Samsung To Launch Refurbished Galaxy Note 7 in South Korea On July 7 (yonhapnews.co.kr)

Posted by msmash on Tuesday June 27, 2017 @04:40AM from the back-from-the-dead dept.

South Korean news agency Yonhap reports: Samsung plans to release the refurbished edition of the ill-fated Galaxy Note 7 smartphone next month, industry sources said Tuesday. According to the sources, Samsung will release the smartphone under the name the Galaxy Note FE, with a price tag below 700,000 won (US$616). Official sales are slated to start July 7. The South Korean tech giant suspended production and sales of the Galaxy Note 7 last year amid reports that some of the devices caught fire while charging. A probe revealed that the problems were due to the non-removable battery. Accordingly, the refurbished devices will have a smaller battery capacity than the originals, along with the latest software updates.

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Obviously... by Two99Point80 · 2017-06-27 04:42 · Score: 4, Funny

The "FE" refers to the onboard Fire Extinguisher.
1. Re:Obviously... by omnichad · 2017-06-27 05:37 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  I thought it was "Failed Edition."
The Samsung thing... by Zombie+Ryushu · 2017-06-27 05:07 · Score: 2

Gave Android a bad reputation. A lady once asked me if my Blu Studio 5.0 was one of the Phone that caught fire.