14 DAY TRIAL // Samsung has been under fire in the past few days, after the company decided to conduct a global recall of its latest flagship, the Galaxy Note 7. Reports of Note 7 smartphones catching fire while charging continue to surface, but if the company plays its cards right, it might make up for losses with the upcoming flagship.
A report from Korea Herald shows that Samsung is considering ditching its flat screen for the Galaxy S8, said to be unveiled in February next year. This would mean that the Galaxy S8 would only come in a dual-edge screen variant, just like the Note 7.
The report also says that Samsung has already started securing display panels in two sizes: 5.1 inches and 5.5 inches. The screen supplier is Samsung Display, the only manufacturer of double-edge screens.
The dual-curved screen was featured on two models in the Galaxy S series
The Galaxy S series of smartphones has become synonymous with the word edge, considering that the dual-curved display first debuted on the Galaxy S6 edge. In 2015, when the Galaxy S6 edge was released, Samsung failed to maintain the sales momentum because of supply constraints. Market demand greatly exceeded the company’s initial estimations.
The dual-edge screen was also found on a variant of the Galaxy S7, and it seems that the S7 edge exceeded sales of the flat-screen version. It appears that when it comes to the Galaxy S8’s design, dual-curved display is clearly the way to go.
It’s a bit early to talk about Samsung’s next flagship, but it’s quite relevant, considering the situation with its current premium smartphone in the Galaxy Note series. The company will surely pay extra attention to components in upcoming handsets and will work on making the next flagships truly memorable.
Paradoxically, the recall could actually make upcoming Samsung smartphones some of the safest on the market, since the whole affair determined the company to find its flaws in quality testing processes and avoid future similar situations at all costs.