Restoring The Explosive Recalled Note7 - Samsung Doesn't Want Me To Own This
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The puns in this video were literally fire 🔥
Had a blast watching it 💥
I know man those blow up in sales
Mind blown
@@GeraltOfRivia69 😂😂
I was losing it when I heard all those bombastic jokes! 😂😂😂
Ikr! It was just a banger!
One of their finest products, the Samsung Hand Grenade.
Sam Tucker ?
The Samsung terrorist phone
@@mustapharashid3321 why is this so stupid, true, and funny at the same time...
take it to school
💀💀
I remember back in 2016, everyone thought that this phone was a banger, the hottest phone of the year, and that it was straight fire
You might say this phone erupted onto the scene.
@@Puppybuns by far the best result of this trainwreck of a release was the GTA mod that replaced the HE grenades with Note 7 phones
It was the hottest phone on airplanes
Underrated comment
It really was before it came out. My family is almost all iOS and when Note 7 dropped my brother-in-law got one and if it went well I was gonna get one but even tho his never blew with how many were he sent it back.
This phone's fate is such a shame, it's quite a beautiful device. I wish they'd expanded the Fan Edition to outside S̶o̶u̶t̶h̶ ̶K̶o̶r̶e̶a̶ Asia
They did sell the Note FE in Malaysia! Some of those Malaysian devices were subsequently grey imported into Singapore and sold by third-party resellers.
I actually saw the fan edition sell here in saudi arabia as well
probably didn't enter most markets outside of the middle east or asia
They also sold FE edition in Turkey, but not everyone wanted to buy a safer Note 7 and they couldn't reach a large sales volume.
It sold in north Africa as well, I had a light blue 128 gb unit, that I exchanged for a Galaxy S8 2 months after I bought it. I wish I kept it tho.
if you want that fan edition, try to import it from another countries. unlike the original note7, you can find a fan edition easily.
for example my fan edition imported from malaysia. also writing this message on my fan edition too :)
The Note 7 was perhaps the best received Samsung phone ever and looked certain to be a huge success. It's such a shame that the batteries were so poorly made by their suppliers that this excellent product has become a punchline. If the recalled phones were not refurbished then the story is even more sad. Such a waste.
It's not poorly made it's just that the battery was snugly fit inside the phone without any breathing room. Batteries from time to time vent to release build up pressure inside them and considering how snugly fit the battery was inside the phone is what causes the battery to explode
@@JavenJC69 You are correct about the tight fit and in addition to that, there were two mistakes that were sometimes made in the battery suppliers' factories which caused internal shorts in the affected batteries. The article I saw with the details may have been on Ars Technica but I'm not certain after so many years.
@@JavenJC69 Devices that leave too little space for the battery usually just pop open, or in the case of the iPod Touch, it destroys the display. But it usually still doesn't light up. That is still a problem with the battery itself.
Let’s not forget Samsung SDI was one of the suppliers.
@Jozsef Izsak The Recalled phones were later released at Galaxy Note FE, with a slightly reduced battery capacity. A bit unpopular model, since it was released in only a few markets. But yeah, Samsung didn't fully waste it in the end.
I remember when the Note7 dropped while I was in college. I had the Note6 at the time and was looking to upgrade to the 7. My friend actually got his hands on the 7 and that was about two weeks before the battery/fire issues starting popping up. Even when Samsung issued mass recalls for the phone, my friend didn't want to give his phone up. It wasn't until Verizon issued an "over-the-air" update that essentially bricked the phone on its network that my friend decided to send his in. It's a shame really because it was a really great phone compared to its peers at the time.
I forgot to mention all updates are blocked on this phone so it doesn't get the charging limit. Not sure the the update is even still pushed. May be long since deleted.
the note 6 doesn't exist
@@XxmatixX6videosdiariosdenadav I think he meant note 5
I hate Verizon so much and it's funny because they literally devalue the phones they're operated under. iPhones, Samsungs, other Androids, you see a Verizon locked model and it's instantly worth 10-15% less.
