Yes, Galaxy Note 8 will still arrive in 2017

From CNET: Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 is dead and buried, but the Note brand will live to see another phone launch.

The company has no plans to scrap the beleaguered Note moniker altogether, even though for many it is now associated with the Note 7 debacle, according to a report published Monday. Note 7 owners in South Korea who trade in their phones for a Galaxy S7 will be able to trade up automatically next year to an S8 or a Note 8, said Samsung in a statement given to Reuters.

Production of the Note 7 was permanently discontinued earlier this month after the company was forced to issue two separate recalls for the phones, which had, in a small number of cases, been catching fire and burning their owners. The cause of the problems is still unknown.

The move is expected to take a massive toll on Samsung, both financially and in terms of its reputation, but it seems this will not hamper the introduction of at least one new Note model.

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