SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – Samsung will issue a global recall of the Galaxy Note 7 smartphone as soon as this weekend after its investigation on explosion claims found batteries were at fault, according to South Korea’s Yonhap News.
Samsung Electronics refused comment on the report on Friday. It said it was conducting the inspection with its partners.
“We will share the findings as soon as possible. Samsung is fully committed to providing the highest quality products to our consumers,” the company said in a statement.
The company was due to hold a news conference later Friday about the findings of its investigation and plans for the Galaxy Note 7.
Samsung launched the Note 7 on Aug. 19 in some markets, including South Korea and the U.S. Shipments were delayed in South Korea this week for extra quality control testing after reports that batteries of some of the jumbo smartphones exploded while they were being charged.