Samsung Electronics has indicated that its latest flagship Galaxy S
smartphone could be delayed as it pledged to enhance product safety
following an investigation into the cause of fires in its premium Note 7
devices.
Wrapping up its months-long probe into the cause of the Note 7 debacle, the
smartphone maker said faulty batteries from two suppliers were to blame for
a product failure that wiped $5.3 billion off its operating profit.
Samsung mobile chief Koh Dong-jin said procedures had been put in place to
avoid a repeat of the fires, as investors look to the launch of the South
Korean tech giant's first premium handset since the Note 7 - the Galaxy S8 -
sometime this year.
"The lessons of this incident are deeply reflected in our culture and
process," Mr Koh told reporters at a press briefing.
"Samsung Electronics will be working hard to regain consumer trust."
However, Mr Koh said the Galaxy S8 would not be unveiled at the Mobile World
Congress trade show in Barcelona, which begins on 27th February, the
traditional forum for Samsung premium product launches.
He did not comment on when the company planned to launch the new handset.
Investors have been looking into the investigation into the Note 7 failure
to reassure consumers that the company is on top of the problem and can be
trusted to fix it.
Samsung's reputation took a hammering after it announced a recall of
fire-prone Note 7s, only for reports to emerge that replacement devices also
caught fire.
Images of melted Samsung devices spread on social media and airlines banned
travellers from carrying them on flights.
The handset, Samsung's answer to Apple Inc's iPhones, was withdrawn from
sale in October less than two months after its launch, in one of the biggest
tech failures in tech history
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