Following an investigation into the cause of fires in its premium Note 7 devices, South Korean based Samsung Electronics on Monday revealed that its latest flagship Galaxy S line smartphone could be delayed as the tech giant is committed to enhance its product safety. The months-long probe wrapped as the world's top smartphone manufacturer said faulty batteries from its two suppliers were to blame for a product failure.
Galaxy Note 7's demise have wiped $5.3 billion operating profits from the company. Koh Dong Jin, Samsung mobile chief said that procedures had been put in place to avoid similar incidents to reoccur, as the firm prepares to launch its next flagship smartphone Galaxy S8.
According to Koh, Galaxy S8 would not be unveiled at the incoming Mobile World Congress Trade which is set to be held in Barcelona beginning February 27. The event has been a traditional forum for every Galaxy S series launces. Koh however did not enclose any details on when will the company launch the smartphone - although it is expected that Galaxy S8 will be on the market by April according to analysts.
Samsung needs to reassure consumers that it is on top of the Note 7 problem and can be trusted to fix it, said the investors. The company's reputation was hammered after it announced a recall of explosive Note 7s - only for reports to emerge that replacement devices also caught fire, reported Reuters.
Note 7 is said to be the answer from Samsung to Apple Inc's iPhone but was withdrawn from sale less than two months after its launch in August. Samsung has released the infographic on how and why Note 7 would burst into flame on their recently published press released on its website.
The Korean tech firm did not name the battery suppliers but previously identified them as affiliate Samsung SDI Co Ltd and China's Amperex Technology Ltd (ATL).
SDI said separately it would invest 150 billion won ($129 million) to improve product safety and expected to continue supplying batteries for Samsung phones. ATL declined to comment.
