Samsung Galaxy S23 FE: Everything we know so far

While there is no concrete information if Samsung is planning to launch the Galaxy S23 Fan Edition this year, here's everything we know so far about the smartphone.

The S23 FE might look like the vanilla Galaxy S23. (Express Photo)

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In 2020, Samsung launched the first Galaxy S Fan Edition series phone – Galaxy S20 FE (review), which was followed by the Galaxy S21 FE (review). Last year, the South Korean phone manufacturer was expected to launch the S22 FE, but it never saw the light of day.

However, since the launch of the Galaxy S23 series in February earlier this year, the rumour mill has been constantly churning out leaks and rumours about the Galaxy S23 Fan Edition.

Will Samsung launch the Galaxy S23 FE this year?

While a recent tweet from the known tipster Roland Quandt suggests that we won’t see a Galaxy S23 FE this year, a Korean publication called SisaJournal claimed that the phone will be launched sometime between October and December this year.

Earlier this month, the Korean business news outlet Maeil and SamMobile also pitched in and said that the Galaxy S23 FE was indeed in the works and might be launched in the last quarter of the year.

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Samsung Galaxy S23 FE design and specs

Taking a look at Samsung’s previous Fan Edition devices, it won’t be surprising if the Galaxy S23 FE takes inspiration from the recently launched vanilla Galaxy S23. But since there is no information available, there is a slight chance that the phone might wander from the design language of the latest Galaxy S series devices.

Talking of specifications, some leaks suggest that the Galaxy S23 FE will be powered by the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset but others say Samsung might go with an older chipset and opt for the infamous Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, which was plagued with heating and performance issues.

On the other hand, SamMobile and Maeil claimed that the upcoming phone will feature the Exynos 2200 processor, which powers the European Galaxy S22 series models. According to SamMobile, we might also see an upgraded 50MP main camera sensor instead of the 12MP shooter found on the previous models and offer up to 256GB of storage and a 4,500mAh battery.

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Since there is no solid information on whether Samsung is working on the Galaxy S23 Fan Edition, we suggest you take this information with a huge grain of salt because things might change in the near future.

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