Samsung is considering partnering with rival manufacturer LG to use their batteries in the upcoming Galaxy S8, according to industry sources.
Korea Herald has reported that Samsung is currently in talks with LG to diversify its battery suppliers beyond Samsung SDI and China’s ATL. The news marks the latest move by Samsung to shake up its manufacturing and product strategy after the Galaxy Note 7 failure. A few days ago it was also rumored that the company might switch to releasing just one flagship smartphone annually to focus on product quality.
Original Galaxy Note 7 batteries were provided by Samsung SDI, which were initially blamed for overheating and exploding. However, replacement devices used batteries from a Chinese company called ATL, which also ended up having defects. Samsung ultimately decided to scrap the Galaxy Note 7 entirely, halting all production and sales.
Samsung is yet to formally identify the root cause of the exploding batteries. In the meantime, they’re willing to swallow their pride and rely on the competition for parts while they fix their glaring design issues. Samsung and LG compete fiercely in almost all consumer electronic sectors in the market and rarely share technology. However, given that the Galaxy Note 7 incident has already costed Samsung upwards of $3 billion, the partnership is much less surprising as the company seeks to recoup its losses by any means necessary.
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SOURCE [Korea Herald]
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