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Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Reportedly Codenamed 'Baikal'

Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Reportedly Codenamed 'Baikal'

By Ketan Pratap | Updated: 14 February 2017 11:43 IST

Highlights

Samsung Galaxy Note 8 rumoured to be codenamed as 'Baikal'
Samsung can be expected to launch it later this year
No details on the innards of the Galaxy Note 8 are available

For Samsung, 2016 will be remembered as one of the worst years in the company's smartphone business as it had to permanently discontinue the Galaxy Note 7 after multiple fire and explosion cases were reported by users. The debacle caused Samsung to take a hit of at least $5 billion (roughly Rs. 35,433 crores) since the third quarter. The issue was even claimed to force the company to consider killing the "Note" lineup completely, with no future smartphones to carry the iconic phablet brand. The company recently refuted such reports however, and now, a new report points at the codename of the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.

A new leak claims that Samsung's next Galaxy Note phablet, likely to be unveiled as Galaxy Note 8, has been internally codenamed as 'Baikal'. Unfortunately, no other details around the alleged Galaxy Note 8 are available at the moment. The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 news, shared by a tipster, was first spotted by Android Pure.

Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 safety fiasco has no doubt been the company's worst nightmare in history and if a new survey is to be believed, the fire incidents have made a major dent in Samsung's brand image. According to a survey conducted in the US, 40 percent of existing Samsung smartphone users "won't buy another phone from the brand."

The South Korean consumer electronics giant last month announced that a faulty battery was behind Samsung Galaxy Note 7 fires based on the company's internal and independent investigations.

For Samsung, a lot rides on the company's upcoming Galaxy S8 which is expected to be unveiled next month and go on sale next month.

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Ketan Pratap is the editor at Gadgets 360 - with over 12 years of experience covering the technology domain. With a breadth and depth of knowledge in the field, he's done extensive work across news, features, reviews, and opinion pieces. But what's truly inspiring about Ketan is how he spends his free time. He's often found gazing at snow-capped mountains from over 20,000 feet while sitting on the hood of his car, taking in the breathtaking beauty of nature. His passion for the great ...More