Samsung Galaxy Note FE shows its smaller battery in a teardown
As we entered the
10 month of Note drought caused by the Galaxy Note7 recall Samsung released the
Galaxy Note FE (Fan Edition) to help hold over struggling Note fans. At least
until the supposed Galaxy Note 8 announcement on August 23.
The Galaxy Note FE
is a refurbished Galaxy Note7 with a new, smaller battery that Samsung promises
won't explode. So is the rest of the phone really the same as before - the
short answer is yes.
The tinker-happy
guys over at iFixit got ahold of a Korean Galaxy Note FE and tore it open to
confirm that the Galaxy Note FE uses a smaller 3,200mAh battery (300mAh less
than the Note7's battery - the one on the right).
Aside from different antenna lines that are
probably the result of the Galaxy Note FE being a local Korean unit nothing has
changed. The same goes for the 4 out of 10 repairability score.
We hope Samsung does release the Galaxy Note
FE outside of Korea as rumors have suggested.
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