The prolonged trade dispute between Japan and South Korea has reportedly disrupted the production of Samsung’s upcoming flagship, the Galaxy Note 10.
The South Korean conglomerate is expected to unveil the device on August 7th, at the company’s annual Unpacked event in New York, with the product deemed to hit the stores in the United States and Korea from 23rd August.
However, due to Japan’s protest against a ruling from South Korea’s Supreme Court, Samsung could be forced to alter the timeline. Japan, infuriated with South Korea’s Supreme court, has imposed a sanction on Samsung’s birthplace, which directly affects the production of semiconductors and mobile displays.
The Investor (via Sammobile) has informed that the company has not confirmed the reports of production disruption, reserving comments for the time being.
In other news, Samsung’s Vice Chairman, Lee Jae-Yong, reportedly met with chip business head Kim Ki-Nam and display business chief Lee Dong-Hoon to prepare the company’s response to the ongoing conflict.
Samsung’s upcoming flagship will be powered by the Exynos 9825 processor — the 7nm version of the 9820 chip that was used in the Galaxy S10.  A Samsung official recently claimed that the company had cut down 10 percent of the target production of the Exynos processor, which naturally indicates a delay in production.
Samsung would want to resolve this issue as soon as possible, but that seems highly unlikely until South Korea and Japan manage to find a respectable middle ground.
Check out leaked official renders of the Galaxy Note 10 and Galaxy Note 10 Plus here.
