“Dull” iPhone Rumours Caused Galaxy Note 7 Battery Fiasco: Bloomberg
When the first rumours revealed that Apple didn't plan to make any major design changes with the iPhone 7, Samsung saw an opportunity to leap ahead of the iPhone maker. Samsung had already capitalized on the smart move of bringing the Note 6 launch ahead of the iPhone 6s, and they wanted to follow a similar scenario once...
Samsung’s Note 7 Exploding Battery ‘Fix’: Limit Charging to 60%
There have been estimates that Samsung could lose at least a billion dollars by rushing out the Note 7 – which triggered the battery issue causing the device to explode – but this appears to be bigger than that. The Note 7 recall has just wiped off $26 billion from Samsung’s market cap since it was […]
Samsung’s Desire to Beat Apple Resulted in Rushed Quality Control
Samsung's effort to beat Apple with an earlier Galaxy Note launch turned out to be profitable last year, as the South Korean giant was able to release the Note and S series roughly a month ahead of the iPhone. This year that scenario didn't work out, because tight deadlines and loosened quality control caused the...