Galaxy Note 8 review
GIMME: Will the Note 8 help Samsung come back from its exploding phablet saga?
S-Pen is the ‘heart and soul’
It was no ordinary event when Samsung took to the stage in New York City last week to introduce its newest flagship device, the Note 8, in what would be a major comeback after it was forced to recall its previous version, the Note 7. That fiasco reportedly cost the company US$5.4bn, after overheating batteries caused the devices to catch fire. At the Note 8 unveiling, Samsung president of mobile communications DJ Koh acknowledged the Note 7 disaster. An eight-point safety check has been put in place for all components made by third parties. The failure of the Note 7 has placed a great deal of expectation on the new version. The Note 8 is a 6.3-inch "phablet" with flat square edges and has what the company calls an "infinity display", a wrap-around screen first introduced on the Galaxy S8 this year. It is by far the single most interesting, standout feature seen on a handset recently, in an industry that is lacking innovation. True multitasking can be achieved by launching two apps s...
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