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Samsung SDI Note 7 battery compensation talks reportedly stalled
Citing industry sources, a report out of South Korea today claims that the Samsung Group's battery affiliate Samsung SDI has put its Galaxy Note 7 battery compensation plan for sister company Samsung Electronics on hold as the two affiliates have yet to find a middle ground for a settlement. The two companies have still not […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 7 years ago
Samsung SDI plans to invest $128 million to improve battery safety after the Galaxy Note 7 fiasco
Samsung SDI manufactured and supplied the first batch of batteries for the Galaxy Note 7, and Samsung announced yesterday that faulty batteries were causing fire and explosion in the smartphone. Samsung SDI has now announced that it will invest 150 billion won (approx. $128.31 million) to improve battery safety after the Galaxy Note 7 fiasco. […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 7 years ago
Samsung SDI and Stellantis join hands to build second EV battery plant in the US
According to the latest report, Samsung SDI (the battery manufacturing wing of Samsung Electronics) on Monday revealed that it plans to build a second battery manufacturing unit in the USA. This battery plant unit will be developed in partnership between Samsung SDI and Stellantis N.V. in the United States, in addition to their first plant […]
- By Sagar Naresh
- 10 months ago
Samsung’s infamous battery affiliate gets a new leader
You may not have heard of Samsung SDI prior to the Galaxy Note 7 debacle last year. It's the conglomerate's battery affiliate and it supplies Samsung Electronics with battery cells for its smartphones. Samsung SDI was supplying the bulk of the batteries for the Galaxy Note 7 and as the company's thorough investigation later revealed, […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 7 years ago
Samsung dodges fine in EU battery cartel case
Sony, Panasonic and Sanyo have been hit with a €166 million after the European Commission found them guilty of collaborating to form a cartel for rechargeable batteries. Samsung's battery affiliate Samsung SDI was a part of the cartel as well but it wasn't fined since it tipped off the EU authorities about the unfair business […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 7 years ago
Samsung looking to reclaim its top spot in India’s premium smartphone segment with Galaxy S8
Samsung announced the Galaxy S8 and S8+ for the Indian market yesterday, and the company is hoping that the new devices would help it reclaim its top spot in the country's premium smartphone segment. The company had lost its top spot in the premium segment to Apple last quarter due to the Galaxy Note 7 battery […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 7 years ago
Galaxy S24 sales surpass 1 million mark in South Korea, beating Galaxy S8
The Galaxy S24 series has received tremendous response since its launch last month. Samsung's new flagship smartphone series broke pre-order records in several countries, including India and South Korea. Samsung has revealed that the Galaxy S24 series sales have crossed 1 million in its home country in record time. Galaxy S24 sales cross 1 million […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 3 months ago
Samsung aims to sell 20 million foldable phones next year as competition rages
A few months ago, Samsung claimed that the sales of its foldable phones had surpassed the sales of its last Galaxy Note generation, effectively saying that its foldable phones are now mainstream devices. Apparently, the company will complete its goal of selling more than 10 million foldable phones this year. However, the company is pushing […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 7 months ago
TM Roh doesn’t get enough credit for how he led Samsung in these harsh times
TM Roh was appointed the new head of Samsung Mobile at the beginning of 2020. When he took the reins from DJ Koh, he was tasked to lead Samsung's mobile division into the “Next Normal,” using his engineering prowess and ability to make the right changes when they're needed the most. And throughout the past […]
- By Mihai Matei
- 1 year ago
Samsung to use more LG batteries in its low-end and premium phones
Samsung may have driven LG out of the smartphone market, but it's more than happy to source components from LG's battery division for its own smartphones. A new report out of South Korea claims that Samsung is looking to source more batteries from its historic rival. The company is reportedly willing to use LG batteries […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 2 years ago
Samsung’s China shift is bleeding its Korean suppliers dry
Samsung's adoption of multi-camera systems for smartphones a few years ago didn't seem to have helped local lens suppliers much. In fact, the opposite happened, and rival companies from China have been thriving on the back of Samsung's orders for a few years. Meanwhile, lens suppliers in South Korea were all in the red last […]
- By Mihai Matei
- 3 years ago
Samsung vs Apple in 2020: Who won this rollercoaster of a year?
2020 was an exciting year for fans of Samsung and Apple, but who got the better end of the bargain?
- By Dominik Bosnjak
- 3 years ago
Samsung vs OnePlus in 2020: One UI clones and stolen Buds
It’s the final stretch of the year and in many ways, we’re all happy to leave 2020 behind. For Samsung and its customer base, 2020 was a good-enough year given the circumstances. Firmware updates have arrived on time for the most part and plenty of exciting devices have come out of Samsung’s factory gates throughout […]
- By Mihai Matei
- 3 years ago
Samsung SDI’s China factory catches fire
Samsung SDI is the battery-making affiliate of the Samsung Group. Samsung Electronics sources a big chunk of the batteries for its mobile devices from this company, and yes, Samsung SDI was one of the suppliers for the Galaxy Note 7's battery as well. It's actually going to be supplying the bulk of the batteries for […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 7 years ago
Samsung SDI to focus on safety in the New Year
It was initially believed that the batteries supplied by Samsung SDI – the conglomerate's battery division- were causing the Galaxy Note 7 to catch fire. Samsung switched over to another supplier for the phablet and while that should have put an end to the fires, it was only a matter of time before replacement Galaxy […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 7 years ago
