In addition to the obvious unit costs associated with Samsung 's recall of 2.5 million Galaxy Note 2 batteries , the firm is faced with delaying or cancelling planned marketing campaigns , and the negative knock - on effect on its semiconductor and display divisions . Events at South Korea 's Hanjin Shipping have also added to Samsung 's woes , with US retailers bemoaning late delivery of their products in the run up to the busy year - end season . This gentleman claims to have been sleeping at the time of the incident, and reportedly used the handset's original charging equipment." As we noted last week , the recall - following problems with the batteries - could lead to losses of KRW1.5tn ( $ 1.34bn ) for Samsung .
In addition to the obvious unit costs associated with Samsung 's recall of 2.5 million Galaxy Note 2 batteries , the firm is faced with delaying or cancelling planned marketing campaigns , and the negative knock - on effect on its semiconductor and display divisions . Events at South Korea 's Hanjin Shipping have also added to Samsung 's woes , with US retailers bemoaning late delivery of their products in the run up to the busy year - end season . As we noted last week , the recall - following problems with the batteries - could lead to losses of KRW1.5tn ( $ 1.34bn ) for Samsung .