The Note 7 wiped $5.3 billion off Samsung’s operating profits to become an icon of sorts and now shares space with matchbox and cigarette lighter pictures at airports worldwide. After taking months to probe the source of the problem, it was finally figured that faulty batteries from two of their suppliers were the cause of exploding Note 7s. Although Samsung did not name the suppliers, but identified them as affiliate Samsung SDI Co Ltd and China’s Amperex Technology Ltd (ATL).
With their next premium launch, the Samsung Galaxy S8, the Korean giant has now taken additional measures and has procedures in place to avoid a repeat of such an incident. Among other measures to boost safety, Samsung said it has implemented an eight-point battery check system to avoid a repeat of the Note 7 incident. However, Samsung’s Mobile Chief Koh Dong-jin has said that unlike other flagship Galaxy launches in the past, the S8 will not be revealed at the MWC next month. “The lessons of this incident are deeply reflected in our culture and process,” Koh told reporters at a press briefing. “Samsung Electronics will be working hard to regain consumer trust.”
The upcoming Samsung Galaxy S8 is rumored to come with a edge-to-edge display with very thin bezels at the top and bottom. However, the phone will almost certainly be powered by Qualcomm’s finest yet, a Snapdragon 835 SoC, 6 GB of RAM, top-notch optics and a lot more.
