Samsung continues to experience problems with Galaxy Note7 batteries overheating, but Google's grand re-entrance into the smartphone market could be a bigger problem.
By Conner Forrest | October 10, 2016, 8:04 AM PST
When it comes to smartphones, Samsung has a very public problem on its hands. Replacement Galaxy Note7 devices, exchanged for original models that overheated, have also begun catching catching fire and creating a plethora of problems for their users.
In Kentucky, a man claimed that his replacement Galaxy Note7 caught fire while he was sleeping and caused him to seek medical help for smoke inhalation. Another replacement Note7 caught fire on a Southwest Airlines plane (also in Kentucky), which led to an evacuation of the entire flight.
On Monday, Samsung officially confirmed that it would be suspending production of the devices until it could get the battery issue under control. This is after the US government issued its own formal recall of the devices in mid September.
While some have called this issue a nightmare, and some carriers haveconsidered ending sales of the device, a bigger threat to Samsung's dominance in the smartphone market is Google's Pixel Phone.
Make no mistake, the exploding battery problem is a serious issue, and Samsung must address it properly. However, if they do so, they should be able to survive what it has brought about.
Even in recent history, there are a plethora of examples of major corporations dealing with critical issues brought about by their products. Exxon survived the Valdez oil spill and Ford survived exploding Pintos. Even Apple, one of Samsung's biggest competitors, made it
