The famous "exploding" model, which was presented on August 2 last year, went on sale 17 days later, but lasted only until mid-October, leaving behind minimal traces on world markets. According to available sources, the overwhelming majority is already there Galaxy Note 7 back to the manufacturer and their future is unknown. It can be said that users keep the rest of the device for collecting or testing purposes, since the battery capacity was first limited to 60%, then to 4%.
In the Czech Republic, the model was officially only available for pre-sale and a few thousand units were sold.
Impact of the case Galaxy Note 7 on Samsung's financial situation
The biggest electronic mess in smartphone history cost Samsung quite a bit of money. Faulty model Galaxy Note 7, which was originally supposed to compete iPhone 7, after its withdrawal from sales, meant both a loss of profit in direct sales and a drop in Samsung Electronics shares by a dizzying 11% in a few days.
Allegedly, the whole affair cost Samsung an incredible 17 billion dollars (415 billion crowns). Samsung cut profit estimates for the last quarter of last year by more than $2 billion.
Defective batteries in S8 too?
Speculation has recently leaked that the same batteries as v Galaxy The Note 7 was supposed to be used in the expected S8. This mention partially echoes last year's speculations that it was not a direct case of faulty batteries, but a fault in the power connectors and the electronics that control the power supply.
Other mentions talked about faulty chipsets. Samsung has traditionally used Exynos processors and Qualcomm Snapdragon chips.
