What you need to know
- The Galaxy S23 FE is rumored to be in development for a late 2023 launch.
- The phone will reportedly feature a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 to keep costs down.
- Samsung is reportedly considering canceling the Galaxy A74 in favor of the S23 FE.
Rumors swirl that Samsung is developing a Galaxy S23 FE after skipping the Galaxy S22 FE. The phone could launch in the second half of this year, and we may have an idea of the kind of performance we can expect from the device.
According to the forecaster’s tweet connor (via SamMobile), the Galaxy S23 FE doesn’t use the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy like its flagship sibling. Instead, the phone apparently uses last year’s chipset.
[Exclusive]Galaxy S23 FE uses Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 to adjust unit price.February 21, 2023
The Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 was announced in May 2022 and promises to be faster and more efficient while addressing some of the performance issues that plagued devices like the Galaxy S22. The chip may be a bit dated, but it’s not powering devices like Samsung’s latest foldable phones and other powerful flagships, which are due out in late 2022.
If Samsung wants to price the Galaxy S23 FE competitively, it makes sense to forgo the latest and greatest chipset for a slightly older chipset. There may be, but the phone is likely to bring many of the same flagship specs found in Samsung’s current flagships.
The Galaxy S23 has already done quite well when compared to the Pixel 6a, but it may be hard to sell at almost double the price. Samsung may rely more on price competitiveness than on the latest chipsets.
