Samsung Galaxy S23 FE undergoes the teardown treatment

20 October 2023
It earned a respectable 8.5/10 repairability score from PBKreviews.

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justasmile, 21 Oct 2023How is ColorOS clunky?ColorOS is not clunky, but its RAM Management is horrible, especially when buying a 12/16GB Ram Phone, and its derivatives (RealmeUI and ColorOS Post-13) aren't any better either. but hey, I guess that's how the OS works as some OPPO Users Say.

take what I said with a grain of salt.

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    • Kx7
    • 21 Oct 2023

    Anonymous, 21 Oct 2023LCD screens are much better option for PWM sensitive people... moreYes, indeed

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      • JQ1
      • 21 Oct 2023

      potato4k, 21 Oct 2023Is that vapor chamber the reason the phone is so large (for... moreChinese brands have even a much bigger vapor chamber in their Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 devices 🫥

      Also a phone without a proper cooling will result in overheat, no matter how efficient is the chip, just look the Z Flip 5

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        • KhG
        • 21 Oct 2023

        Anonymous, 21 Oct 2023Lmao! LCD is better than Amoled? If that was the case every... moreLCD screens are much better option for PWM sensitive people. I have a headache when looking at OLED screens for more than 2 minutes. Unfortunately, only small percentage of people suffers from this issue so companies don't care about it.

          Is that vapor chamber the reason the phone is so large (for the screen size) and weighs so much? Just to cool that toasty Exynos?
          Man, Samsung premium mid range offerings this year just sucks.

            LosEstupido, 21 Oct 2023I mean, it is better than the Reno 10 Pro+ in terms of pric... moreHow is ColorOS clunky?

              justasmile, 21 Oct 2023Yeah. Don't mislead people to not buying such phones.I mean, it is better than the Reno 10 Pro+ in terms of pricing, I'd rather pay 549$ than 849$ for a more premium phone, better User Experience that doesn't use 3 Quarters of my RAM even when Idle, 12MP Ultrawide, and a capable enough chipset that is still pretty much worse than the 8+ Gen 1 but is still capable.

                UltraHD, 20 Oct 2023Which means they probably fixed the issues that were presen... moreNope. It's a different type of 4nm used (it's a hardware fix in the Exynos 2200)

                  LosEstupido, 21 Oct 2023so we no longer get to pile on samsung for their horrid fab... moreYeah.
                  Don't mislead people to not buying such phones.

                    justasmile, 20 Oct 2023Even the chipset's power efficiency is decent. It'... moreso we no longer get to pile on samsung for their horrid fabrication? awh man :(

                      Eric20, 21 Oct 2023VA panel LCDs can have contrast as high as 5000:1. In fact,... moreI know, i was asking what mr anon considered is good enough of a contrast ratio to be comparable to oled.

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                        • 21 Oct 2023

                        Anonymous, 21 Oct 2023Poled are in no way better than amoled . Infact both are eq... moreLmao! LCD is better than Amoled? If that was the case every phone manufactorer would use LCD on their flagship phones. LCD is also cheaper to make than Amoled so, phone manufacturers could have made more profits by using LCD panels. But they don't because LCD is inferior to Amoled. Only downside of Amoled is possible burn in. Other than that, Amoled is better in every other way. Amoled displays are thinner than LCD displays, so phone makers can put bigger battery or make their phones thinner. Amoled has better contrast, more brightness, better sunlight legibility, more efficient so uses less power. Also, under display fingerprint scanners and cameras can't be used in an LCD display.

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                          • 3Rd
                          • 21 Oct 2023

                          cyber, 20 Oct 2023samsung is probably using a54 display as it looks,the bad i... moreNo, S23 FE does not use A54 display. A54 display is Super Amoled and has 1000 nits of maximum brightness. S23 FE has Dynamic Amoled 2x display with 1450 nits of maximum brightness.

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                            • 21 Oct 2023

                            Anonymous, 21 Oct 2023Poled are in no way better than amoled . Infact both are eq... moreThat's why you don't get the point. An OLED is better than a LCD for a small screen.
                            OLED has better contrast, really good viewing angle, better color reproduction, no bleeding in the cutout, much thinner, and lighter than a LCD.

                              Mediatek sux, 21 Oct 2023Checkout oled tv forums. Theres a lot of praise. Monitor ma... moreVA panel LCDs can have contrast as high as 5000:1. In fact, many TVs already have such contrast.

                                Anonymous, 21 Oct 2023Poled are in no way better than amoled . Infact both are eq... moreCheckout oled tv forums. Theres a lot of praise. Monitor makers are probably afraid of burn in due to the static content on pc use cases.

                                How good of a contrast are you talking about for lcd anyway? 3000? 5000?

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                                  • 21 Oct 2023

                                  cyber, 20 Oct 2023samsung is probably using a54 display as it looks,the bad i... morePoled are in no way better than amoled . Infact both are equally miserable compared to an LCD with good contrast. OLED are low class engineering compared to lcd . See any OLED monitor in market ? Only smartphone forum can praise OLED over lcd lol .

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                                    • 21 Oct 2023

                                    IcyJay30, 20 Oct 2023Shows how big vapour chambers are required for the samsung ... moreChinese brands have even a much bigger vapor chamber in their Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 devices 🫥

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                                      • nMK
                                      • 21 Oct 2023

                                      review this one please

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                                        • 20 Oct 2023

                                        Anonymous, 20 Oct 2023No it is not. A efficient device will generate less heat wh... moreEfficiency is regarding losses when converting energy into a work.

                                        The more work is created, more efficient the device is.

                                        One machine might perform more work for given energy input than second and thus be more efficient.

                                        And thus consume less energy for same work.

                                        Let's say 80% of energy for the same work.

                                        But then comes third machine which performs twice the work as second for 25% more energy.

                                        Third one is actually the most efficient, even if nominally consumes most energy.

                                        Learn basic physics.

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