Samsung to sell refurbished Galaxy Note 7's
Tech giant Samsung is to sell refurbished versions of the Galaxy Note 7 smartphone, the model pulled from markets last year due to fire-prone batteries.
JUST IN: Samsung will resume selling the Galaxy Note 7 by recycling returned units pic.twitter.com/JdoJvZjp7v
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The device was permanently scrapped in October following a global recall two months after its launch.
A number of the smartphones self combusted.
ICYMI: Samsung has announced what they plan to do with the returned Galaxy Note 7's https://t.co/PofDAW9Nxwpic.twitter.com/0is7FE6VLc
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An investigation uncovered manufacturing problems in batteries supplied by two different companies.
No other problems in the Note 7 were discovered.
The Korean company announced the move on its website as it attempts to recoup some of the losses incurred from the device, which retailed at around $900.