The ill-fated Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is expected to return to the market in early July. This time, it will be sold as Galaxy Note 7 FE (Fandom Edition). The first country to get it would be South Korea, for a price tag of around $615 USD.
After recalling all Galaxy Note 7 phablets manufactured and sold or still found in stores, Samsung was expected to get rid of them. However, they chose to replace the batteries and bring them back in the game, but this time as Galaxy Note 7 FE. FE stands for "Fandom Edition" and has nothing to do with fire and explosions, reveal insiders familiar with the matter.
Unfortunately, Samsung still has to confirm these rumors. According to an article published by The Wall Street Journal, the first batch of 400,000 Galaxy Note 7 FE units will be delivered to the three major telecom companies in South Korea by July 7.
These unconfirmed reports also claim that the price of a Galaxy Note 7 FE phablet would be below ₩700,000 KRW - roughly $616 USD. Obviously, the specs of the "new" handset would be similar to the original Note 7, except for the battery. We will get back to this topic as soon as Samsung finally decides to make the refurbished phablet official, so stay tuned.
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In my early school days, I hated writing and having to make up stories. A decade later, I started to enjoy it. Since then, I published a few offline articles and then I moved to the online space, where I contributed to major websites that are still present online as of 2021 such as Softpedia, Brothersoft, Download3000, but I also wrote for multiple blogs that have disappeared over the years. I've been riding with the Notebookcheck crew since 2013 and I am not planning to leave it anytime soon. In love with good mechanical keyboards, vinyl and tape sound, but also smartphones, streaming services, and digital art.
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