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03-27-2017, 04:40 PM
Don’t be alarmed if you happen to see someone using a Galaxy Note7 over the summer. Ahead of this week’s Galaxy S8 unveiling, Samsung has announced a three-point program for recycling of its failed phablets, and some of them will eventually make their way back into consumers’ hands.
The press release (https://news.samsung.com/global/samsung-to-set-the-principles-to-recycle-of-returned-galaxy-note-7-devices-in-an-environmentally-friendly-way?CID=AFL-hq-mul-0813-11000279) doesn’t specify how many of the phones will be returned to the wild, but Samsung confirms it will be using some returned devices as “refurbished phones or-rental phones.” Samsung offers a leasing program (http://www.greenbot.com/article/3042245/android/samsungs-new-upgrade-plan-aims-to-put-a-new-galaxy-in-your-hand-every-year.html) that lets you upgrade to a new device after a year of payments, but Samsung doesn’t say whether it would be selling refurbished Note7s to these customers.
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The press release (https://news.samsung.com/global/samsung-to-set-the-principles-to-recycle-of-returned-galaxy-note-7-devices-in-an-environmentally-friendly-way?CID=AFL-hq-mul-0813-11000279) doesn’t specify how many of the phones will be returned to the wild, but Samsung confirms it will be using some returned devices as “refurbished phones or-rental phones.” Samsung offers a leasing program (http://www.greenbot.com/article/3042245/android/samsungs-new-upgrade-plan-aims-to-put-a-new-galaxy-in-your-hand-every-year.html) that lets you upgrade to a new device after a year of payments, but Samsung doesn’t say whether it would be selling refurbished Note7s to these customers.
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