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The "FE" stands for "Fandom Edition," and the first batch of 400,000 units is due to hit South Korean shelves on July 7. Additionally, the report says, a "relatively modest" inventory will be available in other countries, with the exact locations yet to be announced. The latest recall totals from the report say Samsung was forced to recall three million Galaxy Note 7s, so that's still a lot of devices that are unaccounted for.

While The Journal notes that the pricing is subject to change, for now the Note 7 FE will retail for "below 700,000 South Korean won ($616)." This would be about $250 off the original Note 7 price. The report says that the FE will have "different components" but doesn't go into detail about what those components are. Of course, the battery will be replaced, but we'll have to see what Samsung does beyond that.

If you've been living under a rock, the Galaxy Note 7 debuted last year to the usual Samsung flagship fanfare, only for reports of "explosions" to start mounting shortly after release. Samsung's first recall, attempted fix, and re-release of the device didn't work. The company was forced to recall the Note 7 a second time and then outright cancel the device. The investigation took months, but eventually Samsung narrowed down the fire and explosion problems to two different battery production issues from two different suppliers. In total, Samsung told The Wall Street Journal only 330 devices out of the three million recalled were affected.

So far, Samsung has admitted to $5 billion in losses from the unprecedented recall. Maybe it can make some of that back with the Fandom Edition.

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