You can now buy a Samsung Galaxy Note7 again

Things are slowly but surely starting to move in the right direction again for Samsung and its troublesome Galaxy Note7 flagship. Most affected units have been sent back, with the vast majority of customers opting to have their device replaced with a "new" -- or safe -- one. The only main thing left to do for Samsung is make the Galaxy Note7 available again.

During the recall, Samsung paused sales of the Galaxy Note7 to avoid introducing even more potentially dangerous units on the market. But now that there are enough safe Galaxy Note7 devices in stock, potential customers in some markets can get their hands on the flagship again.

Samsung provided an initial estimate a while back on when prospective customers in major markets across the globe can expect to get their hands on a new Galaxy Note7, and its latest update reveals that the device went on sale again in South Korea on October 1. And it looks like customers are eager to purchase the revised model.

"[...] guests have crowded our Galaxy Note7 experience zone since [the] morning [of October 1]", says a Samsung shop manager. "We found that many people are excited to check out the iris scanner, the new S Pen features, such as S Translator, and the camera. [..] more and more people are inquiring about purchasing the Galaxy Note7".

Samsung says that the Galaxy Note7 will be offered again in other markets "in the coming weeks". Those who want to buy the smartphone and want to make sure they are getting one of the new units can look for a couple of specific changes to the box and software. You can read about them here.

The initial batches were a fire hazard, thanks to a battery that gets past the point of overheating. A number of units have exploded, leaving customers without a device until Samsung could send a safe unit their way. The new Galaxy Note7 is deemed safe, though users who have received it through the recall program have reported some issues with it as well: it can overheat and lose charge quickly.