In the event you’ve had your eye on a Samsung Galaxy S23 however can’t abdomen the value, you might be in luck. Hearsay has it {that a} cheaper S23 will launch later right this moment with the identical look and lots of the similar options because the pricier Samsung telephones. The Galaxy S23 prices from £849 and the bells-and-whistles Galaxy S23 Extremely will set you again a minimum of £1,249, however Samsung is claimed to quickly be saying the Galaxy S23 FE (which stands for ‘Fan Version’) which, in response to the newest whispers from MySmartPrice, could price as little as $599 within the US.
Samsung India posted a teaser on its X (previously Twitter) web page this week teasing the launch of the rumoured telephone, with three digicam lenses subsequent to ‘The New Epic’, and the promise it is ‘Launching on October 4’ – the identical day Google is about to launch its Pixel eight telephones.
It is nonetheless unclear if this implies the alleged S23 FE is simply launching in India, or a minimum of launching there first.
Samsung coulds be attempting to steal a little bit of the limelight from Google’s telephone. It would properly succeed if Samsung can hit a £599 value level for the S23 FE within the UK, which is able to make this extra reasonably priced S23 sorely tempting. And don’t assume for one minute price range value means discount basement options.
Leaked photographs reportedly by chance posted by Samsung Argentina (beneath) present the telephone sporting a really related design to the pricier S23, with triple rear cameras, rounded edges, however a shiny again as a substitute of matt.
It would imply the again of the S23 FE is plastic. That’s not as premium as glass however may imply you wouldn’t thoughts rocking the telephone with out a case because it received’t be fairly so fragile., A glass end stays on the entrance of the rumoured telephone with a giant 6.4in display screen with snappy 120Hz refresh price.
A leak on Twitter allegedly reveals an upcoming promo video that reveals the brand new telephone in motion:
Its important digicam is claimed to be a 50Mp snapper, however we must wait and see if it’s the identical one discovered within the common S23.
Diehard Samsung followers are anxious although, because the S23 FE is rumoured to have a Samsung-made Exynos 2200 chip as a substitute of 1 made by Qualcomm. Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chips are inside each mannequin of the common S23 lineup, and we discovered they carried out excellently.
The Exynos 2200 was in UK variations of 2022’s Galaxy S22, a telephone with disappointing battery life. There must be some downgrades within the Galaxy FE telephones to hit a cheaper price, and the chipset and plastic again could possibly be the primary two issues.
Weirdly, there was no Galaxy S22 FE regardless of the existence of the Galaxy S20 FE in 2020 and Galaxy S21 FE in 2021. The S20 FE was successful, with a £599 asking value that undercut the common S20 by a whole bunch. However the S21 FE price £699, solely £70 lower than the common S21. It didn’t make sense.
Hopefully, the rumoured S23 FE can hit £599 and undercut the traditional S23 by £250. Leaks additionally present there could possibly be a less expensive Galaxy Tab S9 FE and even Galaxy Buds FE earbuds if you wish to top off on the newest Samsung devices for much less. Maintain your eyes peeled to see if the brand new tech lands tomorrow.