On January 23, Samsung is expected to make public the results of its investigation into what caused the Galaxy Note7 to catch on fire. But a new report coming out of Reuters today reveals the reason ahead of schedule.
According to sources familiar with the matter, Samsung was able to replica the fires in its testing labs and arrived at the conclusion the Galaxy Note7’s fault lay with the batteries. The Korean tech giant wasn’t able to identify other hardware or software faults.
Earlier this month a report from South Korea claimed that the upcoming Galaxy S8 flagship will be powered by the Samsung SDI’s batteries – the same that initially got blamed for the whole Galaxy Note7 fiasco.
But with replacement units operating on Amperex batteries also plagued by the same problem, some experts assumed the Galaxy Note7’s fault didn’t lie with the batteries. Well it seems this is not the case.
We sure hope Samsung is absolutely sure and ruled out every other possibility. We don’t even want to imagine the scandal that would blow up in the case the Galaxy S8 were to have the same issues. It would probably be the end for Samsung, at least smartphone-wise.
While the Reuters report doesn’t give us more details about how Samsung conducted the investigation and what were the steps taken to reach the conclusion, we’ll find out more next week when the company releases the official statement, ahead of their upcoming earnings call.
[Reuters]
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