https://techcrunch.com/2017/09/12/samsung-touts-650k-note-8-pre-sales-2-5x-faster-than-note-7-pre-orders/ >Another tidbit pertaining to Samsung’s incoming Note 8, with the company hoping its premium palm-stretcher phablet brand can rise phoenix like from the ashes of the Note 7 flaming battery debacle. >A lot is riding on the success of the Note 8, to see whether Samsung’s brand can rebound from a major product recall that risked putting a serious dent in its reputation as well as landing a hefty expense on its balance sheet.