Samsung to Permanently Discontinue Galaxy Note 7 Smartphone • Hacker News Board

Re: Samsung to Permanently Discontinue Galaxy Note 7 Smartphone

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Post by matwood » Tue, Oct 11, 2016, 3:48 PM UTC

PaulRobinson wrote: post #14

[drip, drip, drip, drip, drip…] They have spent a huge amount of money on marketing this phone. I wrote a week or so back it could be the end of Samsung and people told me I was an idiot - they make so many other things, their spread is so broad, they can just produce the next phone and move on. This has done untold damage to their brand in the eyes of the average consumer and has wasted so much money, I think they a…

It's certainly not the end of Samsung. It may be the end of the Note brand, but they will make more phones and people will buy them.

Re: Samsung to Permanently Discontinue Galaxy Note 7 Smartphone

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Post by moogly » Tue, Oct 11, 2016, 3:55 PM UTC

sho_hn wrote: post #155

mcculley wrote: post #50

Earlier quoted context omitted.

To make the battery replaceable while still providing the same amount of energy would require a thicker case around the battery, thicker contacts, and a discrete accessible compartment in the phone. All of this adds up to a much bigger phone. The days of replaceable batteries are over.

The LG V20 just launched with a replacable battery. The phone is 0.3mm thinner than the Note 7, and its battery has 3200 mAh vs. 3500 mAh for the Note 7 battery. Seems ballpark to me.

Shame about the LCD. I'm never again buying a phone with an LCD display.

Re: Samsung to Permanently Discontinue Galaxy Note 7 Smartphone

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Post by mynameisbahaa » Tue, Oct 11, 2016, 4:00 PM UTC

obsurveyor wrote: post #167

metafunctor wrote: post #102

Earlier quoted context omitted.

OK. So it's the old "Google for the URL or title" and you may get the content thing. Am I the only one who thinks this sucks? If so, I will bite my lip and shut up. I believe in the open Internet. I don't even run an ad blocker for sites that aren't complete assholes with their ads. But this is just stupid.

Delete your *.wsj.com cookies, use a referrer control addon and set it to google.com for wsj.com and enjoy clicking HN links and not see the content block.

thanks for the tip, it worked wonderfully.

Re: Samsung to Permanently Discontinue Galaxy Note 7 Smartphone

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Post by aeturnum » Tue, Oct 11, 2016, 4:19 PM UTC

Nursie wrote: post #230

So... Slightly OT but not 100%... For those of us wanting a phablet, what are the options right now? Pixel is, IMHO, too expensive. The Note was top-end too, but at least had Wireless charging, which I like. Now it's gone. I don't 'do' iOS. What's left? Most of the other phablets have got smaller, the Moto Z looks quite good (no QI, but otherwise great). People rave about the OnePlus 3 but the screen is low-res compa…

I see people recommend the LG V20. http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=8238&idPhone2=...

Re: Samsung to Permanently Discontinue Galaxy Note 7 Smartphone

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Post by M_Grey » Tue, Oct 11, 2016, 4:21 PM UTC

JustSomeNobody wrote: post #132

PaulRobinson wrote: post #14

[drip, drip, drip, drip, drip…] They have spent a huge amount of money on marketing this phone. I wrote a week or so back it could be the end of Samsung and people told me I was an idiot - they make so many other things, their spread is so broad, they can just produce the next phone and move on. This has done untold damage to their brand in the eyes of the average consumer and has wasted so much money, I think they a…

I completely disagree. People love shiny and they have a short memory even though there's this wonderful thing called the internet that can remember things for them. All Samsung has to do is come out with something shiny and people will be buying it and blogging about it. People still buy Ford cars even though they made the Pinto and their SUVs used Firestone tires. People still buy Toyota without even a thought as t…

In the public imagination, cars explode. No one expects their phone to explode, especially just... randomly and out of the clear blue.

Re: Samsung to Permanently Discontinue Galaxy Note 7 Smartphone

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Post by M_Grey » Tue, Oct 11, 2016, 4:22 PM UTC

Nursie wrote: post #56

PaulRobinson wrote: post #14

[drip, drip, drip, drip, drip…] They have spent a huge amount of money on marketing this phone. I wrote a week or so back it could be the end of Samsung and people told me I was an idiot - they make so many other things, their spread is so broad, they can just produce the next phone and move on. This has done untold damage to their brand in the eyes of the average consumer and has wasted so much money, I think they a…

It's obviously not good but yes, you were an idiot to say it could be the end of Samsung. They make everything from cutting edge phones to air-conditioning. One product in one business area going wrong like this is not going to be fatal.

There was probably a way to get your point across without calling someone an idiot, and if not, you didn't have a point in the first place.

Re: Samsung to Permanently Discontinue Galaxy Note 7 Smartphone

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Post by lmm » Tue, Oct 11, 2016, 4:32 PM UTC

gonzo41 wrote: post #96

Samsung - I want a slightly thicker phone, Square edges and a big battery that i can change out. Do this and im yours for life

They used to make those. Not enough people bought them.

Re: Samsung to Permanently Discontinue Galaxy Note 7 Smartphone

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Post by hbosch » Tue, Oct 11, 2016, 4:34 PM UTC

efvxcgci wrote: post #194

metafunctor wrote: post #88

The subject says it all, but am I the only one who isn't a subscriber of the Wall Street Journal? Is there no free source on the Internet for this same piece of news? I'm not saying everything should be free. I build paid-for services on the web myself. But how is “To Read the Full Story, Subscribe or Sign In” useful on the Hacker News?

Plus, if you give in and subscribe to the WSJ they go out of their way to make it difficult to unsubscribe, requiring users to call in by phone and be subjected to a sales pitch just to cancel the recurring charges. It's a very scummy retention tactic.

Fyi: I subscribed briefly through their iOS app. The Apple app store allows you to easily manage subscriptions made through any app from the store, which made it much easier to cancel.

Re: Samsung to Permanently Discontinue Galaxy Note 7 Smartphone

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Post by kuschku » Tue, Oct 11, 2016, 4:41 PM UTC

Matt3o12_ wrote: post #117

kuschku wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not anymore, that was true once, but doesn't work for me anymore (Germany).

Paywalls only have to allow you visit their site 3 times a day for free if you come from google [0]. It might not work because you have visited more then 3 articles already today. Deleting your cookies or entering the private mode of your browser should do the trick, though. [0]

I haven’t visited their site at all in the entire past week.

Re: Samsung to Permanently Discontinue Galaxy Note 7 Smartphone

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Post by Nursie » Tue, Oct 11, 2016, 4:46 PM UTC

aeturnum wrote: post #234

Nursie wrote: post #230

So... Slightly OT but not 100%... For those of us wanting a phablet, what are the options right now? Pixel is, IMHO, too expensive. The Note was top-end too, but at least had Wireless charging, which I like. Now it's gone. I don't 'do' iOS. What's left? Most of the other phablets have got smaller, the Moto Z looks quite good (no QI, but otherwise great). People rave about the OnePlus 3 but the screen is low-res compa…

I see people recommend the LG V20. http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=8238&idPhone2=...

It's not clear that's ever getting a UK release, though import is a possibility. Also I'm not sold on the second screen - it adds to an already large phone.

Definite possibility.