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UPDATE: The “NEW” Samsung Galaxy Note 7 “R EDITION” handset Leak
s Prior To Launch
By: magbytes120 Date: June 11, 2017, 5:43 am
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We know its coming, we just don’t know when – or where. The most
likely markets it’ll release in our South Korea, India and
elsewhere in Asia. People in the US and UK will likely not get a
shot at buying this handset.
The phone, which was previously known as the Samsung Galaxy Note
FE, will now apparently be called the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 R –
though no one’s really sure what the “R” stands for?
Maybe “Reboot”…
Anyways, here are a bunch of leaked images from DroidHolic which
show the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 R in all its glory. These are not
renders, either. Nope! They’re actual shots of the handset in
the wild.
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As you can see: the Galaxy Note 7 R looks more or less identical
to the Galaxy Note 7. The only real difference between the
handsets, however, though, is that the battery inside the Galaxy
Note 7 R is 300mAh smaller than what shipped inside the Galaxy
Note 7.
The decision to re-release the Galaxy Note 7 is kind of odd; the
Note 8 is just around the corner, so I cannot really understand
the logic – other than Samsung’s undying dedication to making
money. Still, though, with the Note 8 on the horizon, you’d
think the Korean tech giant might be a little bit worried about
cannibalisation?
How much will the Samsung Galaxy Note 7R cost? Quite a bit less
than the original Galaxy Note 7, according to reports. Sources
suggest Samsung could retail the Galaxy Note 7R for as little as
£399, making it A LOT cheaper than the £700 Galaxy S8 phones
currently available.
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Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 will get a re-release in June, according
to reports. Just don’t call it the Galaxy Note 7, however, as
Samsung is apparently changing its name to the “Samsung Galaxy
Note FE” – and, no, we don’t know what “FE” stands for either.
The news comes via ETNEWS, which reports that Samsung. likely
keen to make some money on its investment in last year’s Note
handset, will launch and release the Galaxy Note FE in June
(right before the launch of the Galaxy Note 8).
Apparently, FE stands for “fandom edition” – though it could
just as easily stand for fire and explosions.
“In terms of specs,” notes BGR, “the Galaxy Note FE is expected
to be exactly the same as the original Galaxy Note 7, only it’ll
feature a smaller 3,200 mAh battery. By reducing the battery
capacity from 3,500 mAh and spreading out the components within
the battery, Samsung is apparently confident that phones won’t
explode anymore.”
Samsung issued a cull on Galaxy Note 7 handsets out in the wild
via an update that rendered the handset useless.
Samsung is doing this because the handset is unsafe; it doesn’t
want any more explosions – that would be bad.
Samsung is encouraging all Galaxy Note 7 users that are still
using their handsets to stop immediately and send them back in
for whatever fate Samsung has in store for them.
The kill switch update, which is expected to appear on December
19, is simply a safety measure to ensure ALL Galaxy Note 7
handsets, especially rogue units, are terminated. The software
update will prevent the handset from charging and effectively
brick it.
Of the ALL the Galaxy Note 7 handsets sold, 93% have been
returned. These means there are still quite a lot of units left
in the wild and this, of course, is a safety hazard and Samsung
wants to nip this situation in the bud as quickly and painlessly
as possible.
You cannot take a Galaxy Note 7 on a plane, for instance, it
doesn’t matter if it’s in hand luggage or checked bags. Once
these puppies started blowing up, the aviation industry,
rightfully, took a hardline approach and implemented a strict
ban on them.
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Oh dear kids, Samsung's Q3 financial results are in and it is
not pretty at all. Following the much-reported "explosiongate"
fiasco with the Galaxy Note 7 being recalled twice, and then
discontinued, Samsung's operating profit for its mobile division
has taken a complete nosedive, to the tune of a 95% crash.
Operating profit for the quarter is $87.8 million, down 95% from
the same quarter in 2015 and the firm's lowest operating profit
quarter in the last eight years.
Samsung's total operating profit including all other sectors of
its businesses (TVs, appliances, etc.) is $4.5 billion for the
quarter, down $1.9 billion from Q3 2015 and the lowest profit
quarter in the last two years. In a statement made with the
reveal of the Q3 results, Samsung made no bones about the fact
that the Galaxy Note 7 debacle is the cause of this signfiicant
financial loss.
"The Mobile business saw its earnings decrease significantly QOQ
due to the effects of the discontinuation of the Galaxy Note7.
However, smartphone shipments remained solid due to continued
stable sales of its existing flagship devices, including the
Galaxy S7 and S7 edge, and steady growth in the mid-tier Galaxy
A and J series."
The firm said it is still hopeful that peak sales of devices
such as the Galaxy S7 series in the often profitable Q4 will
help it to hit comparable year-on-year figures to 2015. In other
words it is hoping at best to break even. However, Samsung is
optimisitc about next year.
"As for 2017, the company anticipates a turnaround with the
launch of new flagship smartphones," it said.
Samsung officially discontinued the Galaxy Note 7 after
replacement "safe" units following the first recall and
replacement scheme also began exploding.
The first major incident after the first recall happened during
boarding on a Southwest Flight 994 to Baltimore at Louisville
International Airport on Wednesday. This wasn’t an old model
either; no this was a brand new, reissue model deemed safe by
Samsung. The plane was evacuated after the cabin filled with
smoke, thank god it happened before flight.
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission chairman Elliot F.
Kaye has released an official statement about the incident.
“CPSC is moving expeditiously to investigate this incident.
Thankfully, reports indicate that all of the passengers were
able to make it off the plane without harm. Agency staff has
already reached out to the FAA and Samsung to gather the facts
about the incident. Agency staff will also reach out to the
consumer who experienced a serious incident with his phone. I
want to reiterate my call for consumers who have the recalled
Galaxy Note 7 to keep their smartphones powered down and to
immediately take advantage of the remedies being offered by
Samsung. Consumers should know that one of the remedies is a
refund.”
UPDATE: "South Korean tech giant Samsung has urged owners of the
Galaxy Note 7 to turn off its high-end smartphone while it
investigates new reports of the device catching fire," reports
BBC. "The firm also said it would stop sales of the phone, and
halt production. Samsung recalled 2.5 million phones in
September after complaints of exploding batteries, and later
insisted that all replaced devices were safe."
Things have gone from bad, to worse to terrible for Samsung’s
Galaxy Note 7. The handset has been embroiled in one of the
biggest PR disasters to hit the mobile space in living memory.
Exploding handsets, recalls, and then, bizarrely, more exploding
handsets.
T-Mobile is reportedly halting ALL sales of the Galaxy Note 7
and, after a Galaxy Note 7 caught fire on a plane earlier in
October, airlines are starting to enforce protocol for fliers
with Galaxy Note 7. Since the recall there have been five
confirmed cases of Galaxy Note 7 handsets exploding.
Sources have now also claimed that Samsung has halted production
of the Note 7. According to the report, “the unprecedented halt
in production is another blow to Samsung, which last month
announced the global recall of at least 2.5m Galaxy Note 7
smartphones due to faulty batteries that caused some of the
phones to emit smoke or catch fire.”
Samsung has issued statements regarding the ongoing problems.
On the subject of the Flight 994 incident, Samsung said, "Until
we are able to retrieve the device, we cannot confirm that this
incident involves the new Note7. We are working with the
authorities and Southwest now to recover the device and confirm
the cause. Once we have examined the device we will have more
information to share."
"Samsung understands the concern our carriers and consumers must
be feeling after recent reports have raised questions about our
newly released replacement Note7 devices. We continue to move
quickly to investigate the reported case to determine the cause
and will share findings as soon as possible......read More:
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