A new report suggests that Samsung may soon bring back the Galaxy Note 7, in refurbished form. Units could be sold in select markets to help Samsung cut its losses with the whole explosion scandal that happened back in 2016. Here’s what we know so far.

Back in 2016, Samsung was forced to initiate two full recalls of its Galaxy Note 7 flagship smartphone due to fire hazards thanks to erupting battery units. Samsung later made the safe decision to permanently discontinue the smartphone entirely and launch a full investigation to discover the leading causes to the incidents. The South Korean company succeeded in its research mission and later made it clear to the public that faulty battery units were at blame. Samsung also discussed what new measures the company would be taking to prevent something similar in the future.

Taking you back a bit further before even the whole Galaxy Note 7 debacle began, Samsung reported that a new online store was to come (see here). The store would be part of Samsung’s current online store where consumers can find a variety of smartphones, smartwatches, tablets, and other cool tech gadgets. However, the company was planning a refurbished device program. Flash forward to now, and we hear that the Galaxy Note 7 could become part of that program. That’s right, Samsung could sell refurbished Galaxy Note 7 units after all that happened. Anyone say courage?

The program was first reported by Hankyung, who claims that Samsung could start to sell refurbished Galaxy Note 7 units containing 3,000mAh or 3,200mAh batteries in India and Vietnam beginning in June of 2017. All original Galaxy Note 7s had a battery capacity of 3,500mAh.

The program makes sense, as the Galaxy Note 7 was a hot (*cough) item for the time it lasted before being taken off the market. This could help Samsung recover some lost ground in the department of reputation and reduce some of the firm’s losses. Our question for you is, if this actually happens, would you consider buying a manufacturer refurbished Galaxy Note 7 to help out Sammy? Personally, I’m happy with my Google Pixel XL. Drop a comment below this post letting us know your thoughts.

SOURCE [Hankyung]

VIA [SamMobile]