A South Korean mobile carrier recently put up advertisements for the Samsung Galaxy Note 7, calling it the Galaxy Note 7 Fan Edition, and it's highly likely that it will be available for sale again on July 7th.
Following last year's incident that forced Samsung to recall all Galaxy Note 7 devices on the market, recent news that the Note 7 will be sold again has excited many customers of this device.
Immediately after news broke that the Note 7R was arriving in Vietnam at a price exceeding 10 million VND, several stores in Ho Chi Minh City significantly reduced the price of the Galaxy Note 5.
The launch of the Galaxy S8 this year is seen as Samsung's redemption, but questions remain about whether the Galaxy S8 will explode like the Galaxy Note 7.
In addition to confirming the sale of refurbished Galaxy Note 7s, Samsung stated that it will recycle usable components (cameras, chips) from faulty Note 7 devices for its own use or to sell to other companies.
Recently, Samsung inadvertently confirmed the arrival of the Galaxy S8 Plus, a smartphone expected to restore user confidence in Samsung after the Galaxy Note 7 incident.
To determine the cause of the Galaxy Note 7's fires and explosions, Samsung established a massive testing laboratory for the phablet's battery, going through many different stages.
If the cause is anything other than the battery, Samsung may have to cut back on some features on this year's flagship, and that would take even more to the company's wallet.
A representative from Samsung Vietnam stated that "due to its short-term impact, the Note 7 incident had an insignificant effect on Samsung Vietnam's production, business operations, and export revenue in 2016."
Korean news outlets, citing anonymous sources, reported that Samsung intends to resell refurbished Note 7 devices in markets such as India and Vietnam.
In the same week of pre-orders, nearly 30.000 genuine iPhone 7/7 Plus units were sold, double the 13.000 Galaxy Note7 units that Samsung had previously sold in mid-August.
Although Samsung officially recalled the Galaxy Note 7 globally due to fire and explosion issues, many users in Vietnam still tried to buy this model to experience it.
If the South Korean tech giant chooses to dump them, it would release the equivalent of approximately 28 shipping containers of toxic waste into the environment.
Samsung halted production and recalled the Galaxy Note 7 due to fire and explosion incidents; however, some stores in Hong Kong are still selling the phone.
Despite the risk of fire and explosion due to the battery, many used Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phones are being advertised online to attract "die-hard fans," with prices starting from 10 million VND for used units and from 13 million VND for brand-new, boxed devices.
Not long after the failure of the Galaxy Note 7, the iPhone 7 again demonstrated the potential for similar incidents when a newly exploded iPhone 7 recently set a car on fire.