Samsung will reportedly offer the Galaxy Note 7 in 2017 but as refurbished units in what could be an effort to pad their lost revenue. (Photo : Getty Images/George Frey)
Samsung continues to feel the hard shots landed by a floundering Galaxy Note 7, a promising phablet that virtually went up in smoke due to battery issues. The latest word on the Korean giant’s end is that they may be releasing them again but in the form of refurbished units.
It should be noted that the fire hazard issue tied up to the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 does not account globally. There are still some who have gotten hold of the unit but have not exhibited signs off abnormality that others have unfortunately experienced.
But the bottom line here is the safety of consumers whether or not their Samsung Galaxy Note 7 was defective or not. With the company unable to pin down the cause for it, the best measure was to issue a total recall on all units that included even the seemingly proper performing ones, Slash Gear reported.
The recall was pretty costly on Samsung’s end with many under the impression that it was a model that ended up a bust. Critics believe that Samsung had its work cut out for them and rebuilding their image would eventually depend on future units such as the Samsung Galaxy S8 in 2017.
As for the Samsung Galaxy Note line, the damage that the Note 7 brought has placed it on thin ice. With heavy losses, the Korean company is reportedly looking to pad the earnings fall but re-deploying the controversial phablet again in 2017 but in the form of refurbished units, The Investor from the Korean Herald reported.
This has yet to be made official by Samsung but the move is likely to draw divided criticism. Consumers will likely prefer to know the actual defect and how they were able to resolve it, a right that most have considering the risks that the Galaxy Note 7 brings.
Lower price may help draw interest but at the end of the day, Samsung has a lot of explaining to do. If they still don’t have an answer to the fire-hazard device, it may as well be left out of the consumer electronics mix.
The video below covers Samsung's move to stop production for the controversial Note 7.
