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Samsung Galaxy S23 FE

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  • 17 Jan 2024

Way too pricey for the specs that offers, also the same boring policy every year with Exynos and Snapdragon, please Samsung just stick to Snapdragon, we don't need Exynos!

    Anonymous, 16 Jan 2024Not even close. The s23 FE is better than the A54 in almost... moreYeah the A52 is a better device, unless you get the Snapdragon version of the S23 FE.

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      • 16 Jan 2024

      liviucip2000, 15 Jan 2024This is a A54 a bit tuned...Not even close. The s23 FE is better than the A54 in almost evey single way except the battery and that too the A54 does not have a flagship chipset. I had an A52s before this phone and in performance the A52s was better than the A54.

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        • fjR
        • 16 Jan 2024

        liviucip2000, 15 Jan 2024This is a A54 a bit tuned...Not even close. The s23 FE is better than the A54 in almost evey single way except the battery and that too the A54 does not have a flagship chipset. I had an A52s before this phone and in performance the A52s was better than the A54.

          This is a A54 a bit tuned...

            Donagurg, 13 Jan 2024I have been using Samsung flagships since 2014. I switched ... moreWhat was wrong with it?

            Also this phone isn't really a flagship, it's midrange.

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              • d%{
              • 14 Jan 2024

              Donagurg, 13 Jan 2024I have been using Samsung flagships since 2014. I switched ... moreWhy?

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                • 0wY
                • 13 Jan 2024

                I have been using Samsung flagships since 2014. I switched to S23 FE from a S21. I would not recommend s23 FE. If you can, wait for something else.

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                  • S3c
                  • 12 Jan 2024

                  Available here for €29 per month with 3 year contract, 10 GB and 5G, with free Galaxy Watch 6 included.

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                    • sEx
                    • 11 Jan 2024

                    A52s., 10 Jan 2024How is battery life in comparison with A52s? Is it worth th... moreI think the difference is not much, the S23FE is weaker but just by a bit. On average, I would say you'll need to charge it every 17-18 hours or so. Though, there are times where I used the phone a lot, and it need charging after just 12 hours. At the other end of the scale, at my lightest usage, it can last to 22 hours. Mind you that I usually charge it from 15-20%, with full 25W charging all the way to 100%. Moreover, in case you missed it, I'm using the Exynos version, so I can't comment about the Snapdragon version.

                    Is it worth it to upgrade? If you value battery life, I think you'll be a little bit disappointed. But, at the end of the day, its a difference between a upper-high quality phone and flagship-ish phone, so for me its definitely worth it. Camera is a lot better, it has adaptive refresh rate screen (A52s can't do adaptive, only stuck in either 60 or 120hz all the time), premium build quality thanks to metal frame and glass back (which also made it better at heat transfer than plastic frame and back on A52s), and better overall performance because higher level chipset.

                    Though, the decision always comes back to you. A52s is still a great phone even in 2024 in my opinion.

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                      • 10 Jan 2024

                      AZR, 09 Jan 2024Got this phone on New Year's Eve, coming from A52s. I&... moreHow is battery life in comparison with A52s? Is it worth the upgrade overall?

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                        • 10 Jan 2024

                        Rana, 09 Jan 2024Can someone please help me in deciding between S23 FE vs Xi... moreTake the S23 FE

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                          • d%{
                          • 09 Jan 2024

                          AZR, 09 Jan 2024Got this phone on New Year's Eve, coming from A52s. I&... morenice

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                            • 09 Jan 2024

                            Got this phone on New Year's Eve, coming from A52s. I've gone for the black (Graphite), 256GB version (because 128GB is cutting it close for my need, and it doesn't have external storage). I'm not from the US so I got the Exynos version. Comes with Android 13 (OneUI 5.1.1) which I already upgraded to Android 14 (OneUI 6) and the latest December 1st security patch. I bought this phone bundled in with a (basically) free Galaxy Buds FE for the equivalent of roughly 560 USD.

                            My takeaways:
                            a) Quite a heavy phone indeed, trust me you will feel it if you stuff it into your pocket.

