Samsung Electronics said that it has retrieved over 90 per cent of the fire-prone Galaxy Note 7 smartphones sold in South Korea, leading the company to consider software upgrades to further limit the battery-charging capability.Don't miss: Lenovo K6 Note Review: Its Battery Life is the USP
Earlier, Samsung had updated the Galaxy Note 7 smartphones in Europe that were still in use to prevent them being charged past 30 per cent.Read more: Bezel-less Nubia Z11, N1 to Go on Sale on Amazon India
Over 8, 50,000 Note 7 devices have been retrieved among about 9,50,000 phones sold, raising the recovery rate to 90 per cent.
Samsung said in a statement that it is considering the upgrade of the software patch the firm released in October to limit the maximum charging capability of Note 7 to 60 per cent.
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The South Korean tech behemoth has decided to discontinue the latest Galaxy device on reports of the devices catching fire or overheating globally.
In the US and Europe, where the retrieval rate surpassed 90 percent, Samsung already took an action to restrict the battery capability for the protection of consumers.
Exchange and refunds of the fire-prone phones will continue here until next month, but benefits and favours from the replacement are scheduled to end by the end of this month.
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