The Samsung Galaxy S FE was as soon as a will-they-won’t-they affair, however it’s now a longtime early autumn launch by Samsung that’s hotly anticipated by Galaxy followers (particularly these in North America).
2024’s mannequin brings upgrades in show, battery, and processing energy that in flip opens the door for AI. And now that we spent a while with it listed here are our first impressions.
It should not come as a shock that the Galaxy S24 FE seems to be just like the Galaxy S24 and S24+. It packages a flat aluminum body between two layers of Corning Gorilla Victus+. The three impartial digicam rings on the again, and the quantity and energy buttons on the suitable aspect are the one protruding objects on the telephone.
There are 4 colours to select from – Graphite, Mint, Yellow, and Blue. Samsung went with a shiny again panel and a matte body – whereas the Galaxy S24/S24+ is matte throughout – a more sensible choice in our e-book.
The colours of the Galaxy S24 FE are additionally a bit boring in comparison with the sooner S24 fashions – we’d’ve welcomed a extra vivid choice.
Whereas the 6.4-inch Galaxy S23 FE sat in between the 6.1-inch Galaxy S23 and 6.6-inch Galaxy S23+, the 6.7-inch Galaxy S24 FE matches the Galaxy S24+ size-wise. Expertise-wise, the S24+ nonetheless has a better decision and extra environment friendly LTPO panel although.
The Galaxy S24+’s benefits over the Galaxy S24 FE transcend these minor particulars, however given the 2 telephones’ value distinction they appear properly justified. Extra on that within the outro.
The Samsung Galaxy S24 FE handles advantageous. Its flat sides make for a cushty grip and the rounded corners are straightforward in your palms in longer classes with the telephone.
How the Galaxy S24 FE handles
Samsung bumped the battery up by 200mAh to 4,700mAh, however you are still caught with the outdated 25W wired charging velocity. There’s 15W wi-fi as properly. The Galaxy S24+ is as soon as once more superior with a 4,900mAh energy pack that does theoretically quicker 45W charging, although it isn’t an enormous distinction with Samsung’s charging curves.
There’s only one alternative of chipset with this yr’s FE – the 4nm Exynos 2400e. That is a barely totally different chip to what the worldwide Galaxy S24+ will get – the Exynos 2400. The primary distinction is that the prime Cortex-X4 core runs as excessive as 3.1GHz, as a substitute of three.2GH on the common chip. The opposite CPU clusters are the identical – 2x Cortex-A720 @ 2.90GHz, 3x A720 @ 2.59GHz and 4x A520 @ 1.96GHz. We’ve a devoted benchmark take a look at of the Galaxy S24 FE proper right here.
Somewhat cruelly, Samsung capped the Galaxy S24 FE at 8GB of RAM – the Plus goes as much as 12GB. This could make some distinction in day-to-day velocity and multitasking. Nonetheless, we might anticipate that for many intents and functions, the Galaxy S24 FE is simply as succesful because the Galaxy S24+.
The chances and ends
Samsung stored the digicam system unchanged from final yr’s Galaxy S3 FE however used the brand new chipset to carry the ProVisual Engine from the flagship S24 collection – it brings Nightography, the object-aware engine that optimizes colours in Tremendous HDR, and higher high quality 2x pics.
We might anticipate stellar pictures from all 4 cameras on the Galaxy S24 FE however would have an interest to see if it differs from the Galaxy S24+. The 2 have very related total digicam specs, with differing 3x zoom modules – an 8MP 75mm tele on the Galaxy S24 FE and a 10MP 67mm digicam on the S24+.
The Galaxy S24 FE is accessible from in the present day. Within the US, it begins from $650, whereas in Europe, it is €750 – each for the 8/128GB mannequin. In India, the bottom mannequin S24 FE is INR 59,999.
Which means the Galaxy S24 FE is both a really fascinating proposition or a telephone nobody can purchase – relying on the area. In Europe, you are higher off getting the Galaxy S24+, which has gotten down in value and is shut sufficient to the Galaxy S24 FE that you must simply purchase it. The Plus has extra RAM, a much bigger battery, a greater show, and a nicer physique.
Nevertheless, in India and the States, the Galaxy S24 FE is priced meaningfully decrease than the Galaxy S24+ and is an outstanding entry into the high-end world of Samsung Galaxy. You get practically all the efficiency and smarts, a virtually equivalent feel and appear, and an awesome beginning value.