Samsung Galaxy S8 Set For An April 2017 Release In New York?

Reports from the headquarters of South Korean tech giant Samsung have revealed what might the official launch date of its flagship Samsung Galaxy S8 at a standalone event in New York City in April 2017. This development was discussed at a global strategy meeting held in Suwon Samsung Digital City base.

Samsung will be consulting with external agencies and plans to recover the trust of the consumers before releasing the Galaxy S8. The company's global strategy meeting was attended by more than 400 domestic and overseas executives.

The meeting focused on the investigation into the cause of the Galaxy Note 7 incident and the launch of next-generation smartphone Galaxy S8. Samsung attributed the Galaxy Note 7 problem to hardware design.

According to a South Korean news website, Samsung is extremely cautious with the introduction of the Galaxy S8 into the market. The S8 was originally scheduled for a February 2017 release at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Samsung decided to break that tradition and instead hold an event in New York.

The delay is rumored to be due to stringent testing needed to resolve the Galaxy Note 7 fiasco. Samsung wants to prevent the recurrence of similar problem in Samsung Galaxy S8.

The Galaxy Note 7 fiasco was attributed by industry observers to a lack of testing before its release. It is speculated that Samsung rushed out the device to compete head on with Apple's iPhone 7 and 7 Plus.

Reuters reported that Samsung will be sourcing batteries from LG Chem Ltd. for the Galaxy S8. The batteries used for the Galaxy Note 7 were procured from group firm Samsung SDI and China's Amperex Technology.

News reports from South Korea confirmed that Samsung had signed a deal with LG. Procurement of new batteries is said to start from the second half of next year.

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