It probably won't fall short of the expectations of people who matter.

I was of the understanding that everyone's expectations re the iPhone 7 were already pretty low. They made sure that the lack of an audio plug was leaked well before the official announcement...

I'm wondering how this news will affect sales of Googles new phones.

And finally the Samsung stock price reflects the news. It was pretty fascinating to watch it hit its all-time high on 10/7. From what I read it seems that a relatively small percentage of their revenue is impacted by this, so investors aren't that rattled.

I'm not one to try and time the market, but if I were to gamble, this might be a fun one to try to get in on now.

It met the expectation of not exploding, so in this context I'm not sure what your point is.