@@HughJeffreys try flashing the Note 7fe
1:31 and that's how "fast charging" was invented by Samsung. They came up with a 240W brick 😂
🤣🤣
😂😂
Lmfao
@@tahmedahmedsajjad31875 amogus
Lmao
Remember when Samsung “played it safe” with the Note 8 by giving it a 3000mah compared to 3600mah in the Note 8 and yeah the battery life was terrible, but it didn’t blow up lol
Owned a Note8 for 4-5 years before upgrading to the S22 now, the phone was a beast, but it's such a pleasure to use a phone with a decent battery. 😅
I had my Note 7 long after the recall, up to where the software basically bricked it, never had a issue never even had it get hot when charging ….
wasnt it 3300? i had that one
It's a shame that Samsung's for so long had such small batteries whilst cheap Chinese phones had massive batteries with absolutely no safety issues.
@@zues121510 not even just "chinese phones" .. I was kinda shocked to find how many assmung phones had flagship specs with tiny AF batteries. Like the S9 with 3000mAh, meanwhile my old Moto Z Play got a 3510mAh and that was a 220eur phone, not a flagship. And miraculously had no explodey issues...
For anyone that doesn't know, when this phone came out it was the best Samsung had ever made and it had huge promises. The design was shockingly modern and it recieved a lot of praise.
It is still the best Note phone design from Samsung ever, IMO.
Wouldn't every new Samsung phone be the best ever Samsung for that year?
It looks like any other phone you god damn dweeb. It's a POS in 2022 and belongs in a landfill.
@@sebastiaodeabreu7297 Case in point - the Note 7. Non-removable battery, no IR blaster. But it at least brought back the ingress protection the previous generation removed.
Until iphone X released
This phone is iconic to me. It was one of my dream phones to own but sadly we all know what happened. I did use the note 7 a few times on display at T-Mobile and Costco and it felt like the phone I would keep for years until it broke completely I’ll always remember the note 7
yeafu
yea fun times*
@@Lunaero the edit button exists, ya know.
That's how I felt about my Note 4. I am planning to turn it into a custom mobile emulation device.
I consider a dream phone to me till now. Despite owning the Note10+, I feel like this phone was designed only for me. I loved Samsung back in 2016, it was just more than a brand.
The blast from the past. 💥
I've said it before many times and i'll say it again, this is the most beautiful phone design ever made...imo. I do really love the note 5 & 7(FE) for its boxiness
The design is so good. Upgraded camera and speaker would've been enough for a 2022 FE model.
Indeed. Just a barely better camera, decent battery, and 5G and I'd swap my S20+ tomorrow for it and it's physical home button.
it would be perfect with the same body and display, just use the imx 555 12 megapixel sensor from the s20 and z fold series and some decent stereo speakers with an updated soc at least a snapdragon 865.
I loved the explosion and fire related puns!
I have an old original release Note 7 with a Note FE battery in it, I love that thing. Such a beautiful, well design phone in every way except for the one, and the full screen AoD was so cool. I think its also interesting that it was the last completely symmetrical samsung body and frame until the S22U with the obvious exception of the camera location.
Man, that color for the note 7 is one of the best of any phone ever made imo
“And boom, we’re done!”
I saw what you did Hugh
I bought the FE version of this, and I've owned over a dozen Samsung phones from their Galaxy S and equivalent line, It still is to this day, the best in-hand feel phone I've ever held and I only have about 30 phones all together. I want to say the One Plus 7 was the second best.
I have a note 7 but it's original
Didn’t you replace the battery in one already ?
That’s what I thought too
He had 3 Note 7's, He already fixed the other 2, now he fixed the third one
was thinking the same thing
he did in 3 of them
@@R4Y_TWO one was a fan edition (he shows it in the end of the video it’s the black one)
I remember watching on in horror while the note 7 fiasco went down, it was such a promising device, perhaps even a potential best phone of the year for its time. Damn shame what happened
I really do enjoy watching your content, love the restoration and the transformation between when it was first damaged to brand new.
