Samsung Releases Note-Series Infographic, But Forgets The Galaxy Note 7

But a couple of weeks after unveiling the latest device in its Galaxy Note serial, South Korean consumer electronics giant, Samsung, has released an infographic on the evolution of its preeminent phablet lineup. While the company mentioned each and every Note device since the inception of the Note branding in 2011, 1 particular device is conspicuous by its absence on the list – the fire-prone Galaxy Annotation vii that had to be recalled not once, simply twice, leading to its eventual demise.

Samsung's Note-Series Infographic Acts as If the Note 7 Never Happened

It's understandable why Samsung doesn't desire people to exist talking about the Galaxy Note 7. It was supposed to be the device that would re-institute Samsung'due south superiority over its competitors after a lukewarm response to the Milky way S7 and S7 Border earlier that year, simply unfortunately for the South Korean company, that was non to exist.

As was widely reported at the time, several instances of fires and explosions forced Samsung to upshot an unprecedented global recall of effectually 2.5 1000000 units of its premium phablet in 2016 before suspending its sales birthday.

Samsung's Note-Series Infographic Acts as If the Note 7 Never Happened — The ill-blighted Galaxy Notation 7

The merely-announced Galaxy Note 9 is the 8th-generation flagship phablet from Samsung. While the original Galaxy Note from 2011 was one time ridiculed for beingness akin to a 'slice of toast' considering of its v.three-inch screen size, Samsung's perseverance eventually created an entirely new category – the phablet. That, in an era when even the 4.iii-inch Galaxy S2 was described past some sections of the media as being unwieldy and uncomfortable to operate with ane hand.

The Note series has since become one of the all-time-known smartphone ranges and in recent times, has managed to transcend its niche and has crossed over into the smartphone mainstream with the increment in multimedia consumption on hand-held devices.

The fact that nearly smartphones these days come up with screen-sizes of half dozen-inches and in a higher place, and the fact that even Apple has had to incorporate larger screen sizes in its iPhones after having steadfastly refused to become with larger displays previously, is a testament to how Samsung's Note serial has been able to shape the evolution of the smartphone industry over the past seven years.