Samsung Galaxy S23 FE vs Galaxy S23 - Should You Pay More?

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[iclapmarasovcheeks]

Matthew if you are wondering why the FE is performing different to the s23 in main camera department despite using the exact same sensor is because of the chipset they are using. FE uses an older chip set which have last years ISP( Image Signal Processor) while the s23 uses a newer one which has a better ISP. Thing of it like two different person with the same eyeball but different brain. So Samsung dint nerf it, its just the processor that came in it.

[omarcortes]

By the time the FE comes out, the regular series can be found a bit cheaper.

[arjunsuresh]

I would pick the S23 just because its smaller. Anything bigger than 6.2" is a deal breaker for me.

[TheOutsider]

Just got my FE for $329 on Samsung's website with their promo and a trade-in. For that price it really was a no-brainer for me.

[NehemYah]

I don’t understand the concept of the FE, because Samsung fans like more classic Samsung features I would think. So the fact that it doesn’t have a headphone jack, SD card support, notification LED, IR blaster etc. Features only a true Samsung fan would miss, that aren’t here. A fan edition to me might even offer a more classic design. So wtf is this line? We lost all the classic features so someone who’s literally a fan of Samsung and not just getting a new phone is gonna get one of the top tier S series devices. Who is this one for.

[cooladverterinvertergas]

My sister just bought the S23 (instead of the S23FE) with a killing discount which dropped S23 near the S23FE expected price (in my country). I surprised to see her phone in Geekbench 6 performed ofer 2k in single core and outperforming my S23Ultra a little bit (around 40 points). But I think the FE is a really good contender for its price expect when some shops thring in some creazy deals for S23.

[TienTran-uqto]

If FE release 6 month ago it maybe the better choice over s23 but now when the end year or christmas sale is coming especially s24 premier in January the s23's price will drop significantly s23 become a better deal if the size isn't matter to you

[Infernox-tgky]

Unfortunately, here in Europe the S23FE uses the Exynoss 2200... it's automaticaly a bad choice, less performance, less efficiency and lower quality on camera processing. For me, the S23FE has more in common with the A54 than S23.
The S23FE (Exynoss only) is a midrange killer disguised as a flagship. Samsung should name it A74 or A54s.

[retroelectrical]

I just got my S23 FE for free when I switched to MetroPCS. I still can't believe it was free. Granted it was a Black Friday special, but normally the phone is just $50 if you port a number in. Coming off an A53 with an Exenos processor, the S23FE is like night and day and reminds of my Galaxy S9.

[xneisan]

Hey, certified Samsung tech here just to inform you about small things, excuse for my poor english, it isn't my primary language!

Here's the thing; the fingerprint scanners are very different from one another, first of as you said, the S23FE has the Optical Fingerprint reader, which is connected onto the charging port with a little circle embedded into the screen to let the reader do its job, on the other hand on the S23, it is a ultrasonic fingerprint scanner, which is embedded directly into the screen! So the latency is really efficient on these models, every "FE" phones aswell as the A series have the Optical one, it is cheaper and is replaceable! The Ultrasonic cannot, you would need a screen replacement.

Thanks for reading if you did!

[ToTheHellfire]

The s23fe would be perfect budget flagship phone If they only put an nicer slim bezel screen.

[Jthall]

The review on the S23 FE I've been waiting for! 🔥

[FoxxFire]

That silver ring around the camera that you pointed out, that has been happening with each 'F' edition Galaxy S phone. It's so weird --- it almost feels intentionally distracting, sort of like Samsung saying, if you don't want the camera punch hole to really stick out, just spend a bit more for the regular Galaxy. What other reason is there for that silver ring to be present on each F edition phone?

[blacbraun]

Avoid the FE. I've seen the S23 and S22 plus for as good as the best price I've seen for this FE. If I was to go cheap I'd get the A54. The FE is too expensive to be a discount phone, and too crap to be a flagship.

[DJSH]

Don't understand so many sacrifices for 200bucks and seriously no flagship phone with a SD card to me the a54 would be a better

[justinli]

Big PSA for everyone here, the S23 FE has NO physical proximity sensor, it uses virtual proximity sensing. It was the same for the S20FE and currently the A54. If you had/have no issues with those phones turning on in your pocket then you'll be fine, but for people like me whose body just makes phones register taps it is absolute hell. The phone is always on, dialing emergency services, scanning fingerprints on my thigh etc.

You will not get this issue with the flagship phones as they all have physical proximity sensors.

Virtually every single other phone in existence has physical proximity sensors, and Samsung even had physical ones in the A70 from 2019. If they can't even put one in their FE models in 2023, idk what they're doing.

[orionizaqt]

Found it for considerably cheaper than the S23. $460 vs $660. Kinda felt like a no brainer to go with the FE

[iAfroTech]

S23 FE will arrive in Europe with Exynos and most people will skip it because of that. Also, they are lot of discount period here since September on Amazon FR DE UK, and on Tech Stores people use to buy smartphones.

[avatarofwoo]

The nerfing can also be based on maybe gen 2 chip in s23 being better for processing the images at a more usable speed and fe skipping some heavier processing steps

[Daniel-djfh]

I'm more interested between a S23fe vs A54 comparison