I would totally buy one as a secondary device, but the Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition or Note 7 are so hard to find
Same, I just love the design
Probably you can buy this one from the video :) :)
Me too it wouldn’t be my everyday phone maybe use it as a weekend phone when I’m going out with friends and family it would defiantly attract some attention. I’d say to the people just when you think the note 7 is gone forever it’s never really gone it lives on but it’s just a RARE phone that should be conserved.
I still have mine, fully functional with the original packaging. I could put it up for sale on ebay or mercari if you guys are really interested.
@@rsi6521 it's the note 7 or fe ?
I can assure everyone that apart from the batterys these recalled Note 7’s were not destroyed.. at least in Australia.
Great video Hugh!
Samsung sort of bricked them with a software update (err down-grade), but some managed to bypass it.
What a beautiful looking phone. Am always happy to see you save devices from being e-waste.
1:26 the real fast charging they dont want you to know 🤣
I had 2 of these. One when they first launched, which was then issued with a replacement. The first one I had was perfectly fine and had no issues whatsoever, the second one would get extremely hot while charging. Ended up returning the second one. Really is a shame, because the phone was genuinely good for its time.
Yeah it was a beast for its time
I remember when it was a huge problem with this phone blowing up, I think it was rushed out production wise which is why it had major issues. Over all nice to see a working version of this phone.
Thankfully I was able to get a hold of a blue one a few years ago with an intact rear housing. The only issue it had was a cracked screen and ebay had one with a frame so I immediately replaced it.
I thought you already repaired one?
EDIT: jeez, that was 2 years ago?
Yes but he's fixing the black Verizon note 7 which is the other note 7 he have
I remember, it was my junior year of high school and one of my classmates had the first Note 7 and replacement version. He had no issues with either. He had the replacement one the longest. If I remember correctly, he kept getting letters in the mail from Verizon pleading with him to return it.
Samsung is Pinnacle of good looking devices
I still remember my coral blue Note7. I loved it for the few months (?) I got to keep it.
First recall was a blessing for me. I got my phone on launch day and a few days later, while waiting for a Spigen case to arrive in the mail, the phone slipped from my hand as I was walking in my kitchen and hit the tile floor. It was pretty much ok, despite it being naked, but there was a teeny tiny scratch on the front display in the upper left of where the notification bar was. No biggie, but triggered my OCD since it was a brand new phone! The first recall essentially replaced that phone for me for free and without warranty.
Second recall just pissed me off. I was being "forced" to give up my phone in exchange for an inferior phone or a different company's phone altogether. My mindset was, "I had no issues (yet) with mine, so why do I have to suffer???" I was also angry because I had traded in my (non-Edge) Note 4 for the Note7. Note 4 was inferior, but still really good (although kind of boring for a Note, IMO). Obviously, I couldn't have predicted what would've happened with the Note7, and obviously my Note 4 was no longer recoverable. It was also no longer sold by my carrier 'new.' I would pretty much have to spend my upgrade money buying an older 'used/refurbished' phone.
I'm technologically capable and all, but I don't know the exact details that caused the reported Note7 issues. To this day, I'm still 50% convinced (back then, I was like 95%) that a majority of the issues were user error. I remember one guy had left his Note7 in his Jeep and returned to the car as it was on fire. If you leave any phone in a car on a hot day, that phone will get extremely hot. But yeah, the phone should be able to take protective measures to reduce temps as much as possible. I recently left my new S22 Ultra in my car in 85F heat (luckily, it was left on my seat and not dash). Phone was super hot, and limited CPU and screen brightness severely (could hardly tell screen was even on!). I held phone over the car air vents until it cooled down enough.
In the end, I decided to go to the LG V20. Wasn't nearly as nice as the Note7, but it was pretty good at the time (kinda ugly in retrospect though, lol). I did it in part due to refusing to go with the slightly older S7 (which was still an upgrade over my Note 4). The other parts were because of "protest" against Samsung (I was very salty). I purposely skipped over the Note8 to see what would happen, and to ensure they got their sh** together. Ended up getting the Note9 a few months after its launch day (still waiting to see if there'd be issues, but then found out that Best Buy would have an exclusive silver version and held out for it).
Edit: btw, in the video, I LOVE how you removed the protective film from screen and back panel. You purposely went slow. Just like all us techies do for that glorious high we get when unpacking a new gadget.
Make sure to notvmake that stupid mistake again in the future
You are lucky that the battery in your phone didn't end up combusting
The colours you chose make the phone look amazing. I wish the Note 8 whould have the same colour options as the Note 8
Back when this came out i really wanted one in this color. Only used S series and had an s6 edge at the time and i was just about to get a Note 7,and then the recall got announced so i had to stick to an s7 edge. This phone is pretty unique in its ways,the FE Korean model can run Android 9 with One Ui officially. I think it’s the only Samsung phone that officially runs One UI and still has a physical home button and thick bezels
I didnt know the note 7 still had a physical home button-
I wonder if the note 7 would still be usable if samsung modified the battery
Yes, their last flagship with one. Also they did replace the battery and rereleased it as Note 7 FE in some markets. Otherwise it's mostly the same afaik.
@@Tom2404 o ty
don’t miss it at all not even on IPhone.
@@yoshi555king yeah I'm too used to gestures, home button sucked for 1 handed use
I found a Samsung Galaxy S7 edge in an AT&T E-Waste bin today it has a cracked screen but still works fine!
That's a good find did you have to pay for it
@@Crazyreviewer123 nope, I just opened the bin and grabbed it, they are free but the employees don't like people digging through Their bins
@@The_Phone_Bin_Diver that's awesome congratulations 🎉🎉🎉 I had the original Galaxy S7 it was one of the best phones I ever owned I miss that phone sometimes. At least you were able to snag one for free. I'd do the same if I had the courage to get into a public dumpster at a phone shop maybe in the future I'll do it
@@Crazyreviewer123 if you are outside of the US there a re probably not many bins because some countries care less about recycling than others
In my opinion, the explosive problem come from its cpu/soc. Snapdragon 820/821 is the hottest cpu ever, its configuration about thortling is absolutly madness (of course some companies modify it). It will still remain in highest clock speed, even at 67°C when you load heavy thing like game, or even when charging. The thortling start at 70, from there the Soc become slight slower. But 70? The batery will just screamingly scared if i could say
Exynos have the same architecture with 820. I mean all mobile chipset is a same. The diferent only on clock speed, driver and configuration, and yess the name
3:25 The explosive battery is what makes it so fun
Hugh, the puns were awesome man.
Anyone remember the GTA:V mod to turn grenades into a Note 7?
I was so mad about the whole issues with the note 7. I had saved up to buy it for a while to upgrade from my Note 3. I never actually did get one, by the time i had got enough news of the issues was well known and decided against it. I just kept the note 3 for another year and ended up getting the Note 8 on launch day.
I had also much more recently had a phone battery explode. Somehow i managed to flick the phone onto the floor without noticing then i rolled back in my deskchair and next thing i hear is the HISSSSS a battery makes as it explodes. Im quite experienced with RC hobby lipos and so ran to the kitchen, grabbed a pot from the stove then hooked the burning phone into it and yeeted it outside. Took me hours to get all the smoke out of the house.
All in all that wasnt the phones fault at all. But also wasnt what i had in mind, when i bought that phone to use as a burner
2016?...Damn time flies so quickly...feels like yesterday when all of this was happening with the Note 7 lineup
4:10 "However, one screw is missing. It was like that when I first got the phone"
DankPods in the distance: _SOMEONE'S BEEN IN HERE_
A truly explosive repair. Nice video as always.
Wonderfull phone after restoration. Well done Hugh 👏
Where did you find the battery replacement? I have a note7 that I rescued from a closing sprint store dumpster, that has since had the battery start to balloon up. Would love to be able to replace the battery with something less spicy.
Heres the link: www.ebay.com.au/itm/353824709674
Its the only one I could find. The one I put in my silver Note7 is no longer available.
Don't even believe its really 3200mAh. Looses about 40% battery in 5 or 6 hours.
As long as it doesn't blow up I am happy.
