After the Galaxy Note 7 fiasco, Samsung is urging its executives and suppliers to take extra caution to avoid leaks on its confidential business information as well as upcoming products.
Samsung is learning lessons the hard way. Following the Galaxy Note 7 fiasco, the company is reportedly keeping a strict check on its employees and suppliers for possible information leaks. In a recent email sent by the South Korean manufacturer to its executives and employees, the company has asked its staff to take extra precautions to avoid possible leaks of its confidential business information. The company has emphasized that “leaks of operational secrets can cause irreversible ramifications, posing a great financial risk on the company and leading to broken partnerships and loss of trust,” and urged its staff to tighten up security.
One of the upcoming announcements from Samsung’s kitty is its next flagship – Galaxy S8- which the company obviously wants to protect from all negativity. The next flagship smartphone is due for release in February next year, yet a lot of information about the device have leaked online. Now, according to an official from one of the company’s suppliers, “Samsung has notified its suppliers not to mention a single word on the Galaxy S8.” The official further said that Samsung, which is known for micromanaging its partnership deals with suppliers, is putting in more efforts to prevent any information leak on new handsets.
Besides restoring the brand identity, Samsung has to resolve a number of controversial issues such as Hedge fund Elliott Management’s call for restructuring of the company’s management and compensating suppliers among others. The company’s latest move to implement tighter control on information to avoid leaks indicates that the company is on a high alert at an unprecedented level. ALSO READ: Forget the Galaxy Note 7, the Galaxy S8 could be Samsung’s comeback smartphone
The company is still reeling under the irreversible damage done to the sales and reputation following the combusting Galaxy Note 7 flagship smartphones. Initially, there were a few reports of the smartphone going up in flames. But the issue turned global and brought the consumers’ and industry’s attention alike when even the replacement ‘safe’ devices started exploding at will. While it is still unclear what exactly is leading the batteries in its premium smartphone explode, the company has officially stopped manufacturing the device owing to multiple bans on usage by airlines.
Following what is touted as one of the worst recalls in the history of consumer technology; analysts believe that Samsung’s next bet at reclaiming its lost glory will be its Galaxy S8 smartphone. The predecessor, Galaxy S7, has been one of the most sought after Android smartphones this year. With a double pressure to deliver a good smartphone that doesn’t explode, Samsung also needs to resurrect its image in the eyes of the consumers.
Samsung might want to safeguard all its trade secrets and product details but that is unlikely to stop tipsters and leakers from giving out information. The upcoming Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus are expected to be launched at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2017 and based on speculations, it will feature a 5.1-inch 4K UHD (ultra high-definition) super AMOLED display. ALSO READ: Samsung to set up Galaxy Note 7 exchange stalls at airports
In line with the latest fascination with dual camera setup, the Samsung Galaxy S8 is also likely to follow suit and feature a pair of 16-megapixel cameras on the rear and an 8-megapixel camera in the front. It is further expected to feature 6GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage. Other features which could possibly make it to the next flagship is an iris scanner, fingerprint scanner, water and dust resistance, and the Viv AI assistant. With so much of information already up for public consumption, it could prove difficult for Samsung to contain the buzz around its next smartphone which many hope will help the company turn its fate around. ALSO READ: Samsung to compensate Galaxy Note 7 suppliers for unused components