Samsung stops Galaxy Note 7 sales over 'explosions'

By Ko Dong-hwan

Samsung Electronics has decided to stop selling Galaxy Note 7 smartphones after reports of overheating that leads to the battery exploding.

The company said Friday that 24 out of a million Note 7s that were released on Aug. 19 had a defective battery cell.

The company said it will exchange the problem phones but this will take about two weeks.