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03-28-2017, 02:51 PM
Samsung an**unced on Monday that it will sell refurbished versions of its Galaxy **te7 smartphones, the model it officially discontinued last year because of fire-prone batteries.
Samsung's **te 7 devices were permanently scrapped in October and recalled globally, after multiple reports of some phones self-combusting. A highly publicized in-depth investigation (https://www.macrumors.com/2017/01/23/samsung-**te7-battery-investigation/) by the company discovered that batteries supplied by two different companies were to blame. ** other faults were discovered in the components or parts.
The news surprised some analysts, coming just days before Samsung officially an**unces its Galaxy S8 (https://www.macrumors.com/2017/03/01/samsung-galaxy-s8-leak-iphone-8-rival/), which is generally regarded as the firm's comeback mobile device and "iPhone 8 (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/iphone-8/)" rival. Samsung said the refurbished **te7 phones will be equipped with new batteries that have gone through new safety checks.
http://cdn.macrumors.com/article-new/2016/10/galaxy-**te7_product_l-800x428.jpg"Regarding the Galaxy **te 7 devices as refurbished phones or rental phones, applicability is dependent upon consultations with regulatory authorities and carriers as well as due consideration of local demand," Samsung said in a statement. "The product details including the name, technical specification and price range will be an**unced when the device is available. Samsung will **t be offering refurbished Galaxy **te 7 devices for rent or sale in the US."The move should allow Samsung to recoup some of the $2.3 billion (https://www.macrumors.com/2016/10/12/**te-7-to-cost-2-3-billion/) in losses it suffered because of the ill-fated phone, but the company told The Verge (http://www.theverge.com/2017/3/27/15072560/samsung-**te-7-refurbished-device-recyling-an**unced) that the main objective of introducing the refurbished devices was "solely to reduce and minimize any environmental impact".
Last month, Greenpeace protestors interrupted the company's Mobile World Congress key**te and demanded to k**w what the company's plans were for its 4.3 million recalled devices, so it's possible Samsung's latest an**uncement is timed to avoid a repeat incident overshadowing its S8 launch on Wednesday. "Samsung's an**uncement is the first step to show its effort to set a new path for recycling smartphones starting with **te 7s," Greenpeace wrote in a blog post (http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/news/Blogs/makingwaves/you-did-it-samsung-will-finally-recycle-milli/blog/59045/).
Samsung told Reuters (http://www.reuters.com/article/us-samsung-elec-smartphones-idUSKBN16Y1NF) the company has **t set specifics on refurbished sales plans, including which markets they will be sold in and when they will go on sale. However, it **ted that the phones will **t be sold in India, as some media mistakenly reported (https://www.macrumors.com/2017/02/23/samsung-relaunch-refurbished-**te7/) earlier this year.
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Samsung's **te 7 devices were permanently scrapped in October and recalled globally, after multiple reports of some phones self-combusting. A highly publicized in-depth investigation (https://www.macrumors.com/2017/01/23/samsung-**te7-battery-investigation/) by the company discovered that batteries supplied by two different companies were to blame. ** other faults were discovered in the components or parts.
The news surprised some analysts, coming just days before Samsung officially an**unces its Galaxy S8 (https://www.macrumors.com/2017/03/01/samsung-galaxy-s8-leak-iphone-8-rival/), which is generally regarded as the firm's comeback mobile device and "iPhone 8 (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/iphone-8/)" rival. Samsung said the refurbished **te7 phones will be equipped with new batteries that have gone through new safety checks.
http://cdn.macrumors.com/article-new/2016/10/galaxy-**te7_product_l-800x428.jpg"Regarding the Galaxy **te 7 devices as refurbished phones or rental phones, applicability is dependent upon consultations with regulatory authorities and carriers as well as due consideration of local demand," Samsung said in a statement. "The product details including the name, technical specification and price range will be an**unced when the device is available. Samsung will **t be offering refurbished Galaxy **te 7 devices for rent or sale in the US."The move should allow Samsung to recoup some of the $2.3 billion (https://www.macrumors.com/2016/10/12/**te-7-to-cost-2-3-billion/) in losses it suffered because of the ill-fated phone, but the company told The Verge (http://www.theverge.com/2017/3/27/15072560/samsung-**te-7-refurbished-device-recyling-an**unced) that the main objective of introducing the refurbished devices was "solely to reduce and minimize any environmental impact".
Last month, Greenpeace protestors interrupted the company's Mobile World Congress key**te and demanded to k**w what the company's plans were for its 4.3 million recalled devices, so it's possible Samsung's latest an**uncement is timed to avoid a repeat incident overshadowing its S8 launch on Wednesday. "Samsung's an**uncement is the first step to show its effort to set a new path for recycling smartphones starting with **te 7s," Greenpeace wrote in a blog post (http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/news/Blogs/makingwaves/you-did-it-samsung-will-finally-recycle-milli/blog/59045/).
Samsung told Reuters (http://www.reuters.com/article/us-samsung-elec-smartphones-idUSKBN16Y1NF) the company has **t set specifics on refurbished sales plans, including which markets they will be sold in and when they will go on sale. However, it **ted that the phones will **t be sold in India, as some media mistakenly reported (https://www.macrumors.com/2017/02/23/samsung-relaunch-refurbished-**te7/) earlier this year.
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