Samsung offers Galaxy S8 or Note8 at half price to customers who return their Note7

Samsung has an interesting deal for Note7 owners in South Korea: Replace the device with a Galaxy S7 or S7 Edge now, and get a Galaxy S8 or Galaxy Note8 phone next year for half the price. 

The Korea Herald reported the plan Monday, quoting a statement from Samsung, and Reuters posted a similar report.

Both reports claim customers would be able to replace the Note7 for a discount on Note8, which would mean the Note line of devices is not dead. 

All Samsung Note7 phones have been recalled due to an issue that causes the battery to overheat and, sometimes, catch fire. The phone has been discontinued, and there is no further support for it, but despite Samsung's pleas for customers to return it, there are still hundreds of thousands of unreturned Note7 phones out there.  Read more...