08-09-2017 21:31 via theverge.com

Samsung's Galaxy Note 8 has broken presale records despite last year's disaster

The Note brand is still going strong despite Samsung recalling and discontinuing Note 7 devices last year for battery explosions. The company today announced that more customers in the US have preordered the Note 8 than any other Notes it has ever sold in previous years during the same time period.
Note 8 preorders went live on August 24th and the device is one of Samsung’s most expensive smartphones to date, starting at $930. It’s unapologetically pricey, though Samsung did attempt
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