It’s official! The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 returns in the Philippines as the Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition, and is now available nationwide.
To recap, the original Galaxy Note 7 has been excluded in the market scene, following the recall of all the units due to a defect in some of the phone’s batteries that had caused imprudent heat, which results in fires. The discontinuation on the production began on October 10, 2016 and had a major impact on its operating profits by 33%, or approximately U.S $17 billion in revenue.
The Galaxy Note FE was first released in South Korea last July 7. Battery-wise, the phone packs a smaller 3,200 mAh, compared to the 3,500 mAh from the original model. All features are identical, except that it has been undergone an 8-point battery safety test.
Intogadgets, one of our legit online and offline sellers also teased that they will offer the Galaxy Note FE “coming soon”.
Samsung Galaxy Note FE key specs:
| Display | 5.7-inch QHD Super AMOLED display, 2560 x 1440 resolution, 515 ppi |
| Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | |
| HDR10 compliant | |
| CPU | 2.3Ghz 64-bit Exynos 8890 quad-core chipset |
| RAM | 4GB |
| GPU | Mali-T880 |
| SIM | Single-SIM |
| Storage | 64GB |
| Storage expansion | microSD card slot up to 256GB |
| Rear camera | 12-megapixel lens, f/1.7 aperture with phase detection auto-focus, optical image stabilization and LED flash |
| Front camera | 5-megapixel lens, f/1.7 aperture with Auto-HDR |
| Video recording | 2160p (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps and 60 fps), 720p (240 fps) |
| Operating system | Android 7.1.1 “Nougat” |
| Others | Fingeprint scanner |
| Iris recognition | |
| Connectivity | WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | |
| GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO | |
| NFC | |
| USB Type-C port, OTG compatible | |
| GSM, HSPA, 4G LTE+ (Category 12) | |
| Dimension | 153.5 x 73.9 x 7.9 mm |
| Weight | 167 grams |
| Battery | 3,200 mAh non-removable capacity, rapid and wireless charging support |
| Colors | Black |
| SRP | P32,990 |
