After many consecutive explosion incidents, Samsung had to stop manufacturing the Galaxy Note 7 and proceeded to recall all the products in the market. However, it seems that they won’t give up on their handsets. It is reported that refurbished Galaxy Note 7 will be sold in India in 2017.

Refurbished Galaxy Note 7: India is a target market

Actually, there’s no official information from Samsung about their upcoming plan towards the fate of Galaxy Note 7. However, according to some source, Samsung is likely to sell the refurbished handsets in developing countries including India. The explanation behind this choice is because low-end and mid-range smartphones are quite popular here. Furthermore, according to recent statistics, only 1 out of 10 Indians owns a smartphone, and in the near future, it is a clear tendency that they will gradually switch from feature phones to smartphones.

If Samsung sells the Galaxy Note 7, they may receive a huge profit, and compensate for the loss due to the explosion incidents. However, in case the refurbished Note 7 catch fire again, it absolutely affect Samsung’s reputation. The company is investigating the reasons causing such explosions, and the battery is attributed to be the main cause. If Samsung can not solve this problem, the refurbished phones can be risky to the company as well as the customers.

Until we have the confirmation from Samsung, it can be sure that which parts of those refurbished phones are replaced, or is there any guarantee policy for them. In the past, Apple used to hold an events selling refurbished iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s plus online with many offers for customers.

Refurbished Galaxy Note 7: waiting for the confirmation

Before any decision is made by Samsung, we should keep an open mind. It is expected that Samsung will give an appropriate policy and  good quality handsets to cater for all customers’ demand.