We can’t even begin to imagine what kind of gigantic day-to-day headache the recall of the Galaxy Note 7 is giving Samsung executives and engineers. But the recall is reality now, so Samsung just needs to go ahead and deal with it. One way of differentiating the new batch of Note 7 units coming out is that Samsung will give battery indicators a different color – although we don’t really know if that will allay safety fears.
According to Samsung, the new battery indicator will be tinted green instead of the regular white tint to differentiate the new units from the older ones. According to announcements in different markets, the replacement units should start hitting shelves no later than September 21, 2016.
And to help improve the image of these new units, analysts in Korea are suggesting that Samsung do a name change for the new batches. NH Investment & Securities analyst Lee Sae-cheol suggested they be called “Galaxy Note 7S”, with the S standing for safety, to avoid consumer confusion.
At this point, Samsung may be willing to do any little thing that will help alleviate the billions of dollars in profits lost with the Note 7 battery fiasco. The company was hoping to build on the success of the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge, and it was looking good until the incidents started to happen. Time will tell if the public will still trust the new Note 7 units coming in to replace the old defective ones.
VIA: ZDNet
Ummm, there is nothing to fear, the note 7 is still the best android phone for me, I’m only waiting till the fixed version comes out. There are so many people still using it because it is a very good phone.
I’ll definitely be getting the replacement Note7 though after 4 weeks of use I’m positive mine isn’t affected, I will still get the replacement. In the meantime I keep it powered to a max 40% and mostly powered down until necessity requires using it. Unfortunately the sPen is an integral part of my work so I have to hold on to it until the replacement arrives. It doesn’t need an S at the end, it’s a bit of a stupid idea to be honest, it’s the same phone and once it is obvious from the packaging that it’s a new device, it’s all that matters.
I think Samsung will survive. According to Samsung, less than 7% of affected phones have been turned in. That strongly implies that the remaining 93% (over two million owners) trust the replacements.
Well not the replacements, they just like their phone so much (like me) that I’m taking a chance of using it still till the new ones come out. I do make sure to charge it on a non flammable surface though, it only explodes while charging past 60% it appears because the battery gets larger because of heat. Just a few days left then I can swap it in for a new one, no way do I want something less, even an s7.
I’d love to get a Note 7. My LG V10 has the boot loop hardware flaw and has been undergoing repairs by LG for all of September.
I wonder whether the revised Samsung battery will have the same performance capability as the explosive one. Will Samsung’s fix include a limit on recharging to only top off to 75% or some other reduced amount.
I hope that some industry journalist will be able to test the “old” Note 7 battery with the fixed one.