The Refurbished Galaxy Note 7R

2. The Galaxy Note 7 - Fiasco The year 2016 was a very bad year for Samsung. The year saw the sales of Samsung devices drop by a significant number and also affecting their overall credibility. The main reason was the exploding batteries of the then newly launched Galaxy Note 7, where many devices caught fire due to a faulty battery design.

3. Booths were set up in airports to prevent people attempting to board a plane with the potential fire hazard. Software updates were rolled out that prevented the Note 7 charging beyond 30 percent, and the company tried everything it could think of to take the Note 7 out of circulation. But for those who were insistent on continuing to use the Galaxy Note 7, it will come as good news that Samsung is going to reintroduce the refurbished versions of the handset to the smartphone market

4. The New Note 7- Samsung Galaxy Note 7R If rumours are to be believed, then Samsung is working on the refurbished model of Galaxy Note 7, and will be called Galaxy Note 7R. It will be sold at half the price of the original. While this information is still to be officially confirmed, a Chinese e-commerce website has reportedly listed the Galaxy Note 7R on sale at a price range of CNY 3,599-3,999 (roughly 1915 -2128 AED ).

5. We don’t have all the details on the new Note 7 quite yet, but a set of documents released by the FCC prove that it’s very much a real thing. The FCC documents, which are necessary for any wireless device to be certified for use or sale in the US, only confirm that this is some kind of new Note 7. We know that because the model number is similar, and Samsung itself declares that the wireless radios are “identical in implementation to a3LSMN930KOR.” That’s the FCC ID of the original Galaxy Note 7.

6. What is the difference? The main specifications of the phone will remain essentially the same though. The device will house the Samsung Exynos CPU, 4 Gigabytes of RAM along with a 12MP primary camera and 5MP secondary one. We’re expecting the battery to be kept around 3000mAh this time; the battery will be fast charging supportive though. The original metal and glass body has been retained with a 5.7” QHD 2K dual- edge curved display. The Note 7R will be shipped with Android 7.0 Nougat installed; the Note 7 came with Android v6.0.1 Marshmallow.

7. Price and Launch In terms of pricing, the device is likely to be placed below 2290 AED which is still a good price for the device. It will be launched in South Korea, the home grounds of Samsung initially and then based upon the response there, it will launch the device in China, India, UAE, Europe and then the rest of the world. However, it will, in all probability, avoid the US market which was one of the major epicenters of the tragic fiasco.

8. Conclusion Whatever may be the case, we’ll get to see the Note 7R falling into hands of users before the Note 8 does. Probably Samsung is delaying the launch of Note 8 to make room for the Note 7R. We would love to get our hands on the device and test it out as the device initially did not even get a chance to impress its shine before having to go to the graveyard. Best wishes to Samsung.