- Title: Samsung Electronics launches refurbished Note 7 phones in South Korea
- Date: 7th July 2017
- Summary: SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (JULY 7, 2017) (REUTERS) PEOPLE LOOKING AT MOBILE PHONES AT SAMSUNG STORE SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE FAN EDITION ON DISPLAY SIGN READING (English): "NOTE FAN EDITION" GALAXY NOTE FAN EDITION ON DISPLAY/ LETTER SCREEN READING (English): "SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE FAN EDITION" GALAXY NOTE FAN EDITION ON DISPLAY VARIOUS OF MAN LOOKING ON NOTE FAN EDITION (SOUNDBITE) (Ko
- Embargoed: 21st July 2017 10:21
- Keywords: Samsung smart phone Galaxy Note 7 Fan Edition Note FE South Korea explosion
- Location: SEOUL, BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA
- City: SEOUL, BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA
- Country: South Korea
- Topics: Company News Markets,Economic Events
- Reuters ID: LVA0016OPWP71
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- Story Text: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. started to sell a refurbished version of the recalled Galaxy Note 7 smartphone in South Korea on Friday (July 7), using batteries different from those that caused some handsets to catch fire last year.
Samsung said in a statement it will offer 400,000 phones, dubbed the Galaxy Note 7 Fan Edition, in its home country priced 699,600 won ($611) - about 30 percent lower than the Note 7's original launch price. The devices will be made from recalled, unsealed Note 7 handsets and unused Note 7 components.
Some Samsung phone users visited a local store in Seoul on Friday and said they were willing to buy the remade smart phone without being worried about the battery issue.
Batteries for the refurbished devices will have a lower capacity than those of the original Note 7s, but have passed new safety measures implemented following the recall, Samsung said.
The world's biggest smartphone maker by volume was forced to halt sales of the Note 7 in October, roughly two months after its launch, due to fire-prone batteries from two different suppliers. The incident cost Samsung over $5 billion in operating profit and damaged its reputation, though the firm has since recovered with the successful launch of the Galaxy S8. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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