And when the company finally did speak out, it leaves much to be desired and wondered, almost echoing the response Samsung gave in 2016's Galaxy Note 7 exploding
battery fiasco.
Just last year, Samsung had the Galaxy Note 7
battery fiasco, and who can forget the classic Apple Antennagate situation around the iPhone 4 launch?
In all seriousness, I wonder if perhaps I'd feel differently towards the software on the Galaxy S8 if it weren't for the fiery
battery fiasco that preceded it.
The theory here is that the issue is related to Apple's
battery fiasco with the iPhone 6S from last year in which some devices were shutting down unexpectedly.
The company doesn't want people to think this is anyway similar to Samsung's Galaxy Note 7
battery fiasco; those were overheating and exploding, whereas Apple's batteries are just randomly failing.
As ZDNet's Jason Perlow pointed out, the older iPhone
battery fiasco has put a bad mark on the company's reputation.
The battery fiasco is causing plenty of issues for Apple, even ones that might not have been forecasted like this one.
Not exact matches
It's easy to point the finger and laugh at Samsung, especially since their $ 2 billion
fiasco comes on the heels of Apple's big launch, but exploding
batteries are a result of us needing / wanting more juice from our phones and Samsung tried to deliver.
Smaller
batteries are also part of the equation once again, two years after the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge, and the Galaxy Note 7
fiasco might be partly to blame.
This is the good news following the Note 7
fiasco: Samsung and all the other OEMs are spending considerably more time improving cooling systems and making sure
batteries can't explode, so we're much safer now no matter what.
No, sir, the Samsung Galaxy Note8 might be perfect the way it is, save for a conservative
battery needed to prevent a repeat of last year's Note 7 explosion
fiasco.
The
battery was where all went downhill, it's now confirmed that it was a faulty
battery that caused all the
fiasco.
After Apple's recent
fiasco, it's now common knowledge that smartphone
batteries degrade over time.
... and I agree with the previous comments — this
fiasco could have been less of a problem if the units had user - replaceable
batteries.
Just when you thought Samsung has the Galaxy Note 7
fiasco well behind it, another
battery - related problem pops up.
The Chinese manufacturer has decided to capitalize on the Note7
fiasco, however, by releasing a video where they do a series of «
battery security» tests on their latest device's
battery and show that it «won't explode like Samsung Galaxy Note 7.»
After the Galaxy Note 7
fiasco, the manufacturers are also making the smartphone
batteries even more secure.
But given the
fiasco that the Note 7 caused, the company is said to be doing everything to ensure that the new phone
batteries would be safe for use by consumers.