Galaxy Note 9 battery is completely safe, says Samsung mobile CEO

The Galaxy Note 7 is a blemish on the otherwise enviable track record of the Galaxy Note lineup. It was poised to be one of the best-selling Galaxy Note flagships but ended up being discontinued due to a flaw in the battery. Many had wondered after its demise whether the Galaxy Note series would even survive but Samsung proved its detractors wrong with the Galaxy Note 8. Samsung identified the root cause of the problem soon after discontinuing the...

Galaxy Note 9 sales expected to exceed the Galaxy Note 8

Samsung has a habit of being bullish on its new flagship smartphones. What smartphone manufacturer wouldn’t?. While the jury’s still out on Samsung’s initial claim that the Galaxy S9 sales would outperform the Galaxy S8, Samsung today said that it expects the Galaxy Note 9 sales to beat the Galaxy Note 8. The Galaxy Note 9 was unveiled on August 9. It appears to be a return to form for the Galaxy Note series as the handset has a chunky battery, a...

Samsung may shutdown a smartphone factory in China

It’s no secret that Samsung has been facing tough competition in the Chinese smartphone market. There’s intense competition in the market not only from Apple in the high-end segment but local manufacturers that are targeting customers in all segments of the world’s largest smartphone market. Samsung’s market share in China fell below 1 percent yet again in the second quarter of this year. While the company has promised to do more in order to reverse...