As it has happened to me, you should have been "ojiplático" when reading the headline of this news, but apparently the South Korean company Samsung is not resistant to letting what has been its biggest and most notorious failure die completely that has caused an unprecedented economic and confidence crisis for the company: the Galaxy Note 7.
After this device was withdrawn from the market on two occasions due to a battery problem that caused it to explode and become engulfed in flames, threatening the safety of those who were nearby (as we have been able to verify by the numerous cases that have occurred and documented ), now from South Korea the rumor arises that in Samsung is considering starting to sell replacement units for the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 as 'refurbished' devices.«. Inconceivable!
Samsung doesn't give up. In the South Korean company, some of its managers must have more morals than the man from Alcoy to have proposed such nonsense: putting back on sale a device, the Galaxy Note 7, which has been withdrawn from the market twice in a row and whose production was stopped because it literally exploded in the hands of many of its "excited" buyers. But it is like this. This is a possibility that is on the Eastern table, that is being debated and, worst of all, that could become a reality.
According to some reports whose origin is in South Korea, Samsung's homeland, the company is in full debate between contemplating how the Galaxy Note 7 passes away and its components are used to cushion the billions of dollars it has cost the «party», or relaunch this device - grenade, we understand that duly revised and repaired, as a «refurbished device» from next year.
The news has been published by the newspaper The Investor and according to the sources behind the leaked information, Samsung "hasn't made a final decision yet, but it will probably sell the refurbished Note 7 units next year."
As unprecedented as it may be to some of us, "it seems to be a very real possibility of the company" and the purpose of this would be none other than to take advantage of the initial pull that the terminal had to try to recover part of the economic losses caused and alleviate the stock of units of the Galaxy Note 7 that, apparently, they would not know where to put it.
We must not forget that, before the device began to explode and set fire to homes or cars, the Galaxy Note 7 was one of the most anticipated and demanded devices by users, a firm opponent of Apple's iPhone 7 Plus.
This jeep burned as a result of the fire caused by a Samsung Galaxy Note 7 while charging
If Samsung finally decides to go ahead with this plan and give the recalled units of the Galaxy Note 7 some breathing space, most likely the destination of these refurbished terminals will end up being the public of emerging markets such as India or Vietnam, rather than trying to boost sales again among European or American consumers.
You suppose, trying to apply a little logic to all this, that before any new launch of the Galaxy Note 7 takes place the company will have carried out the appropriate repairs and will have passed all the necessary internal and external security tests but still, let's remember that These tests have already been passed on two previous occasions, resulting in absolute failure. Will Samsung stumble on the same stone for the third time?
According to some reports, The South Korean company decided to test the faulty batteries of the Galaxy Note 7 through internal testing processes, rather than following industry standards by enlisting the services of external and professional testing companies.
It will be interesting to see if the company is really willing to risk its reputation for the third time in a row by introducing a terminal that has already more than proven itself, at least, to be highly unreliable. Now we just have to wait.
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Uhh even if it is refurbished ... I think it is an excellent idea, I suppose it will lower the price, it will be more accessible and I do not think that its reputation will be played again without being well reviewed! Where do I buy it!!??? Haha
Everything that is spoken, even if it is bad, is publicity. Let them talk about me, even if it's bad. Concept voiced by Oscar Wilde and written off by Donald Trump. I would call it GALAXY BIG BANG OR GALAXY SUPERNOVA and mix galactic images with the terminal. Galaxies, pulsars, neutron stars, ... Perhaps it would reduce the presence of the Samsung name in promos to a minimum. Emphasizing the idea of an explosion of performance and possibilities. Once the problem has been corrected and with large price drops, as fundamental premises. There is nothing better than flooding the market with the repaired devices working to regain confidence in the model and the brand. I think that the idea of refurbished in emerging and third world countries would give new negative ideas about the brand, the model and the morality. For the next model they should bring some great news and learn something from the Xiaomi Mi Mix, going beyond the usual target of note. You can aspire to add youth among the target audience if they manage to invent recreational uses for the pen. Perhaps the patent they were filing for the speaker in the pen could lead to new ideas.