Refurbished Note 7 will be back on sale!

Previously, there have been reports of Samsung seemingly going to sell refurbished Note 7 again, after the mass recall from the exploding incidents. That piece of news has now been confirmed by the Korean company itself. Samsung has recently put out a press release, saying that the company is now focusing on “recycling” the piles of returned Note 7 units that is in the company’s possession, following last year’s mass recall.

According to Samsung, the first step to do that will be refurbishing units, or renting them (whatever that may mean). In the second step, the company plans to disassemble and salvage usable components from the phones, for reusability purposes. In the final step, if nothing works out, the company will dispose of the unusable units and components with environmental friendly methods. That is the gist of a long and meticulous plan from Samsung.

About the sale of the refurbished Note 7, the company has not given the public any details on when, how, and where will the distribution be. Samsung only hinted that it is working with regulatory bodies as well as carriers to reach a conclusion. Local demand will also be one of the considerations. The time, as well as markets to release the refurbished units, will be determined accordingly. There have been speculations that these refurbished Note 7 will be sold in emerging markets such as India and Vietnam. There may be some changes as well, such as smaller battery, and even a name change!

Refurbished Note 7: Can it save Note 7’s reputation?

Regardless of what happened, the Note 7 was still a flagship of high quality when it was introduced. Hopefully with the refurbished Note 7, Samsung can salvage its reputation, along with the help of the coming Galaxy S8. Are you willing to buy a refurbished Note 7?