                            b) Battery life isn't that great, that much is true, but honestly its not that bad. I would call myself a "moderate" user. I play games moderately (mostly Arknights, but I also play Nikke and Honkai Star Rail as well) with low graphic settings but I always aimed for smooth 60FPS experience (which I easily get with this phone). I also installed Game Booster Plus, performance options set to "Focus on performance", and disabling Frame Booster settings (to disable frame interpolation). General settings wise, I use dark mode, standard performance profile in Device Care menu, Always on Display only enabled when charging, adaptive screen refresh rate, disabling adaptive brightness, with a Routine set up so whenever I'm sleeping for the night the phone automatically goes to power saving mode (all power saving settings are enabled, love this Routine feature, thanks Samsung!). I'm getting 8 to 8:15 hours screen on time on average.

                            c) For thermals, imo I think its manageable. I think the stuff people saying about how Samsung fitted a better cooling solution for this model, looks like that is working for this phone just fine. Where I live, the average temp for the day is between 27 to 32 degrees Celcius. I installed PerfZ so I can monitor the phone's internal temperature (especially during gaming). Whenever it goes above 40, I stop to let the phone cool down for few minutes. Sure you can take it beyond 40 (from what I've seen, it will throttle its performance once it reaches 45 degrees Celcius, but honestly its common for phones to do that), but I just dont want to let my phone get too hot whenever possible. I have a 3 dollar clip-on phone fan, and with that on I usually can keep the phone temp at or below 40 during my gaming sessions, though that's on around 28 degrees Celcius ambient temperature. With my settings, If you game in a room with AC on or live in colder climate than me, the thermal should not give you any problem (unless you really maximize the game settings). When not gaming, the phone temp is manageable even on higher ambient temperature.

                            d) The conclusion? I'm satisfied with this product. My first ever flagship (?) level phone. It has DeX (which I sometimes use), great camera and software (OneUI honestly is the GOAT), and wireless charging. The Exynos 2200 actually delivers ample performance (especially gaming), so don't get too discouraged by it. And using Smart Switch, I basically have the phone ready to go in 15 minutes from unboxing (with all my device settings intact from my A52s) so I don't have to spend my time re-tweaking all over (yay for ecosystem). Was thinking of Zenfone 10 or ROG Phone 7, but decided to stick with Samsung. The bundled in Buds FE also is a nice touch, love that thing too. If you can get this phone on a deal (discounted/bundled with something like I did), its a great phone. Which, with S24 series on the horizon, price cuts should be expected, which makes this phone has fewer competitors that you might think, especially with the Samsung flagship experience that you will get from this S23 FE (or you can just say its an A54 whenever someone asked what phone is it, embrace the meme).

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                              • 09 Jan 2024

                              Can someone please help me in deciding between S23 FE vs Xiaomi 13T?

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                                • 08 Jan 2024

                                lilly , 08 Jan 2024for a man Indigo (for 256GB) and Tangerine (for 128GB) color are great, it's exclusive from Samsung first party online store. But any color will do, black is a bit different because the phone is fully black all around the phone including the frame and back camera rings. Any other color has silver frame and camera rings. I think it's more stand out if you have their exclusive color.

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                                  • SYv
                                  • 08 Jan 2024

                                  lilly , 08 Jan 2024Which color is the best? for a man

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                                    • SYv
                                    • 08 Jan 2024

                                    Which color is the best?

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                                      • Anonymous
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                                      • 07 Jan 2024

                                      Have been using this for few months now, coming from A53

                                      for the original price, skip this, but if you able to get this with deals, this is a killer phone (I got mine for roughly 475usd, 128gb)

                                      sure the phone is using the notorious inefficient old flagship soc, and it might be heavy and have thick bezels, but I don't know where you can find a phone at this price range with wireless charging, great haptic, speedy performance with 3 actually useful lens (looking at you, macro lens), and with long software support

                                      as for the battery and thermal, my work around is enabling light performance mode and battery saving capping cpu at 70% (I know, dumb, disabling 120hz but I don't need it), so far no overheating issues and the battery is maybe a tad bit weaker than A53 with same battery saving setup (except light mode)

                                      so yeah it's a great phone for the discounted price, I enjoy it

                                        It's a nice phone for it's price. But why is Samsung not coming with a charger in the box?, if they're not putting the headphone they should at least come with a charger in the box.

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