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Galaxy S23 FE review: Fan Edition S23 — flagship cameras at a mid price.

SpecEagle Editorial·Oct 2023·$599
Overall
78/100
Class rank
#26 of 47
Tier
Premium
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

The value path into the S23 camera system.

Galaxy S23 FE brings the 3× telephoto, IP68 and wireless charging at $599. Weight and last-gen silicon are the trades.

01Display

82/100

82/100 — right at the average for premium phones of 2023.

TypeDynamic AMOLED 2X, 120 Hz
Size6.4 inches
Resolution2,340 × 1,080 px

02Camera

78/100

78/100 — right at the average for premium phones of 2023.

Main50 MP, f/1.8, OIS
Ultrawide12 MP
Telephoto8 MP, 3× optical
Selfie10 MP

03Performance

78/100

78/100 — right at the average for premium phones of 2023.

ChipsetExynos 2200 / Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
RAM8 GB
Storage128 / 256 GB

04Battery

76/100

76/100 trails the 82-point cohort average for premium phones of 2023.

Capacity4,500 mAh
Wired25 W
Wireless15 W

05Build

78/100

78/100 trails the 81-point cohort average for premium phones of 2023.

06Value

78/100

78/100 trails the 81-point cohort average for premium phones of 2023.

What works
  • Real 3× telephoto + IP68.
  • 120 Hz AMOLED.
  • Wireless charging.
  • 4 OS updates.
What doesn't
  • Heavy 209 g.
  • Exynos variant ran warm.
  • 25 W charging slow.
  • No microSD.
Cross-shop it against
iPhone 16
$799 · score 86/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 47-phone cohort of premium devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .