14 DAY TRIAL // Things are finally starting to get back to normal for Samsung, as the company announced that it resumed sales of its latest flagship in its home country. The Galaxy Note 7 is now available for purchase in South Korea, approximately one month after the recall was announced.
The Korea Herald announces that sales have resumed in South Korea, as promised. On Wednesday, Samsung received pre-orders for about 16,000 units, while some analysts said that the company could actually sell around 20,000 units during the first few days.
Sales of the highly anticipated smartphone were initially launched on August 19 and Samsung managed to sell about 400,000 units of the Galaxy Note 7 in South Korea, before the recall announcement was made on September 2.
Sales will resume on October 28 in Europe
Galaxy Note 7 smartphones recorded overheating problems that caused the devices to catch fire while charging. Multiple reports of such incidents surfaced and the company decided to recall all sold Note 7 smartphones and replace them with safe units that have batteries made by a different supplier.
Samsung recently announced that it managed to replace about 1 million units sold worldwide and that it intends to restart sales in certain markets, only after all units were replaced. Indeed, the company might resume sales in Europe on October 28, almost two months after the recall was announced.
Multiple reports have shown that customers have stayed loyal to Samsung's latest flagship, as 90% of them preferred to get a replacement rather than exchanging their Note 7 units for another phone or get a full refund. The Galaxy Note 7 is essentially an attractive smartphone with its dual-curved display, powerful specs and iris scanner.
It also has added functionality to the S Pen and multiple improvements. If it weren't for the recall, the Note 7 would have surely generated record sales for the company and posed a serious threat to competitors.