Samsung faced quite a loss due to the Galaxy Note 7 last year where a number of units started exploding due to faulty batteries. While the company did the right thing by axing the smartphone production, it did leave a bad reputation for its customers. The company has to be extra careful and should take every measure possible to make sure that upcoming flagships don’t have the same fate as the Note 7.
Speaking of flagships, Samsung is expected to launch the new Galaxy S8 in a couple of months and according to a report it is switching its battery supplier to a new Japanese manufacturer for the upcoming handset.
Korean news site Han Kyung suggests that Murata Manufacturing Company could be the new supplier for Galaxy S8 batteries. This is the same manufacturer that acquired Sony’s battery manufacturing subsidiary last year.
Samsung is rumoured to outsource between two to eight percent of the total number of batteries needed to power all the Galaxy S8 units. A large majority of batteries for the smartphone will be made by Samsung SDI (Samsung’s batteries division).
Chinese manufacturer ATL (Amperex Technology Ltd) was apparently under pressure when it was asked to ramp up production of batteries during the first recall of the Galaxy Note 7. This is probably the reason why Samsung chose to switch of battery makers for the Galaxy S8.
