TechPhonesAndroid PhonesThe Samsung Galaxy S23 FE is absolutely definitely totally coming this yearSamsung didn’t make an FE version of the Galaxy S22, but a more affordable S23 is apparently on its wayWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
TechPhonesAndroid PhonesThe Samsung Galaxy S23 FE is absolutely definitely totally coming this yearSamsung didn’t make an FE version of the Galaxy S22, but a more affordable S23 is apparently on its wayWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
Samsung didn’t make an FE version of the Galaxy S22, but a more affordable S23 is apparently on its way
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The FE – fan edition – versions of thebest Samsung phonespromise to be among thebest Android phonesfor budget buyers, offering many of the features of their more expensive siblings for considerably less cash.
We really liked the last FE phone: as you’ll see in ourSamsung Galaxy S21 FE review, we thought it did a great job of packing the key features of theGalaxy S21- the bestAndroidphone at the time – into a more affordable package. So we were surprised whenSamsungdecided not to make aSamsung GalaxyS22 FE.
Not hugely surprised, though, because the S21 FE was the subject of a will-they won’t-they saga for some time. While that one ended in a “they will”, a similar saga around its potential successor, the Galaxy S22 FE, ended with “they won’t”.
With Samsung deciding to skip a generation of Galaxy FE phones, the likelihood of a Samsung Galaxy S23 FE was looking very slim too. However, a newreportsays it really is happening.
That’s the good news.
What do we know about the Samsung Galaxy S23 FE?
According to SamMobile, which doesn’t name its source(s) but says “we only put exclusive information out there if we trust the source”, the Galaxy S23 FE will launch in the fourth quarter of 2023 – but while theGalaxy S23has moved from Samsung’s Exynos chips to Qualcomm Snapdragons, the Galaxy S23 FE is going in the opposite direction.
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The upside is that that time has hopefully given Samsung the opportunity to fix the many problems that plagued the Exynos-powered S22s – problems such as losing GPS connectivity in apps such asGoogle Mapsand Waze, video stabilisation being unavailable, S-Pen connectivity issues and so on.
According to SamMobile there’s likely to be a camera upgrade to 50MP, a choice of 128GB or 256GB storage and a 4,500mAh battery, although it’s unclear what fast charging support it will have.
Any release is still months away, so it’s possible that Samsung may make more changes to the specification between now and the Galaxy S23 FE launch. I do hope it happens, and that the Exynos issues are solved: even the most affordable Galaxy S23 starts at £899, and FE models are usually around £200 cheaper.
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