14 DAY TRIAL // Since the Galaxy Note 7 fiasco burned through Samsung's profits this year, the South Korean company is now completely focused on releasing a mind-blowing flagship early next year, the Galaxy S8.
Although the Galaxy Note 7's two recalls might have delayed the development of the Galaxy S8 by two weeks, Samsung has confirmed its upcoming high-end phone won't come later than usual. Basically, this means that we expect the Galaxy S8 to be unveiled in late February at the Mobile World Congress 2017 trade fair.
Samsung announced recently that it would make significant changes in quality assurance processes following the Galaxy Note 7 fiasco. The statement was made during the company's extraordinary general meeting of shareholders where Samsung has promoted Lee Jae-yong, vice chairman of the group and third-generation scrion, to the company's board of directors.
As for the Galaxy S8, WSJ reports that Lee Kyeong-tae, Samsung's VP for mobile communications, told analysts during a conference call that the smartphone would certainly feature “slick design and improved camera, as well as enhanced artificial-intelligence service.”
The Galaxy S8 could actually be a revolutionary device
However, Lee declined to comment on whether or not Samsung's recent acquisition, Viv Labs, will include any of its technologies inside the Galaxy S8. Viv Labs is the same company whose founders made Siri virtual assistant service that is now used by Apple for its iOS devices.
We've also learned earlier this week that Samsung Galaxy S8 might include optical fingerprint recognition, but the South Korean handset maker is likely to drop the Home button.
In the meantime, Samsung is now left with only one flagship device to sell during the holiday season. The Galaxy S7 was launched on the market back in March and is likely to become Samsung's best-selling flagship due to the Galaxy Note 7 discontinuation.
Speaking of Note 7, Samsung has yet to determine the cause of the phone's explosion, but at least promised to be open about it, and share all the details it learns during its investigation with the world.