Samsung has commented and acknowledged the issue and have responded accordingly, but right now has no further comments on the matter.
The Samsung Galaxy Note8 is without a doubt one of the best smartphones of 2017 and is now available in Deepsea Blue.
SquareTrade uses a range of automated tests which simulate daily use and dropped each of the three phones in various ways.
As always, take these rumors with a grain of salt until Samsung makes an official announcement.