Samsung reportedly plans to refurbish, resell Note 7 in emerging markets

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  • Reply 21 of 41
    lkrupplkrupp Posts: 10,557member
    Imagine the outrage if Apple tried something like this. But it’s Samsung so...
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  • Reply 22 of 41
    wood1208 said:
    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.
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  • Reply 23 of 41
    dewmedewme Posts: 6,102member
    It's very unfortunate that companies are allowed to dump substandard products and technical waste in third world countries. 
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  • Reply 24 of 41
    boredumbboredumb Posts: 1,418member
    In places, one supposes, where they've yet to discover fire...?
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  • Reply 25 of 41
    Depending on price and if it will work stateside, I'd buy one in a heartbeat.
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  • Reply 26 of 41
    Un-fucking-believable. The lack of ethics or decency in this company defies description. 

    The fact that this has now become known makes it unlikely that countries such as India and Vietnam will allow it to happen. 
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  • Reply 27 of 41
    wood1208wood1208 Posts: 2,954member
    Everyone wants Samsung to change name for Note 7. For a kick iNote 7s, s=safe
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  • Reply 28 of 41
    I'd buy one if the price was right...

    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.
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  • Reply 29 of 41
    Rayz2016rayz2016 Posts: 6,957member

    I'm thinking $125-$150 would be a good price.  You can always buy a case to extend the battery.
    What? For a much bigger explosion?
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  • Reply 30 of 41
    Rayz2016rayz2016 Posts: 6,957member
    dewme said:
    It's very unfortunate that companies are allowed to dump substandard products and technical waste in third world countries. 
    It's a bit like large pharmaceuticals carrying out drug trials in third world countries. 
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  • Reply 31 of 41
    calicali Posts: 3,494member
    What a nice way to burn 3rd world countries, a**holes. 
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  • Reply 32 of 41
    I hope the Indian Government doesn't allow it.
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  • Reply 34 of 41
    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. 
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  • Reply 35 of 41
    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!!
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  • Reply 36 of 41
    avon b7avon b7 Posts: 8,327member
    brakken said:
    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.
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  • Reply 37 of 41
    anomeanome Posts: 1,545member

    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.

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  • Reply 38 of 41
    gatorguygatorguy Posts: 24,772member
    I hope the Indian Government doesn't allow it.
    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. 
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  • Reply 39 of 41
    gatorguy said:
    I hope the Indian Government doesn't allow it.
    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. 

    Thanks for the clarification.
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  • Reply 40 of 41
    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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