Thereafter， Samsung announced a program allowing customers to apply for a refund or exchange the Galaxy Note 7 for the Galaxy S7 Edge or Galaxy Note 5. Those who took advantage of this offer before Nov. 15 also received a NT$3，000 coupon. As of Nov. 12， Samsung said， 77 percent of the Galaxy Note 7s sold in Taiwan had been recalled and expected that to rise to 80 percent. If distribution network inventory is included， the percentage is expected to reach 82 percent， very close to the 85 percent in the U.S. market， Samsung Taiwan said.

Citing an internal investigation， Samsung said that those who still own a Galaxy Note 7 have either not encountered problems when using it or are not rushing to take advantage of the recall as no deadline has been set. Samsung said that some Galaxy Note 7 owners may even want to wait for the launch of the South Korean vendors next flagship smartphone model before seeking to exchange their devices.

After negotiations with the National Communications Commission， Samsung said that it plans to set a deadline of Dec. 31 for the recall. Samsung may have officially discontinued the exploding Galaxy Note 7， but it looks like the company isnt giving up on the smartphone entirely. Samsung is planning to sell refurbished Galaxy Note 7 units in 2017.

“Samsung has not made a final decision yet， but it will likely sell the refurbished note 7 units next year，”an anonymous industry source told The Investor （via The Next Web）. The source claims that Samsung will sell the refurbished handsets in emerging markets like India and Vietnam where low-end and midrange smartphones are more popular.

This may help Samsung in attracting new customers who want a flagship handset for a lower price， as pointed out by Ubergizmo. This would also mean that Samsung wont suffer too much of a loss by simply disposing all of the Note 7 units that have already been returned to them.

However，BT版天剑狂刀页游， selling refurbished Galaxy Note 7 units might also be just another disaster waiting to happen. Samsung is already working on the Galaxy S8 for 2017， and its sales will surely be affected if these refurbished Note 7 units also begin catching fire.

Samsung issued a global recall for the Galaxy Note 7 in early September when a number of units caught fire after being left charging for a long period of time. Samsung eventually halted production of the Note 7 on Oct. 11 when replacements units also began catching fire.

The company is still trying to get all of the Note 7 units back to its headquarters in South Korea where Samsung is investigating what caused the issue. The company still has no idea what made the Note 7 spontaneously combust.

If Samsung is confident enough to start selling refurbished Galaxy Note 7 units in 2017， its possible that the company might have already made a breakthrough on its ongoing investigation. That being said， this strategy is still risky， and it could put the company and a lot of its customers in jeopardy.

Samsung might not be ready to give up on selling the Galaxy Note 7， a new report says. Thats not necessarily exciting news. Sure， Samsung may finally fix the manufacturing issues that turned the phablet into Samsungs biggest PR disaster. But customers may have a tougher time trusting Samsung a third time.

According to The Investor， Samsung is expected to sell refurbished Galaxy Note 7 versions at some point next year. “Samsung has not made a final decision yet， but it will likely sell the refurbished Note 7 units next year，” an unidentified industry source told the site.

Samsung is yet to explain why the first-gen Galaxy Note 7 exploded， and why the “fixed” units were still fireprone. So its likely the company wont sell any Galaxy Note 7 units， refurbished or not until that happens. The report goes on to say that the refurbished Galaxy Note 7 units will hit emerging markets including India and Vietnam where low-end and mid-range handsets are popular. This seems to indicate Samsung is considering selling the phone for a lot less than its initial iPhone-grade price.

The Investor also notes one other plausible scenario for the Galaxy Note 7. The existing stock could be destroyed to set another example. The site reminds us that in 1995， Samsung Electronics Chairman had 150，000 Anycall mobile phones destroyed to emphasize product quality to Samsung executives and employees.

Samsung has a few million Galaxy Note 7 units on its hands， as many buyers returned the faulty units. Some diehard fans decided against ditching the phone in spite of Samsungs requests， but its likely that Samsung still has a few million Galaxy Note 7 units on hand， phones whose fate is yet to be determined.

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