Samsung Pins Blame On Batteries For Galaxy Note 7 Fires

"Samsung announced the results of a months-long investigation into why its Galaxy Note 7 phones spontaneously caught fire last summer, pinning the blame on faulty batteries."

"The bungled launch led to a recall of 2.5 million devices and losses totaling more than $2 billion. The root cause, according to an internal investigation conducted with the help of outside experts, was battery short circuits."

"Both companies that supplied batteries for the Galaxy Note 7 had separate issues leading to the fires, Samsung says, in part due to the rush to replace the originally exploding phones with new ones. The company did not name its battery suppliers."

"'The comprehensive responsibility lies with us. We did not thoroughly vet the parts that were assembled for us,' said DJ Koh, the head of Samsung's sprawling mobile unit."