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Samsung Electronics has launched an upgrade program for Galaxy Note 7 customers in South Korea. The offer targets customers who trade in their recalled device for a Galaxy S7 phone, Reuters reports. Samsung says customers who trade in their Note 7 phone for either a flat-screen or curved-screen version of the Galaxy S7 can trade up for a Galaxy S8 or Note 8 smartphone launching next year through an upgrade program.
Samsung ended Note 7 sales due to continued reports of fire from the flagship device. The company offered offering refunds or exchanges for a Galaxy S7 smartphone, as well as financial incentives of up to KRW 100,000 (approximately USD 88.39) to affected customers in South Korea.
Users in the upgrade program will need to pay only half the price of a Galaxy S7 device, rather than the full amount, before exchanging to the S8 or the Note 8, Samsung said. Samsung also said that the availability of such a program in other markets will depend on the situation in each country.
