If anyone by-mistake bring Note 7 on plane in USA or where ever ban, can go to prison and pay fine.
Yep do not think they thought this through. I still hear the airlines warning people not to bring them on a plane. This will cause problems for them. Everyday consumers are reminded of Samsung's screw up on this one. Most companies usually get it behind them by this point.
to be fair, if the battery WAS ultimately the culprit (assumes samsung is honest, lol) then the rebranded phone SHOULD be as safe as any other samsung phone. It's components are generally no different to the S7 and swapping out the problem part should take away the danger. It's a cheap way for people to get a "top spec" android phone and where ever it sells, it will get imported to US/EU etc. as a cheap alternative to other phablets.
This disaster just keeps continuing! How will any fire-sale a-ha of any model help sales of the new one??
Such a STUPID company!!
They were built and a lot were sold. That means unit numbers were already factored into everything. If the choice is writing them all off or correcting the fault and putting them out for re-sale, the latter makes sense.
Everybody knows the S8 is just a few months away so I suppose few of the potential S8 purchasers would take a refurbished S7 instead.
The S8 Will probably be unaffected by this situation, less so as it seems the refurbished phones are not going to the same markets as the S8 anyway.
If you want to make the most out of a dire situation, it seems to be a decent move.
It's simply an attempt by Samsung to recoup the costs of the failed rollout and recall. Reuse components where possible, and sell them on to try and balance the books a bit.
Still, even with a new case, a new battery, and a new name, many people will probably still be wary of buying it, if they know where it came from. Samsung will probably try their best to distance the new phone from the Note.
I won't be buying one, and I doubt I would even if I were a Samsung customer.
Samsung has no intention of selling the refurb's note 7's in India so that decision doesn't need to be made. It was a false rumor as far as India is concerned. But that doesn't rule out Sammy selling them elsewhere.
Samsung has no intention of selling the refurb's note 7's in India so that decision doesn't need to be made. It was a false rumor as far as India is concerned. But that doesn't rule out Sammy selling them elsewhere.
I've said since day one the fault was cramming 3,500 mAh into that space. The battery is physically the same size as the 3,000 mAh used in the Note 5 and smaller than the iPhone Plus 5.5" battery. Stupid.
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The fact that this has now become known makes it unlikely that countries such as India and Vietnam will allow it to happen.
If they are putting it in a new case I imagine it will be under a different name as well.
I'm thinking $125-$150 would be a good price. You can always buy a case to extend the battery.
https://www.slashgear.com/galaxy-note-7-update-adds-green-battery-icon-for-safe-models-20456818/
It's a cheap way for people to get a "top spec" android phone and where ever it sells, it will get imported to US/EU etc. as a cheap alternative to other phablets.
Everybody knows the S8 is just a few months away so I suppose few of the potential S8 purchasers would take a refurbished S7 instead.
The S8 Will probably be unaffected by this situation, less so as it seems the refurbished phones are not going to the same markets as the S8 anyway.
If you want to make the most out of a dire situation, it seems to be a decent move.
It's simply an attempt by Samsung to recoup the costs of the failed rollout and recall. Reuse components where possible, and sell them on to try and balance the books a bit.
Still, even with a new case, a new battery, and a new name, many people will probably still be wary of buying it, if they know where it came from. Samsung will probably try their best to distance the new phone from the Note.
I won't be buying one, and I doubt I would even if I were a Samsung customer.
Thanks for the clarification.