Samsung, one of the leading brands in the smartphone world, created great excitement with the Galaxy Note 7 in 2016. So what happened that the Galaxy Note 7 turned into a massive failure that literally exploded in Samsung’s hands? Let’s explain.
Especially famous for its smartphones Samsung, A technology giant operating in many fields.
Galaxy Note 7 It was eagerly awaited by technology enthusiasts when it was released on August 19, 2016.
So much so that Galaxy Note 7 was a candidate to be one of Samsung’s flagship smartphones!
Samsung’s large screen phone series at that time The latest and most ambitious model This device stood out with its ergonomic design, advanced stylus (S-Pen), powerful camera features and software improvements.
Additionally quite expensive The innovative features of this model also created a great impact.
Galaxy Note 7 is appreciated by both users and technology experts in terms of its features. got full marks and it was thought to be a huge success for Samsung.
A device that was released with such high expectations and technological superiority quickly became popular in the smartphone world. He was expected to take the lead.
However, these great expectations were quickly replaced by great disappointment.
Galaxy Note 7 is literally Samsung’s It exploded in his hand.
If you think we are exaggerating when we say exploding, you are wrong. The device was actually exploding!
Very soon after the launch of Galaxy Note 7, Burning and explosion cases of devices due to battery problems started to emerge.
So much so that, first in America 92 Galaxy Note 7 devices It was reported that the battery caught fire due to overheating.
Even among these reports 26 burn cases and 55 material damage was located.
A Galaxy Note 7 exploded while being charged inside a vehicle in Florida. The vehicle was completely burned There was even an incident…
Following these problems, Samsung decided to recall the devices.
To replace the recalled faulty phones with a new battery It also offered replacement devices.
However, this Similar problems were observed on spare phones.. So the attempt to fix the mistake caused an even bigger mistake.
This is due to manufacturing defects of the Galaxy Note 7. Much more serious than a simple design flaw It proved that
So much so that, due to the risk of the device exploding, even major airline companies took precautions in this regard and removed the devices of Note 7 users. banned him from using it on flights.
This whole process also caused great damage to Samsung’s market value.
Galaxy Note 7 goes beyond a massive failure a dangerous device This transformation caused the company’s shares to fall rapidly.
Samsung’s market value increased in just one week 15.9 trillion won It is said to be decreasing.
Samsung announced the Galaxy Note 7 on October 11, 2016. decision to completely stop production and this incident went down in history as one of the biggest and most costly failures in the technology world.
In summary, while Galaxy Note 7 was a device that was expected to revolutionize the technology world when it was released, Samsung’s one of the biggest problems transformed.
Our other content that may interest you:
RELATED NEWS
How Did HTC, Once a Popular Phone Brand, Become a Forgotten Brand?
RELATED NEWS
Why did LG, which once made a name for itself with its “G Series”, throw in the towel in the Smartphone Industry?
RELATED NEWS
Phone Models That Failed to Achieve the Expected Success Even Though They Were Released with Great Expectations (There Are Even Exploding Phones!)
$(function(){
//facebook window.fbAsyncInit = function() { FB.init({ appId : '1037724072951294', xfbml : true, version : 'v2.5' }); };
(function(d, s, id){ var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;} js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "https://connect.facebook.net/tr_TR/sdk.js"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));
$('body').on({ click: function() { // facebook save button ajax FB.XFBML.parse(); } }, '.facebook-save');
// share scroll if ($('.content-sticky').length > 0) { if ($(window).width() >= 768) { $(window).on('scroll', function () { var scrollTop = $(this).scrollTop(); $('article').each(function () { if (scrollTop >= ($(this).find('.content-body').offset().top - 76)) { $(this).find('.content-sticky').addClass('sticky'); if (scrollTop >= ($(this).find('.content-body').offset().top + $(this).find('.content-body').height() - ($(this).find('.content-sticky').height() + 92))) { $(this).find('.content-sticky').removeClass('sticky'); $(this).find('.content-sticky').css({'bottom': '0px', 'top': 'auto'}); } else { $(this).find('.content-sticky').addClass('sticky').css({ 'bottom': 'initial', 'top': '76px' }); } } else { $(this).find('.content-sticky').removeClass('sticky').css({'bottom': 'auto', 'top': '0'}); } }); }); } }
// share click $('body').on({ click: function (){ var $this = $(this), dataShareType = $this.attr('data-share-type'), dataType = $this.attr('data-type'), dataId = $this.attr('data-id'), dataPostUrl = $this.attr('data-post-url'), dataTitle = $this.attr('data-title'), dataSef = $this.attr('data-sef');
switch(dataShareType) { case 'facebook': FB.ui({ method: 'share', href: dataSef, }, function(response){ if (response && !response.error_message) { updateHit(); } });
break;
case 'twitter': shareWindow('https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?via=webtekno&text="+encodeURIComponent(dataTitle) + " %E2%96%B6 ' + encodeURIComponent(dataSef)); updateHit(); break;
case 'gplus': shareWindow('https://plus.google.com/share?url=" + encodeURIComponent(dataSef)); updateHit(); break;
case "mail': window.location.href="https://www.webtekno.com/mailto:?subject=" + encodeURIComponent(dataTitle) +'&body='+ encodeURIComponent(dataSef); //updateHit(); break;
case 'whatsapp': window.location.href="whatsapp://send?text=" + encodeURIComponent(dataTitle) +' %E2%96%B6 '+ encodeURIComponent(dataSef); updateHit(); break; }
function shareWindow (url) { window.open(url, "_blank", "toolbar=yes, scrollbars=yes, resizable=yes, top=500, left=500, width=400, height=400"); }
function updateHit () { $.ajax({ type: "POST", url: dataPostUrl, data: {contentId: dataId, contentType: dataType, shareType: dataShareType}, success: function(data) {
if ($('.video-showcase').length > 0) { var $container = $('.video-showcase'); } else if ($('article[data-id="' + dataId + '"]').length > 0) { var $container = $('article[data-id="' + dataId + '"]'); } else if ($('.wt-share-item[data-id="' + dataId + '"]').length > 0) { var $container = $('.wt-share-item[data-id="' + dataId + '"]'); } else { $container = null; }
//var $container = dataType == 'video' ? $('.video-showcase') : $('article[data-id="' + dataId + '"]');
if ( $container != null && $container.length > 0 ) { var $badged = $container.find('.wt-share-badge-' + dataShareType);
var $headerCount = $('.content-header').find('.wt-share-count'), $containerCount = $container.find('.wt-share-count'), value = parseInt($containerCount.html()) + 1;
$container.data('share', value); //$containerCount.html(value);
if ($headerCount.length > 0) { //$headerCount.html(value); }
if ( $badged.length > 0 && (dataShareType == 'facebook' || dataShareType == 'twitter')) { if ($badged.hasClass('is-visible')) { //$badged.html(data); } else { //$badged.addClass('is-visible').html(data); } } }
} }); } } }, '.wt-share-button') });