Introduction

Samsung fan edition smartphones were launched to give the user flagship-level S series features at a much lower price. Samsung Galaxy S20Fe and S21 Fe were hit among the Samsung fans but Samsung instead of launching S22 Fe, relaunched S21 Fe with a snapdragon 888 chipset. Now in 2023, The brand has launched the all new Samsung Galaxy S23FE which has many improvements that were missing in the past.

Samsung Galaxy S23 FE design - No more plastic this time

For the first time ever Samsung has introduced glass back in a fan edition smartphone. Earlier with S20Fe & S21 Fe the back panel of the smartphone was of plastic which does used to distinguish the fan edition from the OG S series. But this time story has changed, as the brand has provided gorilla glass 5. S23FE feels premium to hold as it now comes with a glass back design and aluminium side frame. The only downside to the design we can mark here is it’s weight as it weighs 209 Grams that is because of the addition of a glass back and liquid vapour cooling technology on the back. Samsung Galaxy S23 FE looks quite similar to Galaxy S23. The dimensions of S23Fe are as follows 158 x 76.5 x 8.2 mm and for smartphone protection, the front and back glass are well protected by Gorilla Glass 5 and even certified with IP68 for water and dust resistance.

Dynamic AMOLED 2X Display with S23 FE

The most premium thing about the Samsung Galaxy S23 FE is its display as the display on S23FE is very similar to what we get in the flagship Samsung Galaxy S23. The Samsung S23 FE display is a 6.4-inch Dynamic AMOLED Display with a resolution of 1080 x 2340 and a refresh rate of 120HZ. The difference between the S23 display and the S23 FE display is S23 FE display comes with gorilla glass 5 protection whereas S23 comes with Victus 2 protection. The display outcasts very punchy colours and is ideal for outdoor visibility as it offers 1450 nits of brightness (Peak) which is missing in the phones of the same price range. The only downside here with the display is the amount of bezels it holds. The screen-to-body ratio is 83.2% and these broad bezels are not even uniform which makes the S23 look like a mid-range smartphone from the front. The S23 FE display is adaptive but it cruises between 60 to 120Hz unlike the s series smartphone displays that can hover from 1Hz to 120Hz according to the use case.

S23 Fe Camera - Triple camera with S series magic

Samsung Galaxy S23FE comes with a triple camera set-up in which the main camera sensor is 50MP with OIS, 12MP ultra-wide sensor and 8MP telephoto lens with 3X Zoom. The output of the primary camera is very impressive as the colours of the picture are quite accurate and it manages different skin tones very well. The 12MP Ultra-wide camera can capture a 125-degree field of view with very sharp details and both the Primary and ultra-wide sensor performs really well in low-light conditions by offering non-grainy shots. The camera in Samsung Galaxy S23 Fe is a flagship-level camera and is well recommended by the BuyMobile tech team. The Primary camera can now record 8K at 24FPS which is quite unique considering the smartphone price whereas the front can record Up to 4K at 60 FPS.

Exynos 2200 - Are things still fishy?

Samsung is known for launching the same smartphones with two different chipsets for different regions and this time Samsung did the same thing by providing snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 for the USA and for the rest of the world Exynos 2200. Performance-wise both the chipset generates similar results but with the exynos chipset heating and throttling issues are very common. Samsung has been aware of the same and has provided vapour-chamber technology to solve the heating issues of the handset. The gaming on Samsung Exynos 2200 has been improved, the smartphone giant offers hardware accelerated ray tracing and variable ray tracing which makes gaming more realistic and better than ever but there are very few games that support this new feature. Samsung S23 Fe handles the day-to-day task with ease and One UI 5.1 works really well by offering a bloatware-free experience. The brand has promised 4 years of security updates.

Conclusion

Samsung Galaxy S23 Fe is an ideal phone for those who are looking for a S Series flagship phone at a much lower price. The phone comes in five colour options that are Mint, Cream, Graphite, Purple, Indigo, Tangerine and it is launched at $999 for 128GB which is on a higher side but still you can consider because of the few flagship features it comes with