The Samsung Galaxy S24 FE arrives with a bigger 6.7” show, a bigger battery to match, a give attention to improved efficiency and introduces the ProVisual engine to the FE collection.
This yr, there shall be no regional variation in chipsets – the S24 FE is powered by the Exynos 2400e. Whereas Samsung didn’t spell out the main points, however the prime Cortex-X4 core ought to be working at a decrease clock velocity.
That may have an effect on peak efficiency, however sustained efficiency is in for a lift with a brand new vapor chamber that’s 1.1x bigger than the final one. Since there was no Exynos 2300, final yr’s S23 FE had to make use of a mixture of Exynos 2200 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (each chips from 2022). The efficiency improve from S23 FE to S24 FE ought to be huge.
Anyway, Samsung outfitted the telephone with simply 8GB of RAM – that’s as a lot because the vanilla Galaxy S24 has. There shall be variations with 128GB, 256GB and 512GB storage. The RAM capability doesn’t have an effect on the telephone’s skill to run Galaxy AI, extra on AI later.
The Samsung Galaxy S24 FE has a 6.7” show, 0.3” bigger than its predecessor. This places it on the identical diagonal because the S24+, nonetheless, this one is an FHD+ OLED panel as an alternative of QHD+ LTPO. Nonetheless, the FE will stand as a less expensive different to the plus (extra on pricing in a bit). The show can run at 120Hz or 60Hz and has Imaginative and prescient Booster for shiny, sunny days.
Samsung has introduced the ProVisual engine from the flagship collection to the FE line. This combines Nightography (AI ISP that improves low-light photographs) with an object-aware engine that optimizes colours in Tremendous HDR. Moreover, the system supplies an optical-quality 2x zoom.
The Galaxy S24 FE is bringing the ProVisual Engine
This comes from the 50MP foremost digital camera (f/1.8). An additional step of zoom is on the market with the 3x 8MP telephoto module (f/2.4) or you may go wider with the 12MP 123° extremely huge lens (f/2.2). The selfie digital camera has a 10MP sensor. This seems to be the very same {hardware} as final yr, besides this time it has extra processing energy and the ProVisual engine at its again.
We talked about that the battery received larger and it did – it now has 4,700mAh capability (+200mAh in comparison with the S23 FE). Nonetheless, charging charges stay the identical, i.e. 25W wired (0-50% in half-hour) and 15W wi-fi.
The S24 FE measures 162.0 x 77.3 x 8.0mm and weighs 213g. That’s 4mm taller, lower than a millimeter wider and a hair thinner than the S23 FE. It has additionally gained 4g in comparison with its predecessor. The Galaxy S24+ is narrower because of slimmer bezels and 17g lighter, whereas having a battery with 200mAh extra capability.
Connectivity consists of 5G, Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) and Bluetooth 5.3. Like earlier than, the physique is rated IP68 for mud and water resistance (1.5m/5ft underwater for half-hour).
The Galaxy S24 FE is launching with Android 14 and OneUI 6.1 out of the field (not nice timing as Android 15 is across the nook). The excellent news is that the FE is getting the flagship remedy and shall be up to date by way of 7 OS generations and can obtain safety patches for 7 years.
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE colorways
The AI options embody the same old Galaxy AI choices. Circle to Search is a helpful approach to look issues up on Google (long-press the house button and circle the factor you have an interest in). Reside Translate is a voice translation for calls and is now supported in choose third-party apps. Interpreter is what you employ while you want translation in particular person. Composer is a Samsung Keyboard characteristic that may write electronic mail and social community posts for you primarily based on a number of key phrases. Observe Help automates formatting of notes, transcription and summarization of voice recordings and might translate PDFs.
Galaxy AI: Circle to Search • Reside Translate
The Samsung Galaxy S24 FE goes on pre-order beginning immediately and shall be obtainable from October 3. The worth for the bottom mannequin is $650. Observe that the 512GB storage choice just isn’t obtainable in some areas.