Refurbished Galaxy Note 7R appears in Vietnam with 3200 mAh battery


We’ve talked about it several times in the past few months, and now perhaps it’s time to see it happen, don’t you think? According to today’s leak, a refurbished Galaxy Note 7R (yes with an “R”) made an appearance in Vietnam, hinting at Samsung’s decision to finally use all these millions of phablets it keeps in their storage houses for the past months.

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And what does Samsung plan to do with them? Sell them at a lower price as refurbished smartphones, equipped with all the official specs/hardware the original Note 7 had, except from the battery. All these refurbished phablets will now pack a smaller 3200 mAh battery for security reasons, even though – according to the Korean manufacturer- there is no reason for anyone to be afraid anymore. The company has started to implement an 8-point battery inspection plan for all new handsets – and the newer Galaxy S8/S8+ models are subject to this procedure.

I know that some of you are thinking about owning the ex-king of phablets, even though it now comes with a smaller battery, but if you leave in the US, don’t expect to see it coming there. According to rumors these refurbished Galaxy Note 7 models will be limited to Asia and possibly some parts of Europe.

Perhaps you should wait for Galaxy Note 8?

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14 Comments

  1. Jack Sparrow
    April 8, 2017

    price?

  2. Judeus Wynn
    April 8, 2017

    I know the US is where this whole battery fiasco originated from but don’t exclude the US market thinking people wouldn’t be interested in buying a refurbished Note 7.

  3. goodwill
    April 8, 2017

    I’d honestly still consider this. Providing no unfortunate news in a week prior to me purchasing, of course.

  4. Jack Sparrow
    April 8, 2017

    price?

  5. Judeus Wynn
    April 9, 2017

    I know the US is where this whole battery fiasco originated from but don’t exclude the US market thinking people wouldn’t be interested in buying a refurbished Note 7.

  6. BSJD
    April 9, 2017

    What of African markets?

  7. goodwill
    April 9, 2017

    I’d honestly still consider this. Providing no unfortunate news in a week prior to me purchasing, of course.

  8. BSJD
    April 9, 2017

    What of African markets?

  9. tako
    April 9, 2017

    wow i want to buy this

  10. vijay sud
    April 9, 2017

    Price, warranty and support will be major factors.

  11. tako
    April 9, 2017

    wow i want to buy this

  12. vijay sud
    April 9, 2017

    Price, warranty and support will be major factors.

  13. Chris
    April 9, 2017

    Link to vendor?

  14. Chris
    April 9, 2017

    Link to vendor?