Galaxy Note FE review: The "Fan Edition" revival of the Note 7 — safe battery, S Pen.
The Note 7, reborn safely.
Galaxy Note FE revived the recalled Note 7 with a safe smaller battery, keeping the S Pen, QHD AMOLED, IP68 and iris scanner. A redemption arc for Samsung's most infamous phone.
01Display
80/10080/100 puts it above the 78-point average for flagship phones of 2017.
02Camera
68/10068/100 trails the 72-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2017.
03Performance
60/10060/100 is one of the weaker performance results among flagship phones of 2017 — 12 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
04Battery
64/10064/100 trails the 69-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2017.
05Build
78/10078/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2017.
06Value
60/10060/100 trails the 63-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2017.
- Note 7 features made safe.
- S Pen + QHD AMOLED + IP68.
- Iris scanner + jack + microSD.
- Wireless charging.
- Reduced 3,200 mAh battery.
- Exynos 8890 dated.
- Mono speaker.
- Limited release.
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 121-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .