Samsung’s fiery Galaxy Note 7 to rise from the ashes as the “Fandom Edition”
Ars Technica 2017-06-28
There have been whispers for some time that Samsung is planning to resurrect the fallen Galaxy Note 7, and now the ever-reliable Wall Street Journal has come out with a report detailing Samsung's plan. The existing, non-exploded Note 7 carcasses will be refurbished into the "Galaxy Note 7 FE."
The "FE" stands for "Fandom Edition," and the first batch of 400,000 units is due to hit South Korean shelves on July 7. Additionally, the report says, a "relatively modest" inventory will be available in other countries, with the exact locations yet to be announced. The latest recall totals from the report say Samsung was forced to recall three million Galaxy Note 7s, so that's still a lot of devices that are unaccounted for.