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Galaxy Note 7 remains popular with customers in South Korea

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Last updated: September 30th, 2016 at 00:37 UTC+02:00

Samsung resumed Galaxy Note 7 sales for pre-order customers in South Korea yesterday and despite all of the bad press it has received over the battery defect the Galaxy Note 7 still remains popular in the company's home market. The handset has been shipped by the country's three largest carriers – SK Telecom, KT, and LG Uplus – to those who placed a pre-order for it in August.

South Korea was the very first market where the Galaxy Note 7 replacement program was launched. There has been some concern that existing customers are not in any hurry to replace their faulty units which is probably why Samsung not only extended the refund deadline but also delayed the relaunch of the Galaxy Note 7 in its home market.

According to local media reports, nearly 16,000 new units of the Galaxy Note 7 were activated in South Korea on the day sales resumed for pre-order customers. Local smartphone dealers say that customers don't appear to have any special antipathy toward the Galaxy Note 7 despite all its troubles. Some actually expect the handset to sell as many as 20,000 units per day once sales are resumed for all customers in the country starting October 1. Samsung has already started airing TV ads for its latest flagship as it gears up to get down to the business of selling its latest and greatest flagship once again.

 

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