Samsung Galaxy S23 FE review

15 November 2023


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This looks like a combination of bad stuff from two generations, like the 8 gen 1 from S22 and the very basic design from S23. But although it may look like a terrible value for money right now, I have a feeling that the Galaxy A5x next year will make this seem like a bang for your buck in comparison.

    Kinneius, 16 Nov 2023Twice in this article they call this thing compact; it'... moreThe reviewer who called this compact probably just needs some sleep or a vacation.

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      • Anonymous
      • I@H
      • 16 Nov 2023

      smartjunkie, 16 Nov 2023to each his own i guess but to me that purple is ugly an... moreSo by your logic, if a lady buys this phone in purple she's gay? lol

      It looks like only the latter half of your name is true.

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        • mrtvak
        • MWf
        • 16 Nov 2023

        MakeMotoBetterAgain, 16 Nov 2023you can buy a used s23 for the same price, bad deal!Maybe even a new one if you find a good discount. Today I saw the 256GB version of S23 in black friday discount for 665 euros.

          BlinG-BlinG, 16 Nov 2023"The 32MP selfie camera remains the same as on the S21... moreFixed, thank you for noticing.

          Never knew about this for the brightness. AIDA64 shows very real measurements and changes for ambient light, there was even a brand for the sensor I think. Will look into it later.

          The Exynos version was not available to us. The only one we could get was the US model. We will try to get the Exynos model once it launches in Europe.

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            • Anonymous
            • nih
            • 16 Nov 2023

            A phone nobody asked for...

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              • Zuzuz
              • mA{
              • 16 Nov 2023

              888 and 8.1 were both a joke when it comes to consumption and heating.
              They should have used 8.1+ or 7.2 from Poco F5

                smartjunkie, 16 Nov 2023to each his own i guess but to me that purple is ugly an... moreColor is an electromagnetic radiation of a certain range of wavelengths, there is nothing gay about that
                Its perfectly fine if you dont like it, but portraying colors as defining one's s*xual orientation is not

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                  • cyber
                  • S2D
                  • 16 Nov 2023

                  battery life is abysmal and this is qualcomm version,i don't wanna imagine how the exynos one will fare

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                    • Krillo
                    • mrr
                    • 16 Nov 2023

                    Can we please have the old battery test back?

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                      • ppL
                      • 16 Nov 2023

                      Nice way of using the good fame of the S23 Ultra to sell a much worse phone.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • 3Rd
                        • 16 Nov 2023

                        Great phone for the price. There is no other phone on the market that is as good as this at ths price on the market right now.

                          The battery life is disappointing, as well as the price.

                            I can't tell how different its battery performance is compared to the Exynos S22 series that GSMArena reviewed before since the latter is not yet available in the new Active Use Score database. Still, it's surprising that this Snapdragon S23 FE scored less web browsing and video playback duration than the Exynos S22+ despite both phones having the same 4500mAh battery.

                            What surprised me, though, is the GPU benchmark performance. I'd thought the Exynos 2200's AMD GPU would beat the Snapdragon in GFXBench and 3DMark tests, but it didn't. It makes me wonder what goes wrong with it.

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                              • XVJ
                              • 16 Nov 2023

                              Test the Exynos version......

                                Twice in this article they call this thing compact; it's nearly 77mm wide and heavy to boot, not sure where the compact description comes from. It's also a bad deal when there's a bunch of downgrades since the S21FE and the rest of the S23 series has come down a little in price.

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                                  • 16 Nov 2023

                                  reminds me of my old Sony Xperia Z2 with the same purple back

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                                    • 16 Nov 2023

                                    SliMShadY112, 15 Nov 2023That purple color is hideous. So is the orange. But that�... moreThese type of colors usually look great in person. Picture cant represent them.

                                      you can buy a used s23 for the same price, bad deal!

                                        Embarrassing battery life compared to a smaller S23 with smaller battery. Worse, many tech youtubers are actually praising this, clearly they don't know much about tech.

                                        The only saving grace is Samsung is heavily promoting it with extra discounts with trade-ins etc.

                                        Skip this one folks. Just get the regular S23 or S23+.

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