Samsung Galaxy Note FE

The Samsung Galaxy Note FE (known as Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition) is a Android-based phablet smartphone developed, produced and marketed by Samsung Electronics. It is the refurbished version of the Galaxy Note 7 after 9 months of its recall. The Galaxy Note FE is unveiled on 7 July 2017. It is the last phone in the Samsung Galaxy Note series to have a physical home button and to have navigation buttons on the bottom bezel.

Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition

Front side, showing the included Samsung Experience onscreen user interface alongside the packaging
Brand	Samsung
Manufacturer	Samsung Electronics
Type	Phablet
Series	Galaxy Note
Family	Samsung Galaxy
First released	July 7, 2017; 8 years ago (2017-07-07)
Discontinued	October 30, 2021; 3 years ago (2021-10-30)
Predecessor	Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo
Successor	Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite (indirect) Samsung Galaxy S20 FE (direct)
Related	Samsung Galaxy S7 Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Samsung Galaxy S8 Samsung Galaxy Note 8
Compatible networks	2G, 3G, 4G LTE
Colors	Black onyx, Silver titanium, Blue coral, Gold platinum
Weight	167 g (5.9 oz)
Operating system	Original:: Android 7.0 "Nougat" with Samsung Experience 8.1 Current:: Android 9.0 "Pie" with One UI 1.0
System-on-chip	Samsung Exynos 8890
CPU	2.3 GHz Mongoose & 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 Octa-core 2.2 GHz Kyro & 1.6 GHz Kryo Quad-Core
Battery	3.85 V, 3200 mAh (12.32 Wh) Li-ion battery, not user-replaceable[1]
Charging	25W USB-C Fast Charging Qi wireless charging standard
Water resistance	IP68 rated water and dust resistance
Development status	Discontinued

It has a smaller battery of 3200 mAh and is supplied with Android Nougat with Samsung Experience UI, the operating system of the Galaxy S8.

History

Back side of the Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition

In June 2017, The Wall Street Journal reported on Samsung's plan to refurbish its inventory of recalled phones and release them with a new model designation of Galaxy Note FE, the "FE" being an abbreviation of "Fan Edition". The phone was also rumored to be named the Note 7R, with the "R" standing for "refurbished". This phone was released in South Korea on 7 July 2017, with limited availability in other countries to follow, and a price of $610; being a $255 discount from the price of the Note 7.^[2]

The Fan Edition has a smaller battery of 3200 mAh and multiple safety features. The software is identical to that of the S8, featuring a similar UI, and includes Bixby home and reminders but not the entire Bixby assistant.^[3][4] Samsung introduced an eight-point battery check after the Note 7 to make sure all of their batteries were safe for new and current devices in production. There have been no reported incidents of an S8 or S8+ catching fire after their release as the first new flagship device to go through the eight-point battery check, nor have there been reports of the Note 8 catching fire.^[5][6]

After the Fan Edition was released in South Korea, the Galaxy Note FE was also released in select countries in Asia and Saudi Arabia starting in October 2017.^[7]