Question

WEEK 9 ASSIGNMENT#5
DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING IN YOUR OWN WORDS.
1: Samsung Galaxy Note 7
2: What are the software and hardware vulnerabilities of Samsung Galaxy Note 7?

Answer 1

Hi,

Samsung Galaxy Note7 is a featured android smart phone relased in Sept, 2016.

Below are the detailed information on every category

Brand - Samsung

Technology - GSM/HSPA/LTE

Weight - 169-171 g,

Thickness - 7.9 mm

Base OS - android 6.0.1 TouchWiz UI

Screen - 5.7" (1440 X 2560 pixels)

Camera lens - 12 Megapixel 2160p

Dual   5 MP, f/1.7, 22mm (wide) 2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)
Dual video call, Auto-HDR

Battery - 3500mAh (Li-Ion), non-removable
Fast charging, 15W,Quick Charge 2.0
Qi wireless charging - market dependent

SOUND	Loudspeaker	Yes
3.5mm jack	Yes
	24-bit/192kHz audio

COMMS	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth	4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC	Yes
Radio	No
USB	USB Type-C 3.1

FEATURES	Sensors	Iris scanner, fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
	ANT+
	S-Voice natural language commands and dictation

MISC	Colors	Blue Coral, Gold Platinum, Silver Titanium, Black Onyx
Models	SM-N930V, SM-N930A, SM-N930P, SM-N930T, SM-N930R4, SM-N930W8, SM-N930F, SM-N930G, SM-N930S
SAR EU	0.25 W/kg (head) 1.28 W/kg (body)
Price	About 850 EUR

Now what are the software and hardware vulnerabilities of it.

Hardware

Battery faults

Battery defects caused many Note 7 units to overheat and combust or explode.On 10 October 2016, Samsung permanently discontinued the Galaxy Note 7 due to these repeated incidents.

1. Overheat - More use of video and internet browsing could overheat the phone, it will increase the temperature and radiation level goes too high.

2. In a generic survey in Japan and india there is 1 in every 8500 Samsung Galaxy note 7 got exploded

3. Pointed design of the back jack cover could harm naive hand skins

4. High contrast LED light

5. Poor folder wrapping

Software Issue:

Video processing is very slow while video is saved in extended storage. There was always SD card connectivity and updating issue in software

Display light auto fixation was not working properly

Use of Browser makes phone overheat. Phone takes so many pause while dialing on international number.