I still love my Note 7. Not surprised though that it is still embroiled in controversy.
Samsung now faces three tough choices with its Galaxy Note 7
Samsung now faces three tough choices with its Galaxy Note 7
It's already quite a big dealI think that the phone that burned on the airplane was a one-off problem child. There are instances like this with all phones including the almighty iPhone. I don't expect it to become a big deal.
It's already quite a big deal
I haven't owned a Note 7 since the recall. 4 different people walked up to me to tell me about the event. If it truly is one of the "safe" ones it calls into question if any ever were or ever will be safe. The feds are not in the mood for another "this is just a fluke and he used a cheap charger and user error and Apple planned it" excuses to prevent official and complete recall.How so?
As mentioned above, iPhones have caught fire recently also. It is the inherent unstable nature of the lithium-ion cell batteries. Every so often one has a catastrophic failure. The high instance of battery failures in the original batch is what caused the recall. This ONE phone out of let's just say 100,000 is probably within the normal occurrence rate. And Samsung said they had shipped 500,000 replacement devices to the US, so the odds are even better.
I think is one off freak accident that blew out of proportion
I think is one off freak accident that blew out of proportion
I agree, but it doesn't matter anymore.
Maybe. All depends on the findings. Samsung can kiss several more billion goodbye if the hammer falls. Plus lose a lot of customers- even the more loyal ones. Seems prudent to bring back replaceable batteries and accept a retirement curve beyond the desired two years. This issue would have cost billions less- literally. Much easier to disposition batteries than drag customers through what they have and the gigantic logistics and supply chain impact of a full end item device. Too much bad will now to risk. Will they risk it though- of course they will!
Samsung can not afford another hit- presuming this one is the second.
Nothing IMO touches the Note 7, but Samsung appears to have found a way to ruin it.