Samsung Galaxy S23 FE review

15 November 2023


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The Pros and Cons on this review are spot on. Kudos on this part gsmarena.
The display brightness is ok. The battery(web browsing)is horrible.

This is a device that needs to heavily drop in price to make sense.

What is truely weird is the antutu score. How the hell did did this 8/128 version manage to beat the 12/256 Nothing phone 2 with the more powerful Snap 8+ gen 1 ???

Last but not least, in a year where all S Series are equipped with Snapdragon, middle finger to Samsung for having the guts to release a S23 FE with last year Exynos in some regions.

    Yeah, no, just buy Samsung S23. Frankly I don't think S23 FE deserves a 4.2* rating in a universe where S23 is being sold for a similar price...

      romeogif, 16 Nov 2023I have got the s20 fe and the s21 fe. I was thinking to sel... moreKeep your S21FE. The S23FE is not worth it, being heavier, bulkier, larger bezels, without significant SoC jump.

        I have got the s20 fe and the s21 fe. I was thinking to sell them an buy the s23 fe but now I saw the comments and dropped off the idea.

          Akarius, 16 Nov 2023Yes, because every human being across our species has ident... more158mm height and 76.5mm width are still the same dimensions regardless of a person's palm size.

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            • mxB
            • 16 Nov 2023

            Shitty baterry, No card slot and just up to 256GB, larger than S23+ with a smaller screen, below average camera at all, expensive but its midrange phone!

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              • CWd
              • 16 Nov 2023

              casualtechs, 16 Nov 2023The reviewer who called this compact probably just needs so... moreYes, because every human being across our species has identical palm size. Right?

                Oh dear, the battery life seems to be very bad.

                  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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                        • 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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                              • 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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                                  • 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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                                    • 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
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                                        • 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.

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