

There's no question that Samsung's phablet line has taken a serious knock, but there's still demand for a premium big-screened smartphone and the South Korean firm makes some of the best around. The Note 7 problems were isolated to just that handset - the Galaxy S7 is fine, as was its predecessor the Galaxy Note 5. Looking at the wider picture though it makes sense. It's been much quieter about a potential Note 8 launch since October 2016 though, with no further confirmation of a next generation phablet during its Note 7 press conference. Samsung went on record soon after the Note 7 issues last year to say it plans to launch a Samsung Galaxy Note 8 in 2017 - which may surprise some readers. There’s an important lesson for all smartphone owners in almost all of these iPhone explosion horror stories: they often involve using faulty third-party chargers, meaning it’s never been determined to be an internal battery issue. It’s not enough for a recall, but it’s enough to get everyone nervous. It’s true, there have been reports of iPhones exploding over the years, but they are spread out too few and far between. This is the first line of defense from Samsung’s still-loyal (slightly smaller) base, and it’s what we would call mostly false for a few simple reasons. Samsung Galaxy S8: release date and everything you should know.Going forward, it plans to implement multi-layer safety measures protocol at the product planning stage and an '8-Point Battery Safety Check.'īut will today’s admission coupled with a (hopefully) superior Galaxy S8 be enough to keep people from switching to the iPhone 8, LG G6 or HTC 11? Only time will tell, and it will come down to whether people are happy to take Samsung's word that its batteries will indeed be safe in future devices. It's taking "several corrective actions to ensure this never happens again," the company said today in a statement issued to TechRadar and the media. In short, it’s coming soon and part of Samsung’s press conference was to reassure the public that safety is (now) its top priority. The Samsung Galaxy S8 will be its new flagship handset for 2017, and it looks set to arrive in March/April this year.
