Sammobile has shared new information that leaves us with many details about the Galaxy S23 FE, the flagship smartphone that will become a “cheap” alternative to the Galaxy S23in quotes because although its price will be lower, it does not mean that it will be cheap, rather the opposite, although we will get into that at the end of the article.

The Galaxy S23 FE turns out to be a curious model because Samsung hasn’t released the Galaxy S22 FE, and this makes us question the possible specifications that this new terminal will have. It was also unclear to us whether it might be based on the same SoC as Samsung’s current flagship, or instead resort to an older chip to lower the selling price at the cost of lower performance.

With this new information, we have more details about the Galaxy S23 FE and I can finally give them to you a clearer idea of ​​what we can expect from this new terminalAlthough I can tell you in advance that this leaves us with bad news, that Samsung would choose an SoC that is already more than a year old, and that by the time this new terminal arrives, it will be very close to two years old.

Possible specifications of the Galaxy S23 FE

• 6.4-inch dynamic AMOLED display with 120 Hz refresh rate and FHD+ resolution.
• Exynos 2200 SoC with an octa-core CPU, divided into one high-performance Cortex-X2 core, three Cortex-A710 cores and four high-efficiency Cortex-A510 cores.
• Xclipse 920 GPU based on AMD RDNA2 architecture.
• 6 GB or 8 GB of RAM, depending on the version.
• 128 GB or 256 GB of storage capacity, depending on the version.
• Three rear cameras, main 50 MP, telephoto and wide-angle.
• 12MP front camera.
• 4,500 mAh battery compatible with fast charging (25 watts).
• Android 13 as a custom operating system with One UI 5.1 layer.

In general, the performance of this smartphone it will be more or less on par with the Galaxy S22, Although its nomenclature points to the Galaxy S23 series, this is a very important detail that we have to take into account. However, it will be a model that will fit into the high range in its own right, as we said earlier.

Design, finishes, possible price and release date

In terms of design, we expect important changes in the Galaxy S23 FE, a terminal that should be close to what we saw in the Galaxy S23. This means that rear cameras will no longer mount on the island, but they integrate perfectly into the chassis of the terminal. The front will retain the full-screen design with a flat format and a camera integrated into a circular island.

I doubt the quality of the materials, but I think Samsung will most likely finish aluminum and plastic rear chassis, instead of glass. This would translate into a less premium design that would further differentiate it from the Galaxy S23 while allowing it to lower its selling price.

And speaking of the retail price, it should be around $699, which is $100 less than the launch price of the Galaxy S23. In Spain, after currency conversion and taxes applied, this number could become 799 euros, a more affordable number than the 959 euros that the Galaxy S23 costs, although in my opinion too high for a terminal with Exynos 2200.

If the predictions we’ve seen come true, the Galaxy S23 FE will be unveiled between the months of October and Decemberthat is, at the end of this year.