[Note 7 Questions & Answers] br0adband:
Typed it all off the top of my head as I pretty much always do.

This goes along with my working theory:

http://xdaforums.com/note-7/how-to/note-7-battery-issue-theory-progress-t3480235

related to the fact that the issue is more than likely caused by pressure on the case which is passed on to the battery itself which could result in the anode-cathode contact issue creating the thermal runaway. Just the fact that those showroom devices are handled by a lot of people doesn't equate to people using them in the real world: storing them in bags where they can be subject to external pressure(s) of various kinds, stuffed in a back pocket when people sit down (this happens so often it's scary), and other situations.

Also, consider that those kinds of devices are always plugged in when they're in a showroom or on a demo display which means they're never really charging - they stay in a constantly charged state with a minimal trickle at best. They're not having situations where they use the battery, then it needs to be recharged causing some heat stress, then they use the battery again, have to be recharged meaning heat cycling again, and so on. Typical usage means it's used, it's charged, it's used, it's charged, it's used, it's charged, you get the idea, right? Right?

I am 100% confident that the issues the Note 7 is having are not caused by heat nor are they directly attributable to heat itself inside the device. That's my opinion and I'm not pushing it on anybody.

Same reason I just stated: if the anode-cathode contact situation happens because of pressure on the battery (which is already barely able to fit inside the Note 7 as it is), packed down tightly, malformed by the packaging it uses, then wrapped on the edges by black electrical tape, crammed into that tiny space then it has pressure applied when the cover is on due to the sticky tape (as thin as it is that still causes pressure on the battery cell) then it must be considered as a potential for this happening. See the article in my theory where it shows info about the probably plate issues and the new production method of the Note 7 to get the symmetric glass top and bottom.

Again, my opinions but that have a basis in actual facts with respect to Li-Ion battery cell technology.

The Note 7 has exhibited a defect that has caused some devices to combust/explode/catch on fire so there's no "not really all that safe" way to do a recall - you go all the way and use the tools necessary and that means the custom boxes and gloves and everything related. We don't KNOW anything about potential issues with devices being shipped BACK at this point, that information is simply not available so you're speculating that nothing has happened since the 1st voluntary recall and now into the 2nd mandatory one. Samsung isn't necessarily going to advertise yet another failure but this time in a return package sent back to them, the shippers like FedEx and UPS aren't going to advertise they've had problems either - THAT is the kind of hysteria they don't need and to maintain public safety and not blow things out of proportion (pun intended) with respect to facts then all they're required to do is say the recall is underway and they're getting devices returned to them.

You have no idea if any reports from Canada, Europe, Middle East, etc have actually been made at this point in time because Samsung has not made any public statements with a detailed accounting of all the reports they've received and will probably continue to receive as time passes. Nobody outside of Samsung and the respective carriers worldwide in said countries and perhaps the shippers would be aware of things - if you're going by the number of pictures posted online or the number of YouTube videos to judge the number of actually defective devices that have combust or exploded, you're just doing it wrong. ;)

That's entirely up to them, my opinion is fine, if you want to keep your Note 7 and continue using it, great, more power to you but don't come whining if and when you have issues with it. The Note 7 is dead, warranty service is dead, updates will not be forthcoming (aside from a potential one to brick devices, entirely possible so we'll see what happens), it is a black Pariah at this point and should be avoided - I for one won't tolerate people around me using a Note 7 if one happens to come near me, I'll flat out tell 'em to move away. I don't need more stupidity invading my space than I can tolerate (which is quite a lot, I assure you, but even I have limits). :p

Think of it this way: do you really think Samsung wants to be spending an estimated $5 billion in the coming weeks and months, losing billions and billions more in now lost sales potential, and then destroying every Note 7 they get back just because it's something to do? Suffering catastrophic damage to their financials for the next few quarters as well as their reputation and the basic demise of the Note brand altogether? I can assure you it's not just something to do, this is serious stuff and it's going to cost them more than their estimates are letting on, a lot more and not only just in a dollar amount and it's already happening.

Ok, so people continue to use their effectively dead no updates coming Note 7's, so... they'll figure it out sooner or later and move on, that much is a fact.

Anything else?