murtaza12

Then a more recent statement from Samsung says this:

Source: GSMArena

Since the refurbished units won't be available in the US, anyone from outside the US planning to pick one up? I really liked the design of the Note 7, and if they release it in Pakistan, I'm probably going to get one since I really wanted the original Note 7 as an upgrade from my S7 edge with a cracked display.

Your thoughts?

Doc Savage

If you don't mind an intense fire in your pants pocket, go for it.

chx1975

Um these will be banned on flights still I guess. Useless?

murtaza12

I was under the impression the fires only happened while the device was under heavy load or on charge, not idling.
On a more serious note though, they plan to fit it with a smaller battery, not only in terms of capacity, but the physical size of the battery will be smaller as well, shouldn't burst into flames then.

I believe they've thought of this, maybe launch it with a different name?

DenverBrian

Maybe the Galaxy Handwarmer?

Doc Savage

I wouldn't risk it. They had two tries with this phone, and both tries caught fire.

I'm not sure of the exact circumstances of each fire, but I got the impression they could happen with the phone not under any special stress or charging.

Each of us has his own risk tolerance, so YMMV.

SRQ Guy

This seems like a stupid idea for Samsung. Shortsighted.

Assuming that Samsung has found the problem and addressed it (and I assume that they have) literally every device ever made has a few units that will burn up, usually from user error. When one of these inevitably does, it will bring the whole debacle back to the front page for Samsung. They need to just write off the loss and move on.

FlyingDoctorwu

Exactly.. one fire will completely shoot their credibility.. they did a good job being open with their investigation (after the two failed recalls) which I think did garner them some degree of trust in the public eyes... However, if a refurb note 7 catches fire it'll be a huge setback....

FDW

SRQ Guy

And you know a few will. There are always a few. This will blow up in their faces (no pun intended! ). All of the goodwill that they've painstakingly built since then will be gone. They can't possibly make enough back to make that worthwhile.

murtaza12

The Note 7 jokes will never end.

The gap between the battery itself and the back cover of the phone, the heat caused the battery to expand and make contact with the back cover, which then caused it to burst.
The heat usually was produced by very heavy usage or while the device was charging.

It will, and I don't deny that it will, however people need to understand the cause for the previous fires/explosions, many people (mainly iSheep), will sit there and mock, however most of them don't even know the real cause.
Explosions/fires can happen with any phone, a few even happened with the iPhone 7 / 7 Plus recently. They can happen due to a number of reasons, which I won't write because explaining each one will take forever.

And it's disappointing that it's going to be like that. I think the phone had great potential, and can be redeemed if this whole refurb program is pulled off correctly.
After all they're only doing it since disposing of the returned / un-exploded units will be a huge loss to them.

SRQ Guy

I'm not mocking. I like Samsung, and loved the Note 7 for the brief time I owned them. I also understand the cause of the Note 7 fires. That's not going to stop some sensationalist prick from destroying Samsung's freshly rebuilt goodwill when one of these refurbs inevitably burns.

el aye

I don't think I would hesitate to use a refurbished Note 7. Was there even a confirmed number of incidents compared to how many devices sold/were in use? I was under the impression it was an incredibly small number.

murtaza12

Yes, only a few actually burst into flames, the others were returned, hence the refurbishment program, they can't dispose of all those still working models, so might as well put them to use.

I am very open to the idea, and would definitely buy one if they're launched where I live.

sama

We can "thank" Greenpeace for this idea
They gave the idea to Samsung that its better for the world to sell those again than to scrap it.

http://www.greenpeace.org/internatio...---Greenpeace/

SRQ Guy

Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't fear the devices either. My concern is for Samsung's image, which they've worked very hard to repair in the last 6 months. We all know image isn't often based in reality. One burning refurb Note 7 will put them right back where they were.