The Samsung Galaxy S23 FE is a slightly toned-down version of the Galaxy S23 series. It has many of the same flagship features as the Galaxy S23, including:
Samsung’s FE series is back after a year off, this time with a pair of Galaxy Buds in the mix.
The Galaxy S23 FE has the specs we’d expect of a “value flagship” smartphone and a price that makes more sense: $599, rather than the $699 Samsung charged for the S21 FE. The Galaxy Tab S9 FE comes with robust water and dust resistance and a much friendlier $449 price tag than the pricey standard S9, which starts at $799 — but you’ll have to settle for an LCD panel rather than OLED. And the Galaxy Buds FE offer active noise cancellation for $99.
Samsung’s Galaxy S21 FE was the most recent phone in the FE series, and it didn’t make a lot of sense priced so closely to the standard S21. The company seems to have recognized the problem with this year’s new entry price without making any drastic tradeoffs in features. There’s still a 6.4-inch 120Hz OLED, as well as a full IP68 rating for water and dust resistance — something you don’t get if you drop down to Galaxy A-series midrange devices.
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| The Galaxy S23 FE adopts the free-floating camera design of the standard S23 series |
Design and display
- IP68 rating
- Wireless charging
- Fast USBC port
- Telephoto lens
- Premium design and display
- Exynos 2200 chip
- 50MP primary sensor
- 3X telephoto lens with OIS support
- Larger vapor chamber cooling system
- Brighter display
- New flagship chip
Pros
- Smooth performance
- Good gaming
- Premium design and display
- Same software support as the flagship
- Larger vapor chamber cooling system
- Brighter display
Cons
- Bezel could be better
- Optical fingerprint sensor isn't as advanced as the ultrasonic fingerprint sensor on the Galaxy S23
- Sharp edges