--- title: "Hisense FC200N1AWE1 review" description: "Hisense FC200N1AWE1 review: a 198-litre chest freezer with a lockable lid, 18-hour power-cut hold-over, key specs, owner feedback and who it suits." canonical: https://vettedten.com/household/freezers/hisense-fc200n1awe1/ language: en-GB updated: 2026-11-10 score: 8.4 --- # Hisense FC200N1AWE1 review > **Our verdict:** The Hisense FC200N1AWE1 ranks 6th of the 10 freezers we compare, with 8.4 out of 10. It takes our Best Budget badge. No. 6 of 10 in our [freezers ranking](https://vettedten.com/household/freezers/) · Updated November 2026 · [How we rank](https://vettedten.com/how-we-rank/) **8.4 out of 10** · Best Budget The Hisense FC200N1AWE1 is a 198-litre white chest freezer with a lockable, counterbalanced lid. It suits a garage or utility room where you want plain extra freezer space and can live with defrosting by hand. Why it's here: - 198 litres at a low-cost price - Holds temperature for about 18 hours in a power cut - 200 kWh a year and rated to -15°C ambient - Lockable, counterbalanced lid stays open on its own Keep in mind: - Manual defrost - About 78.7cm wide - Recent model, so there are few long-term owner reports [Check price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GX77VBB7) ## Why the Hisense FC200N1AWE1 scores 8.4 - How happy owners are: 10th of 10 - How many rated it: 10th of 10 - How new it is: 2nd of 10 ### Why it sits behind the Beko FNE4545W The Beko FNE4545W (8.5) edges the Hisense FC200N1AWE1 (8.4) on the balance of all three parts. ## About the Hisense FC200N1AWE1 The FC200N1AWE1 is a static chest freezer: cold air is not fanned around, so frost builds up on the walls and you defrost it yourself every so often. Retailer listings give the capacity as 198 litres, and one retailer describes that as roughly eleven bags of shopping. It has one basket and a fast freeze function, and is listed with a freezing capacity of 9 kg in 24 hours. The lid is counterbalanced, so it stays open on its own while you load or dig around. It also has a built-in lock. Hisense lists a 'Winter Guard' feature that lets the freezer run in outbuildings and garages in air as cold as -15°C, and the climate class is given as SN-ST. In a power cut the spec table lists 18 hours of storage. Some marketing text says up to 24 hours, but the spec figure is the one to go by. The energy class is E, at 200 kWh a year, and noise is 37 dB (class C). ### Key specs - Capacity: 198 litres - Type: Chest freezer, manual defrost - Dimensions (H x W x D): 85.8 x 78.7 x 55.9 cm - Weight: 24 kg - Energy use: 200 kWh a year (class E) - Power-cut storage: 18 hours - Climate class: SN-ST, works down to -15°C ambient - Noise: 37 dB (class C) - Freezing capacity: 9 kg in 24 hours - Warranty: 2 years parts and labour; register the appliance on Hisense's warranty site ## What owners report about the Hisense FC200N1AWE1 Owner feedback for this exact model is thin: no written owner reviews turned up on the retailer pages opened, and the model is recent. Nothing can be said yet about how it holds up after a year or two of use, so the points above come from the specifications rather than from owners. ## Who the Hisense FC200N1AWE1 suits It suits someone adding a second freezer to a garage, utility room or outbuilding who wants a lock, a lid that stays up and a long hold-over in a power cut, without paying for frost-free. It also fits a household that stocks up in bulk and is happy to empty and defrost the freezer by hand. Look elsewhere if you hate defrosting: the Hisense FV298N4ACE, Hotpoint UH6 F2C W or Beko UFF4584W are frost-free. At about 78.7cm wide it needs floor space, and a household that wants much more room should look at the Haier HCE301E UK or Haier HCE420EK. The Beko CF47591W is a similar-sized chest freezer to compare. ## Questions about the Hisense FC200N1AWE1 ### Is the Hisense FC200N1AWE1 frost free? No. It is a manual defrost chest freezer, so you need to defrost it by hand every now and then. One retailer listing wrongly shows 'frost free', but its own description mentions manual defrosting. ### How long does the Hisense FC200N1AWE1 keep food frozen in a power cut? About 18 hours, which is the figure in the spec table. Some marketing text says up to 24 hours, but the spec figure is the safer one to plan around. ### Can the Hisense FC200N1AWE1 go in a garage? Yes. Hisense lists Winter Guard, which lets it run in outbuildings and garages in temperatures as low as -15°C, and the climate class is SN-ST. ### What warranty does the Hisense FC200N1AWE1 come with? Two years parts and labour. The retailer pages advise registering the freezer on Hisense's warranty site. ### How loud is the Hisense FC200N1AWE1? It is rated at 37 dB, which puts it in noise class C according to the specifications listed on the retailer pages. ## All 10 freezers, compared | No. | Product | Score | Badge | | ---: | --- | ---: | --- | | 1 | [Beko UFF4584W](https://vettedten.com/household/freezers/beko-uff4584w/) | 8.6 | Best Choice | | 2 | [Beko CF47591W](https://vettedten.com/household/freezers/beko-cf47591w/) | 8.6 | | | 3 | [Haier HCE301E UK](https://vettedten.com/household/freezers/haier-hce301e-uk/) | 8.5 | | | 4 | [Samsung Bespoke SpaceMax RZ32C7BDES9/EU](https://vettedten.com/household/freezers/samsung-bespoke-spacemax-rz32c7bdes9-eu/) | 8.5 | Best Premium | | 5 | [Beko FNE4545W](https://vettedten.com/household/freezers/beko-fne4545w/) | 8.5 | | | 6 | **Hisense FC200N1AWE1** (this review) | 8.4 | Best Budget | | 7 | [Haier HCE420EK](https://vettedten.com/household/freezers/haier-hce420ek/) | 8.4 | | | 8 | [Hotpoint UH6 F2C W](https://vettedten.com/household/freezers/hotpoint-uh6-f2c-w/) | 8.4 | | | 9 | [Hisense FV298N4ACE](https://vettedten.com/household/freezers/hisense-fv298n4ace/) | 8.3 | | | 10 | [Indesit UI8 F2C W UK](https://vettedten.com/household/freezers/indesit-ui8-f2c-w-uk/) | 8.3 | | ## How we score it Every score here comes from our ranking model; no editor sets the order. We haven't read the review sites for this guide yet, so for now it is led by owners. It ranks products by how happy owners are, holding back any product few owners have rated until more agree. How many rated it and how new it is only settle close calls, and value for money earns its own badge rather than a higher place. We compared 23 models for this guide before settling on these ten. Brands can't pay to be included or to move up. We last checked these picks in November 2026. [How we rank, in full](https://vettedten.com/how-we-rank/) ### Where these facts come from - [Appliances Direct: Hisense FC200N1AWE1](https://www.appliancesdirect.co.uk/p/fc200n1awe1/hisense-fc200n1awe1-chest-freezer-freezer) - [Marks Electrical: Hisense FC200N1AWE1 198L chest freezer](https://markselectrical.co.uk/fc200n1awe1_hisense-198l-chest-freezer) - [Marks Electrical: Hisense FC200N1AWE1 static 198L chest freezer](https://markselectrical.co.uk/fc200n1awe1_hisense-static-198l-chest-freezer) --- Canonical page: https://vettedten.com/household/freezers/hisense-fc200n1awe1/ · Every guide: https://vettedten.com/llms.txt · For AI agents: https://vettedten.com/agents.md