Samsung Launches Galaxy Note Fan Edition, The Note 7 With Much Safer Battery

In South Korean, Samsung has just made the Galaxy Note Fan Edition. It's basically the Note 7 equipped with smaller yet much safer battery and better software.

Meet Galaxy Note Fan Edition

To avoid the unfortunate series of events that happened with the Galaxy Note 7, Samsung has ensured that it wont happen with the Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition.

Related: Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition is now available in the Philippines for a limited time!

The company has equipped the handset with a smaller 3,200mAh battery (coming from 3,500mAh) which passed the same rigorous 8-point battery safety test that Samsung started with the Galaxy S8 series.

In addition, the Galaxy Note FE also comes with the same software found with the Galaxy S8 series. It even includes Samsung's very own Bixby assistant.

The rest of the specs are the same with the Galaxy Note 7 with S Pen, still beastly.

Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition Specs

Display: 5.7-inch QHD Curved Super AMOLED 2560 x 1440 resolution w/ Gorilla Glass 5 protection and always on feature at 518 ppi
CPU: 2.3GHz 64 Bit Exynos 8890 octa core processor
GPU: Mali-T880
RAM: 4GB LPDDR4
ROM: 64GB expandable via micro SD card up to 256 GB
Back Camera: 12MP f/1.7 w/ Dual Pixel, OIS, and dual tone LED flash
Selfie Camera: 5MP f/1.7
Battery: 3,200mAh w/ fast charging and wireless charging
OS: Android 7.0 Nougat w/ TouchWiz UI
Connectivity: WiFi ac, 3G, HSPA+, up to LTE Cat 12, NFC, FM Radio, Bluetooth 4.2 LE ANT+, GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, dual SIM (hybrid), dual Standby
Sensors: Barometer, geomagnetic, hall, heart rate, proximity, light, gyroscope
Others: Fingerprint sensor, Iris scanner, IP68 rating, USB Type-C, Colors: black onyx, blue color, gold platinum, and silver platinum
Dimensions: 153.5 x 73.9 x 7.9 mm
Weight: 169 g
Price: PHP 32,990

Samsung also mentioned that the Galaxy FE is made out of all the "unused" Note 7 parts, an eco-friendly initiative according to the company.

The new phone is being made out of all the unused Note7 parts, which Samsung spins as an eco-friendly initiative.

In Korea, the handset is priced at 699,600 Won or around PHP 30K with free cover case. It'll be available there in July 7 in black onyx, blue color, gold platinum, and silver platinum colors.

Source: Samsung