Blows my mind Samsung doesn't sell the Fan Edition battery. After all if you had the Fan Edition model and it needed a new battery you would likely end up buying a 3,500mAh explosive one instead.
9:11
"This phone has blown me away" lol
Ohmygod this was so nostalgic. I want one so bad
I have been looking for this all day. Thank you very much.
The last phone Samsung truely tried to innovate with. After this they got too scared to try and push tech in significant ways, even today with their super fast charging on the s22 ultra they've designed it so it only charges at 45W briefly before going back down to slow speeds. Such a shame.
They don't want to risk it again. Think of how bad the PR would be.
@@cwhitley.sawlabs I don't care, they've just turned into a Apple. Unfortunately since Huawei got banned from Google services I'll have to replace my Note 9 with a Samsung.
@@jamesking7946 Xiaomi isn't banned go with a MI or Black Shark. Works on all networks just need to place the sim in your old phone first so the sim registers as it then move the sim. I'm on my black shark 2 rn
@@MrMosebysLobby If what Xiaomi/Oppo/One Plus actually offered a flagship level phone I would. But the thing is they don't, Huawei was the only Chinese phone company that was able to battle Samsung monopoly but thanks to the lack of Google services going forward it's impossible to warrant purchasing outside of China.
@@jamesking7946 did xaomi fall off on phones again? They used to match Samsung or beat them months in advance on some releases. Their camera was a prime example on the mi 11 ultra
I almost got this banger of a phone but after the news of the batteries exploding I just opted to get the regular S7. I remember being very disappointed about not getting it, the phone is gorgeous!
I remember checking news about this phone daily back when it was out hoping the problem was solved. I was dying to get my hands on a black Note 7. Easily one of the best looking phones I've seen!
I love how this phone looks. I think the Note 7 is the most beautiful phone ever created.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is a legendary smartphone for the wrong reason. It really is such a shame the legacy it left behind, as it is a really gorgeous looking phone, especially in that blue color. Also, awesome job with all the puns in the video 🤣🤣🤣!
Essa restauração de hoje foi muito top esse Samsung note tem um visual bem único e nessa cor ficou bem legal
Sim realmente é um telemóvel bem bonito e tem um ótimo visual, é uma pena que no lançamento dele tenha tido esse problema desastroso com a bateria.
Good work returning it. Nice to see u care about the lives of people
It was a good looking device, shame it wasn't the scorching hit they wanted.
What an explosive restoration! haha The puns had me rolling (my eyes mostly).. .xD
Such an amazing Phone And sooooo Beautiful and being destroyed just for a battery.....
If that haven't happend it will have been a ultra succesful Phone....
I saw it for sale here in kuwait for 20$. Unfortunately it was dead from the update.
I always wanted a silver note 7, it was my ultimate dream phone
But we all know what happened to it, since I couldn’t get it i instead went for the note9 when it came out
Still itching for a note7 or the note fan edition still tho…
One of the most beautiful phones of Samsung
I’d actually still be using one of these if they were actually safe
I'm a lucky owner of a Note FE. Such an awesome phone, mate. Still had a headphone jack and looked insanely good. The only downside is the Exynos processor, I wish it had a Snapdragon, because even though it initially shipped with Android 7, it received updates up to Android 9, and it just couldn't keep up with the additional load of new features. It's still usable, but some stutters do appear from time to time.
I personally have had a really good experience with AliExpress, with most issues i had being the shipping company's fault. The most remarkable thing was something to be expected, since a wireless charger for under 5 bucks can't be trusted. It simply didn't work 100% properly, but it does work.
The most beautiful 16:9 format phone
Such a beautiful device, a real shame it was discontinued
I'd say best looking phone after my Note 20 Ultra
I was actually given a great condition note 7 with an original battery. Very surprised that the previous owner’s house did not burn down. Yes I have charged it, yes it worked, and yes I replaced the battery with a not bomb.
I absolutely love your content 👍
These Note 7 videos are my favourite please try get more
If samsung made the battery removable, water resistance would be limited to IP67, it would bend easier, make the phone feel cheaper, and potentially could cause people to throw batteries away after seeing the recall,and since you talk about the environment so much, you know that batteries in the garbage bin aren’t that good for the environment.
