Ummm... Samsung sell far more smartphones than Apple, make half the critical components in various Apple products... and most importantly, share the same overflow battery manufacturing network as Apple...
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Samsung to Reveal Results of Galaxy Note7 Fire Investigation Later This Month
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Ummm... Samsung sell far more smartphones than Apple, make half the critical components in various Apple products... and most importantly, share the same overflow battery manufacturing network as Apple...
You can't be serious.
If any Apple iPhone model was bursting into flames, even if it was only a dozen units, the entire planet would slingshot itself into a cataclysmic end. People went batsh*t crazy and lost their minds with antenna-gate and bend-gate.
Apple wouldn't make it out of the national headlines for years.
Looks like first page of results all have "22 okt. 2016".
Are the "thousands issues" thousands of separate issues?
The defect causing the explosions and fires with the Samsung were traced to, and admitted by Samsung, to a defect in the design and manufacturing of the Samsung phones. You can post your fake news stories from Google, where no one knows what kind of scam or defective charger, etc., has been at fault, but your attempt to deceive is pathetic. You know, and everyone else knows, that there has never been any link to a defect in the iPhone 7 design or manufacturing process that has caused a fire. Were that to be the case, there would have been a recall of the now 75 to 80 million iPhone 7's that have likely been sold thus far. Troll failure.
Ummm....but I just brought and used my iPhone (successfully, I might add) on a Delta flight yesterday afternoon, but the flight attendant warned that all Samsung Galaxy Note 7s have been banned from all US flights. Of course I know that Samsung sells "far more smartphones...blah blah blah." My point was that SINCE this fiasco with their Galaxy Note 7, I'm surprised that people still buy them NOW, or plan to buy them in the future. I don't love the thought of phones going up in flames when I charge them (or use them). But more importantly, I don't love COMPANIES which try to correct problems like this by issuing replacement phones which have the same problem. Words like "DISHONEST" and "CRIMINAL" come to mind.
But thanks for the info about their sales data and how Samsung supplies components to Apple. However, given that information, I still wouldn't buy one of Samsung's phones. If I'm stuck using components from them in my iPhone (for now), then I guess I don't have a choice (since that's Apple's call). But at least the company that designs phones using their components do a better job protecting their customers from spontaneous combustion....
And? Do you have any idea how long of an investigation this would take to conduct and determine exactly what happened? Considering all the devices being accounted for, testing and re-evaluating the process of why the devices failed, not once, but twice, all over the world for a recall. Not to mention the investigation with the FAA being involved and any pending other suits.
I would say an investigation of this magnitude could easily take six months if need be. Time constraints isn't essence as much as being fastidious is critical.
Sure, but most of those phones are nowhere near flagship prices and some are even given away, and Samsung makes some of the components for Apple products. Can you provide a source for "half"?
When I got the note 7, I was upgrading from a note 3. In the note 7 box was a USB cable that let me connect the two phones directly together without a PC. All I had to do was follow the on-screen instructions and everything was transferred over. No need to use any cloud apps.
Samsung can easily redeem itself, as long as they can make jaws drop just as how Microsoft did with their Surface Studio.
Though I have yet to see any OEM get out of their comfort zone and try new things. What I like to see is a repeat of the original iPhone announcement. It changed the industry.
Though I have yet to see any OEM get out of their comfort zone and try new things. What I like to see is a repeat of the original iPhone announcement. It changed the industry.
I'm waiting more for the report on why the new MacBook Pro battery tests failed at Consumer Reports..
Not really an even argument there. There's factors that must be considered. Nothing really compares to the Note7 battery problem.
Many stories about iPhones exploding that blame Apple quality control leave out the fact that a third-party charger was being used at the time, and that's not a fault of the iPhone design. The Note7 battery problems *were* a Samsung design fault, as we'll all see confirmation of soon.
The Note 7 was the the most exciting phone of 2016 for me. The features and design was on point and it really made the iPhone 6 and even the 7 look like dated junk. I wish the would release the Note 8 cause it there are some rumors saying the next iphone could still use the same design and the 7.
My friend is a diehard Android person. I'm just sharing his experience. I would say he is a fairly heavy user and he was not that happy with the experience of his Samsung phones. He now has a Pixel XL. Anecdote over.
Edit: others in his family that are average users are ok with their S7's for what it's worth.
Putting aside the explosive battery, it was hands down the best phone of 2016.
You know they made a beast of a phone when people were still using their note 7 despite the risk of explosion. They had to send an update out just so people could be stopped from using them.
Hopefully Samsung is able to redeem themselves.
You know they made a beast of a phone when people were still using their note 7 despite the risk of explosion. They had to send an update out just so people could be stopped from using them.
Hopefully Samsung is able to redeem themselves.
Multiple Boeing 737's fell out of the sky spontaneously, killing everyone on board each time. There were explanations yet the problem kept happening. It took several years before the real issue with the rudder was identified and resolved. Yet I'm guessing you still fly in Boeing planes. And people will still buy Samsung phones.
Sure..
But there are also many users who prefer the S7E over the pixel.
Like I said some prefer brand A and others prefer brand B..
Anecdote over
Did you read the article that you linked to?
Most of those articles on page 1 are all about the same incident, and many leave out the important details that user error led to the phone overheating.
Nice try, though.
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Okay, that's good to know, for sure. How about accessing and updating that same information from multiple devices? But we are getting off-topic... let's talk about exploding phones instead.
"Beast of a phone" is a perfect way to describe it! Like it's the most powerful phone out there, but also pretty dangerous.
"The bengal tiger is a BEAST of a cat!" Fun to see at the zoo, especially when it pounces on a big juicy steak. But not so much fun to have as a house cat. "Here, kitty kitty!!" Similarly, the Galaxy Note 7 would be a cool phone to watch someone else play with, or perhaps to see featured in a promotional video. But I wouldn't want it plugged in on MY nightstand next to my bed! Yep. It's a beast of a phone!
The more important part of what I said is Apple and Samsung share the same battery overflow manufacturing pipeline and battery design language.
There's every chance that what occurred is due to the limits of lithium ion technology at the capacities used in 2017 in compact portable devices. You can bet Apple is just as interested in the findings as Samsung (ie it's absurd to try to make this company vs company... there but for the grace of God go Apple).
Do you think the last minute battery downgrade on the new MBP likely using similar compression was just an eerie coincidence?
Only on MacRumors can an article about Samsung phones exploding due to a manufacturing defect be spun into an anti-Apple comment. It boggles the mind, it really does.
"Hello, we would like to report on our Samsung galoxy note 7. It blew up twice, due to rushed battery production. We blame Apple. We will not be taking questions. Thank you."
They've moved on to Scratchgate on the new Macs. Always something to talk about. Right?
It is amazing how well Apple PR convinced people that it is somebody else's fault....
Comes to mind the "You are holding it wrong" meme.
Yep NEVER hear Apple taking responsibility for their faults, and you could list at least a dozen cases (from different Apple "cycle") where Apple was of course at fault, but never admitted and blamed either the user or 3rd party.
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The amount of pro Samsung post and upvote on a "Mac" site is just amazing. This thread just goes to show where all the toxic posts of this site is originated. It also show how insecure Samsung's internet warriors are. Wasting all their holiday times hating and flaming on brand that has nothing to do with their live.