million smartphones after it was discovered that at least 35 of the devices had spontaneously burst into flames. Make that 35 and counting. But don't worry, if you'd like to bring your Galaxy Note 7 onto a flight, the FAA still hasn't decided whether it should ban the devices on planes. The agency is thinking about it, however.