@Midnight Look at the S4. Do I have to mention that the LG G5? I think we all know why the G5 sucked. Look at the G5 then look at the G6. We all really know that the G5 battery removal method is what Samsung would’ve copied, anyway, ever had to get a bloated battery out of a G5? Not fun. Anyways, I shouldn’t have to worry about a guy who still asks people “what they’re on about” with an anime pfp and a name that could be the family cats.
@Midnight your douchery is why your opinion doesn’t matter. I don’t respect anybody that says “not sure what you’re on about”
When all of this was happening, I was in my sophomore year of high school.
On a weekend trip to New York that year, a NJ Transit employee asked me if I had a Note 7 on hand. The Department of Transportation had already banned the Note 7 from all forms of public conveyances (trains, planes, buses).
Nine months later, I was at the check-in counter at Terminal 7 of JFK Airport, when I saw a notice from the Japanese government that Note 7s were not allowed on board aircraft. I immediately took a picture of it with my Pixel 1.
I did not purchase another Samsung phone until 2018, when their comeback phone, the S9+, came out. I used that phone between 2018 and 2022, but it has since been used as a music player.
I literally kept my note 7 until they kneecapped the software on it , still to this day the recall was bs, 100s of Hyundai can catch fire but a few Samsungs OMG bank them for the planet
The puns were literally gold lol!!
It just proves how careless companies are when a random person who repairs phones on the internet fixed Samsung's problem of the battery and Samsung just shut down the phone and wanted everyone to forget about it.
I mean, I'm pretty sure its more complicated than that for a worldwide multi million unit product and besides, i'm pretty sure the fan edition *was* unsold Note 7 stock with a smaller battery.
It's a very controversial opinion I have, but I will leave this comment up lol
@@robinrai4973 That's good but noone can confirm it
I used my Galaxy Note Fan Edition until September 2021 .. it was a great phone for a few years! I still love the style of it, especially in silver!
Very good repair as always. Like your videos.
As i wrote before. I don't care if someone don't want me to have the phone that i bought myself. Samsung can stick their opinion in some weird place of their's.
Even when i understand why they did all this sh.. making Note 7 not usable, i still think that my phone is actually my, it must work for me and they have no rights to take it away from me by such methods.
0:33 That's a world record right there!
I'm glad that Samsung actually cared about their customers safety and recalled the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 when it kept catching fire due to the battery.
I LOVE THE START
An image with a bunch of Minecraft creepers would be a very fitting wallpaper for this phone.
theres NO WAY its been 6 years already!!! cant believe it
He had too much fun with all the puns hahaha But they were good!
This is so cool man looks so nice
'This phone has blown me away' best part i have to say
I just restored one of these and got a boxed one as well
The company I work for actually has the software to reenable the test menus for Samsung Verizon phones. In the dialer, type in ##366633# and it brings up the debug mode to enable the menus to be accessed. This doesn't actually reenable the menus, but gives the software permission to do so.
Can I get ahold of the software anywhere?
@@HughJeffreys probably included on verizon phoned
That blue color is just amazing. Wish my iphone 13 pro had that color instead of the sky blue
Such a great phone to have as a part of a collection. I had one of these on release and had to buy an FE later because it really was such a cool phone. I regret returning the OG 7.
This is nostalgic, it brings back the memories of all the note 7 exploding memes
yes another note repair!
9:03 BOOM!
well done
Is there no way to unlock version usa models? I have a note 9 aswell and would love to be able to access oem.
That blue and gold colors blew my mind
This was a real blast.
Awesome restoration it was a joy watching you work your magic.
Had one. I loved the thing. And people picked at me for having Samsung hand grenade, but if it weren't for that, id wager it was the best phone on the market at the time.
People who do this smartphone for a living deverse must pay more credit and respect!
I loved the GTA V mod where grenades were replaced with Note 7 phones lmao... Samsung was NOT happy with it hahha
Warzone mobile and this phone would make the greatest duo in history of hand grenades
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