{"id":33581,"date":"2017-07-03T09:22:42","date_gmt":"2017-07-03T09:22:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=33581"},"modified":"2017-07-03T09:22:42","modified_gmt":"2017-07-03T09:22:42","slug":"samsung-sell-recycled-note-7-phone-south-korea-611","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/technology\/samsung-sell-recycled-note-7-phone-south-korea-611.html","title":{"rendered":"Samsung to sell recycled Note 7 phone in South Korea at $611"},"content":{"rendered":"

Samsung to sell recycled Note 7 phone in South Korea at $611<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Samsung Electronics plans to recycle and sell its recalled Galaxy Note 7 phones starting week in South Korea, salvaging their unused parts.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Galaxy Note FE phone will go on sale in South Korea on Friday at 700,000 won ($611), about three quarters of its original price, the company said late Sunday.<\/span><\/p>\n

Samsung said the Note FE has \u201cperfect safety\u201d \u2014 unlike the recalled versions that were found to be prone to overheating and catching fire.<\/span><\/p>\n

The supply will be limited to 400,000 units. Overseas sales plans will be determined later, the company said in a statement.<\/span><\/p>\n

The original Note 7 was one of the biggest black eyes in Samsung\u2019s history. When it was launched in August 2016, the Note 7 was Samsung\u2019s answer to Apple\u2019s upcoming iPhone. It was also one of the most expensive Samsung phones with the price starting at $850.<\/span><\/p>\n

After reports emerged that its batteries were prone to overheat and catch fire, Samsung recalled the phone in less than a month of its launch and released another one with replaced batteries. The second batch also tended to overheat, prompting Samsung to discontinue the Note 7.<\/span><\/p>\n

The debacle dealt a blow to Samsung\u2019s corporate image. Aviation authorities around the world banned the pricy phone on flight and photos of scorched Note 7 circulated on social media. Samsung spent billions of dollars to recall the Note 7 and fix its damaged brand.<\/span><\/p>\n

The company released investigation results that blamed flaws in design and production of batteries supplied by two battery makers.<\/span><\/p>\n

After the recall of millions of Note 7 phones, environmental activists have pressured the South Korean tech giant to reuse the electronics parts to reduce waste. Samsung said the Note FE is part of its effort to minimize waste.<\/span><\/p>\n

Like the previous Note series, the Note FE, short for \u201cFan Edition,\u201d features a jumbo screen measuring 5.7 inches (14.48 centimeters) diagonally and a stylus.<\/span><\/p>\n

Source:-\u00a0https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/asia_pacific\/samsung-to-sell-recycled-note-7-phone-in-south-korea-at-611\/2017\/07\/03\/fe17b9fc-5fa9-11e7-80a2-8c226031ac3f_story.html?utm_term=.5371b367e7fd<\/span><\/p>\n

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