Sidebar Sidebar
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.

Samsung Halts Galaxy Note 7 Sales Worldwide

ILuvEggplant said:
Hate to say it but...

Burned Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Still More Innovative than the iPhone 7.
Click to expand...
Hahahaha.......choked on my coffee...laughing so hard.

Now this is what you call die hard trolling.

Yes the Titanic sank, but up till then it was the best cruise ever!

Or even better.....

Burned hydrogen filled airship Hindenburg Still More Innovative than those cruise ships.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Deuce2004, FFR, BvizioN and 8 others
AppleScruff1 said:
This would probably be a good idea. GM canned the Corvair, Ford the Pinto. IMO, the Note name is done. It's going to be a huge task to get customers to return.
Click to expand...

I think they should just have two different sizes of the S8, both with S-Pen support. Until then, lay low internationally and focus on ensuring this never happens again.

Personally, I think Samsung will take great caution to ensure this never happens again. I don't like Samsung phones, but I would feel completely comfortable buying an S8 from a safety perspective.
 
  • Like
Reactions: AppleScruff1
kdarling said:
Time to start over and bring out the Note 8 early.

Or please... hurry up with the folding phablets!
Click to expand...

I'm not entirely sure Samsung may release another Note, at least by its current name. I'm wondering if they will rebrand the name or change the title to something else. It's all about damage control now.
 
  • Like
Reactions: xerexes1
Tubamajuba said:
I think they should just have two different sizes of the S8, both with S-Pen support. Until then, lay low internationally and focus on ensuring this never happens again.

Personally, I think Samsung will take great caution to ensure this never happens again. I don't like Samsung phones, but I would feel completely comfortable buying an S8 from a safety perspective.
Click to expand...

I think that is a good idea, as long as they don't call the larger one the S8 Plus. :D:D
 
  • Like
Reactions: scarecrowmac
Mefisto said:
Ignoring all the jokes and whatnot, this is actually a pretty big deal. Good thing Samsung are taking action, but one has to wonder whether it's too late. From a PR standpoint, that is. Obviously it's bad, but how bad, only time will tell I guess.

Good thing is that the material damages, while substantial, haven't been any more severe.
Click to expand...

Hope Takata doesn't take same good action as Samsung.
Recall and replace exploding airbags with more exploding airbags.

Big deal......you bet it't a big deal. One more time at bat, three strikes you out.
 
I wonder if the best advice is really to power it down and put in in a drawer. Seems to me you should run down the battery first.
 
AppleScruff1 said:
I think that is a good idea, as long as they don't call the larger one the S8 Plus. :D:D
Click to expand...
Yeah... that's why I didn't specify what they would call it. My mind immediately wants to call it the S8 Plus! S8X maybe? After all, they passed up the only problematic execution of the "X" several years ago: Galaxy S3X
 
Wonder if it's a software glitch?
Hope it's not some sick form of corporate sabotage. Fishy situation indeed.
 
  • Like
Reactions: mi7chy
Tubamajuba said:
Yeah... that's why I didn't specify what they would call it. My mind immediately wants to call it the S8 Plus! S8X maybe? After all, they passed up the only problematic execution of the "X" several years ago: Galaxy S3X
Click to expand...

I'm quickly running names through my head that might be a good alternative, but they can't use Max, Pro or Plus. X could be it.
 
A year from now no one will care. And everyone who is happy with a galaxy S7 will go and buy an S8 regardless of the Note. People are acting like Samsung only makes one (or 2) phones.
 
mdlooker said:
Dag, can they even send a text saying Phone on fire, text back later! ?

View attachment 664593
Click to expand...

Spontaneous my a.. (posterior), they designed it that way. Nothing spontaneous about it. Design a battery cavity too small for the battery. Then fill that cavity with a battery sensitive to pressure. Three stooges design team and three stooges quality department. Stop making excuses. This is total FUBAR
 
  • Like
Reactions: Deuce2004, ATC, Beck Show and 1 other person
Boy they sure... blew it... on this one.

I apologize for that.

Anyway, glad the Google/HTC Pixel stepped in to give Apple something to compete against this year since Samsung botched it.
 
Urban Joe said:
Hope it's not some sick form of corporate sabotage. Fishy situation indeed.
Click to expand...

Four to five years ago batteries in Samsung phones were made and assembled in South Korea by Samsung SDI. I've got one of these batteries still running after four years. Since then they've transitioned to cells made in South Korea but assembled in China. Now, cells are made and assembled in China and are open to sabotage. Samsung need to consider this and bring critical component manufacturing and assembly back in house.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Urban Joe
AppleScruff1 said:
How did the spec war cause the battery problem?
Click to expand...

Samsung: "ZOMG, our battery has super quick rapid instacharge plus ultratech! Super dense & needs space around it to expand.... but we don't care! We have the same thickness as dumb slow charge normal batter junk iPhone, don't buy!".


Pretty much like that....
 
  • Like
Reactions: Deuce2004
Funny how this was one of the highest rated phones ever, and it was prophecised by most tech sites as "the phone" that was going to kick the iPhone while it was down because iPhone 7 was rumored to be crap a year before it was released.
 
  • Like
Reactions: xerexes1
You must log in or register to reply here.
Register on MacRumors! This sidebar will go away, and you'll see fewer ads.
Top Bottom
Back