14 DAY TRIAL // Samsung has its hands full with the Galaxy Note 7 recall, but new reports show replaced units catching fire and doing more damage than original ones. Just this week, there have been four incidents involving Galaxy Note 7 phones, but Samsung stated that it isn’t sure that the units belonged to the batch of replaced Note 7 smartphones.
Nevertheless, an investigation is currently underway and more will be revealed once the CPSC issues a report. Meanwhile, Samsung is working hard on its upcoming flagship, the Galaxy S8, in an attempt to put the whole Note 7 recall behind it.
Samsung will reportedly release the Galaxy S8 on February 26, during MWC 2017 in Barcelona, according to leakster @Ricciolo1. This time around, the company will be focusing on taking all precautionary measures involving the battery, to make sure the Galaxy Note 7 story doesn’t repeat itself.
But that remains to be seen, as things seem to gradually go worse for Samsung. US carriers now offer customers the possibility to exchange their Note 7 units for other phones or get full refunds. Some mobile carriers are even considering removing the Note 7 from their lineup altogether.
Rumors say Samsung might launch a second recall, but that surely depends on the results of CPSC’s investigation. Before February next year, Samsung will need to regain consumer trust and remove all doubts regarding the safety of its smartphones, or the Galaxy S8 launch will be crippled from the start.
The Galaxy S8 could have a fingerprint scanner located inside the display
In order to catch market attention, Samsung might make some major design and hardware changes to the Galaxy S8. A recent report revealed that the home button might be removed and the fingerprint scanner could be placed right inside the display.
More rumors suggest that the smartphone could come with the latest specs, including an Exynos 8895 CPU clocked at 3GHz. The Galaxy S8 could also come with curved edges at the top and bottom.