Samsung to launch 'Fan Edition' of failed Note 7

New phone gets a ‘safety-enhanced’ battery that should 'calm the fans' of the original handset

Samsung Note Fan Edition
(Image credit: Samsung)

01 June

Samsung's next big device arrives later this year. The firm's Note series of phablets has "successfully carved out a niche of power users", says Trusted Reviews, and given that UK consumers never officially got their hands on the Galaxy Note 5, it should be a big release.

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