Nokia has halted the sales of the Lumia 2520 due to electric shock risk
Nokia has suspended the sales of the Nokia Lumia 2520 Tablet a few days ago. The sales according to some reports has been suspended worldwide while some sources say it has only been suspended in Germany, Finland, Switzerland, Russia, Austria, Denmark and Uk.
The risk discovered is that the plastic cover of certain AC-300 charger units manufactured by a third party company that could loosen up and separate which would expose internal components which could cause electric shock when plugged in a power outlet. As such consumers in the above named countries are advised to stop using the charger for the time being while also advising users with travel chargers to also refrain from using them.
Nokia categorically stated that there has been no report of consumer incidents due to its usage and the warning applies to around 30,000 chargers including 600 travel chargers sold in the US. Currently the tablet would be useless as the AC-300 chargers are exclusively made for the Lumia 2520 which means other Nokia chargers won’t work with it.
Nokia Lumia 2520 AC-300 Charger
The Nokia Lumia 2520 was introduced around October, 2013 as its first Windows RT tablet, and gave microsoft’s own surface’s line a run for its money with its quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor, 6.7MP camera, thing and light body and full HD display with enhanced outdoor readability. But with Microsoft’s imminent take over of Nokia’s Mobile Division much might not be heard again from the Nokia brand.
NOKIA LUMIA 2520 kEY SPECS
• 10.1-inch full-HD IPS LCD display and with enhanced outdoor readability
• 2.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor
• 2GB of RAM
• 32GB inbuilt storage, expandable up to 32GB via microSD card
• Windows RT 8.1
• 6.7-megapixel rear camera with ZEISS optics
• 2-megapixel front-facing camera
• 8000mAh battery
The company has provided a portal for users with the Charger issues, for concerned consumers to get more information, check them out at: www.nokia.com/gb-en/2520-charger/.
