From CNET: Samsung will have enough Galaxy Note 7 phones in stores Wednesday to replace half of the devices recalled for a battery problem. Stores will have replacements for the rest of the affected phones by the end of the month.
The South Korean company on Tuesday said 500,000 replacement devices have arrived in the US and have been shipped to carrier and retail stores. About 1 million Note 7 units had been recalled in the country.
"New devices will be in stores no later than tomorrow and we will continue to take the necessary actions to ensure users are powering down and immediately exchanging recalled devices," Tim Baxter, president of Samsung Electronics America, said in a statement.
The company also said about 25 percent of Note 7 owners in the US have exchanged their devices, up from 13 percent last week when Samsung started making replacements available.
It added that the "vast majority" of people exchanging their Note 7 phones have opted for another Samsung Galaxy smartphone rather than a refund.
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