Chinese smartphone makers, not Apple, benefited from Samsung's Note 7 disaster

One of the other Samsung 8 rumors that might come true is that the Galaxy S8 would also be coming in an Edge version or the Galaxy S8 Edge, just like the currentGalaxy S7.

Apple's share dropped to 11.5 per cent as the iPhone maker failed to get much benefit from Samsung's woes, Gartner said.

Users must have an unlocked Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge smartphone to participate in the beta program and must download the Samsung's Galaxy Beta Program application to register for the program. We are counting on this particular smartphone because of its awesome specs and capability to compete with Note 7.

According to The Investor, the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is not out of the picture yet as Samsung is still working on a fix for it. After all, while getting more popular among the higher end models, it is not every single smartphone model out there that will be released alongside an IP68 certification for both water and dust resistance.

Following the disaster called "Samsung Galaxy Note 7", people expected that the Korean company will suffer.

"Herald" has added that Samsung is planning to introduce "curved screen only" iterations in its next-generation flagship smartphones, ultimately ditching the flat variant. Thanks to reliable tech tipster Evan Blass, who shared a press render of the purported smartphone, it looks like Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) release date could be as early as December 1, as that's the date displayed on the home screen widget. What can Samsung do to win back its customers?

Samsung earlier this month started inviting users to beta test Android 7.0 (Nougat) on their Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge devices, but those are not the only handsets it is focusing on.

While Apple released its iPhone 7 this year the company also experienced a 6.6 percent decline with its biggest loss of sales occurring in China.

Several new features have also been linked with the Galaxy Note 8, with an iris scanner and artificial intelligence assistant perhaps the most exciting innovations.

This, Gartner claimed, can be partly credited to Samsung's aforementioned Note 7 dramas, as buyers were more likely to stick with Android than defect to Apple's iOS.

Source: Chinese smartphone makers, not Apple, benefited from Samsung's Note 7 disaster