Note 7

Samsung plans to relaunch refurbished Note 7 devices

If local authorities and carriers agreed, and there was demand, it may then resell the phones, Samsung said.

It also unveiled two other proposals for recycling the devices, including detaching the components and retrieving the hardware's precious metals.

Samsung had faced pressure from environmental campaigner Greenpeace.

The organisation had lobbied the technology giant over its plans for the devices, launching a petition and staging global protests including at the Mobile World Congress event.

Samsung S7 adds features from doomed Note 7

In October, the Galaxy Note 7 was recalled and discontinued after reports that some handsets were catching fire.

Samsung told the BBC it would "enhance" the S7 and S7 Edge with new features.

One analyst suggested the company was hoping that people returning their Note 7 would be tempted to stick with a Samsung phone over newer rivals.

"Normally, Samsung launches a flagship phone twice a year," said Ian Fogg, analyst at IHS Markit. "Now effectively the S7 Edge is its flagship for the rest of the year.