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Bloomberg: AT&T considering dropping the Galaxy Note 7 completely
August 09, 2025
Samsung’s Note 7 headache could get a lot stronger.
Bloombergreportsthat AT&T is considering stopping sales of the Note 7entirely. The report, which quotes a person familiar with the situation, was published on Friday evening. AT&T may have already taken the decision, according toBloomberg, which estimates that the carrier is Samsung’s third largest client.
The report comes afterall major US carriers started allowing customers to return their Note 7’s and get different phones, even if the returned Note 7 is from a supposedly safe batch. The move is a response to anincident from earlier this weekwhere a “safe” Galaxy Note 7 allegedly caught fire aboard a plane, prompting the cancellation of the flight. Samsung said it’s still looking into the incident.
Carriers insisted that there’s no indication that the replacement Note 7 units present any safety risk and said they only allowed the replacements for their customers’ peace of mind.
If AT&T decides to stop selling the Note 7 completely, Samsung faces a real risk of contagion, as other carriers could decide to follow AT&T’s lead. Operators may not want to associate their image with a device that competitors denounced as unsafe.
Interestingly, this week’s setbacks have not spooked investors too much. Samsung’s stock is at an all-time high, buoyed by thestrong earnings estimatesthat the company posted for the quarter ending on September 30.
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