Even though Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 has finally been put out of its misery, questions remain over what caused the debacle.
When those questions are eventually answered – likely when all the exploding stuff tails off – the company's focus will then shift primarily to rebounding financially and regaining user trust, Digital Spy said.
According to the Korea Herald, though, Sammy may scale back its operation next year and offer just one major smartphone release. Traditionally, the tech giant releases a Galaxy S phone in the first half of the year before the latest Galaxy Note drops in the second.
If the strategy is indeed being reshaped by the company for quality control reasons, all signs point to it rebuilding around the Galaxy S8, Digital Spy said.
Despite these suggestions, though, an unnamed official from one of Samsung's manufacturing partners noted that no solid decisions have been taken just yet.
"Samsung has not notified its suppliers of the plan to scrap the current two-flagship models strategy, but if so, that could impact the parts suppliers to some extent," the Herald was told.
"For now, everything is up in the air about what Samsung will do to recover from the recent fiasco involving the Note 7, but it will certainly make changes to its current marketing strategy and product portfolio."
According to Digital Spy, it's important to take anything unofficial with a grain of salt, but matching up with rival Apple and sticking to one release point a year does seem sensible and likely after the recent drama.
