Samsung Galaxy 7 'exploding' smartphone ready for a relaunch?
- The whole Note 7 fiasco caused Samsung losses to the tune of 6.1 trillion won ($5 billion).
- Now, a refurbished Galaxy Note 7, aka Note 7FE, has been spotted ahead of rumoured July 7 launch.
- Here are some benchmarks and configurations of the 'new' Galaxy Note 7
FollowWhile the Galaxy Note 8 has been popping its head frequently, a refurbished Galaxy Note 7, aka Note 7FE, has been spotted ahead of rumoured July 7 launch
Samsung confirmed in March that the refurbished Galaxy Note 7 will be sold in select markets, which many leaks have confirmed it will be called the Galaxy Note 7FE. The FE stands for fandom edition, but it is still a refurbished unit, only Samsung doesn’t want to call it that.
Now, a listing has been spotted on gfxbench, a benchmarking website, listing out all the specs of the smartphone. Though technically they should be similar to the Galaxy Note 7 for it ought to be the same chipset. Samsung said it will 'save salvageable components such as camera modules and semiconductors and extract metal parts with the help from "eco-friendly" third-party companies'.
The listing shows Note 7FE will run Exynos 8 octa-core processor with Mali-T880 MP12 GPU and 4GB of RAM. The internal storage is 64GB (which is probably expandable), the rear camera is a 12MP sensor (same as that on Galaxy S7 and also on the Galaxy S8) and a 5-megapixel secondary camera. All of it is exactly similar to the original Note 7.
But there are a few changes you could notice. The display resolution is Full HD, a notch lower than Quad HD panel on the original device. This could either mean that the resolution is set to FHD by default and can be changed to QHD from the settings, like in the Galaxy S8.
Or, it could mean Samsung would be using a different panel on the Note 7FE, and keep the resolution to FHD to control the price and give a sane battery backup on the smaller battery. The battery on the refurbished phone is said to be reduced back to around 3000mAh, ruling out chances of an explosion.
Another difference is that the phone runs Android 7.0-based user interface out of the box, an upgrade from Marshmallow based Grace UI it came with previously.
There are several rumours pertaining to its price as well. But is nothing concrete right now. While the leaks claim it would be around 699,600 won (about Rs 39,600) which is much less than Note 7’s price, but still quite high for a phone with such specs in 2017.
The whole Note 7 fiasco caused Samsung losses to the tune of 6.1 trillion won ($5 billion). The company has denied selling the Note 7FE in India, but India being one of its biggest markets, we never know how that could change.
