Want a shiny Samsung Galaxy S7 but don’t feel like shelling out big bucks?

By next year, you won’t have to. Samsung is reportedly going to start refurbishing old smartphones to sell at a discounted rate to customers who want high-end products, but not at high-end prices. So what are the high-end details?

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What exactly is a refurbished smartphone? Se Young Lee and Miyoung Kim break the news:

Samsung…plans to launch a program to sell refurbished used versions of its premium smartphones as early as next year…The…smartphone maker will refurbish high-end phones returned…by users who signed up for one-year upgrade programs in…South Korea and the United States.
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Samsung would…re-sell these phones at a lower price…refurbished phones typically are fitted with parts such as a new casing or battery…Selling used phones could help Samsung fend off lower-cost Chinese rivals.

Unfortunately, there is still a lot we don’t know about the program. Alan F. reveals the lack of details:

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