it ’s svelte despite its huge 5.7 - inch screen .
samsung stopped making it , you ca n't buy it from legitimate sellers and , depending on where you live , your carrier may even send angel of death software to brick existing note 7 phones to keep you from using it .
samsung has more experience with big phones also catching on fire .
samsung announced it is ending production of the galaxy note 7 .
the samsung galaxy note 7 is dead .
in light of the recent battery fires that lead to the recall of the note 7 , we can not recommend you buy one .
after some handsets from both the initial run and from a second run of replacement phones caught fire , samsung yanked it entirely .
what follows is the the original review for the galaxy note 7 : one of my colleagues said it best when he saw me with the update : tuesday , october 11 .
mashable 's original review follows below .