Previously, the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 was rumoured to be launched on 7 August 2019 and it turns out to be true and official, as the official Samsung Facebook and YouTube channel have just posted a short teaser on the phablet with a simple S-Pen Stylus and the Infinity O-cutout front camera.

So here a piece of short but exciting news, according to CNET.com, they were told that the next Unpacked event by Samsung will be returning to Barclays Center on 7 August 2019 which will probably showcase the upcoming Galaxy Note 10. It happens to be the same launching venue as the Galaxy Note 9 last year when we were there in Brooklyn.

Bestbuy recently revealed the price for the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 without any carrier to be $929.99 (~RM3979) which makes it the highest priced Samsung Galaxy phone to date. On the other hand, according to the Verge, Samsung is offering former Galaxy Note 7 users up to $425 (~RM1818) to trade-in their current phones. No info as to which phones will let you reach this halfway point but none of them will likely offer the same S Pen goodness as the Galaxy Note 8.

The Wall Street Journal has further confirmed a previous rumour that the newly refurbished Samsung Galaxy Note 7 sets will be officially launched next week at 7 July 2017.

While there’s still plenty of time for the Samsung Galaxy Note 8, a South Korea news publication called ET News has claimed that the Galaxy Note FE (Fandom Edition) will be official on 7 July 2017 and it could be a limited edition because there could be only 450k units available.

Spotted on a South Korean retailer, the Galaxy Note FE has been price at 699600 KRW, this amounts to around RM2700 with specs similar to that of the original Galaxy Note 7.

After Samsung India denied that the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 would get recycled with smaller batteries, Samsung Global has since responded that yes, "devices shall be considered to be used as refurbished phones or rental phones where applicable". Of course, there are conditions to this as Samsung have further explained that it depends entirely on whether the government and other regulatory authorities or carriers would be interested. No release dates or pricing details yet but Galaxy Note 7 devices that didn't make the cut will be recycled to extract precious metals in an environmentally friendly manner.

What do you think? Would you buy a refurbished Samsung Galaxy Note 7? For how much? Discuss in our Facebook page and let's hope that Samsung pay attention to those asking for affordable price tags (maybe just a bit more than the RM2299 Galaxy C9 Pro?)

We reported yesterday that there are rumours alleging that refurbished Samsung Galaxy Note 7 with smaller battery capacity will be sold in emerging markets, which included India and Vietnam. In a quick turn of events, looks like it'll not be happening, at least, not for India, as it had been refuted by Samsung India.

While Samsung might have had to deal with the disastrous Galaxy Note 7 fiasco last year, where ill-fated devices were plagued by explosions due to manufacturing and design defects in the battery, it seems that some news have surfaced that they are considering selling refurbished sets of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 in developing countries.

The refurbished Galaxy Note 7 sets will allegedly carry a smaller battery, 3000mAh to 3200mAh, (down from the original 3500mAh), and would be available as soon as June 2017 in emerging markets like India and Vietnam.

While it was poised to take over the world as Samsung's latest and greatest smartphone, the Galaxy Note 7 started exploding, resulting in a replacement, eventual global recall and more than $5 billion in losses. Samsung officially announced that the reason for the explosions were caused by the battery due to internal short circuits from deformation of the lithium ion jelly roll in the battery in the first batch of batteries and shoddy production such as poor welding and missing insulation tapes in the second batch of batteries. Basically, manufacturing and design defects in the battery.