Samsung Galaxy S23 FE vs. Galaxy S23: Which one to get?
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- čas přidán 22. 05. 2024
- The Galaxy S23 FE comes to market at a time when the Galaxy S23 has already seen significant price reductions. If you are wondering which one is worth getting, check out this HEAD-TO-HEAD for the COMPLETE BREAKDOWN of how these two phones compare in terms of build and screen quality, battery life and charging speed, chipset performance, and camera image quality, all based on our extensive reviews of the two devices.
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:38 - Design differences
01:31 - Screen specs, quality and features
02:34 - Stereo speakers quality
02:48 - User interface
03:09 - Chipset & Hardware
03:56 - Battery life and charging test
04:32 - Camera specs
04:50 - Photo and video quality
06:27 - Conclusion - Věda a technologie
Thank you so much for this insightful video!! This video was covered so thoroughly and definitely made my decision a lot easier!
The price for s23 fe is good but putting the exynos 2200 inside is not a good plan at all
I believe the Exynos processor is in the international version - the American S23 FE includes the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor!
@@tonyginnetti5828I believe 8 gen 1 is built by Samsung so that might be a problem as well
@@Mujahed.it’s not we know it’s performance
@@treebush my apologies it was a mere assumption.
Putting the 8 gen 1 isn't since was worse than the Exynos 2200 in thermal and efficiency management.
We have both phones. Not the right comparison. First things first: The s23 FE should only be compared to the S23+. I got the s23 because I prefer compact phones, my wife got the FE (Snapdragon version in the U.S.) because she prefers larger screens. Unlike myself, most folks want the larger form factor. In normal day-to-day use I notice little difference between the two. Pics may be a tiny bit better on the s23, but not a game-changer. I'm not familiar with the battery life on the s23+, but my wife's s23 FE gets slightly longer run time than my s23, at any rate, both go well over a day and a half. The price difference between the s23+ and the s23 FE is considerably more. The s23+ and s23 FE are the same size and design, the only obvious difference is the smaller 6.4" screen on the FE and its larger bezels vs, the s23+ 6.6" screen...but the price difference clearly aims the s23 FE at buyers in a different niche. My wife had no burning desire to buy a state-of-the-art phone, yet she wanted a high-quality phone about the size of the s23+.
Thanks man. I did made up my mind to buy my first ever flagship phone and chose samsung s23 fe for that. But most of the comparison people just made me regrate it and feel like its not a good choice. But since its gonna be my first flagship phone and i did not used or bought any of the apple or any other company's flagship phone i think those little ditails ate not gonna matter for me cause since I'm gonna jump from 5 years old teash can to a flagship its gonna feel like 100x better. And also *FE have 30x digital zoom too, so thats a big pro i guess* 😅😅😅
Hope you read and reply to me. Thank you 😊😊😊
@@Bhargav_Gadekar
Namaskar 🙏
Did you watch the comparison in this video?
It is not to create confusion but to clear it.
S23 FE is not a flagship phone, it is a Fan Edition phone, Hope you know it.
In any case S23 was a flagship phone till few days ago since S24 series launch.
I can say you should only go for FE if you need a bigger phone in terms of size.
If size doesn't matter, you should go for S23.
About 30x zoom, it is just a distraction, let me ask you one thing, what was the photo or video which you have taken from any higher zoom, we rarely take videos or even photos from higher zooms.
In the end it will your decision.
I saw yesterday both phones price and they were nearly same.
S23 slightly higher in India.
Choose wisely 🙏
PCcarlsonYou are bang on. S23 is the smallest phone of Samsung. The norm is 6.4 to 6.6 inch and there's a reason it's the majority of Samsung's line up. S23fe vs S23+ is a better comparison because many S23fe buyers don't want the smaller S23.
For those that read the specs and say it's not a flagship .... can you explain why the S23FE beats the S22+ on all geekbench scores and other bench markers and barely lags just behind the S23 in performance rating? Because in my understanding the S22+ was a flagship.
@@RuleNo2NoNames How a phone not flagship called fe beat a flagship s22+, what kind of criteria do you take this view?
Thank you Will,as always the review is perfect 💣
Great video besides the Camera comparison. Taking the shots at different times really messes up our ability to actually compare them.
i closed the video after that.
3:03 The regular S23 already has the One UI 6/Android 14 update.
Thanks a lot for creating this great content Bro 👍🏻👏🏻🙏🏻💯💎
I have the s23 and I ❤ it. I love the small size and that it fits in my pocket I also love that it is fast with the 8 Gen 2 Snapdragon chip processor & I also like the performance as well. I had switched from the S20 FE 5G I had from before and it wasn't too bad of a phone, but it has 6.5' too big. I made a great choice and I'm happy with the S23.
Good for you
I'll be coming off a S20 FE, also.
Looking for a smaller one, too.
Thanks!
S23 base model because of the chipset. Goods for heavy gaming. SD 8 Gen 2 Supremacy
vanilla versions of S series have always been better than FE versions. FE are just for people who don't abuse their phones but still want some of the flagship figures. If you're not one of those kids that game, it's good enough. It's for older people tbh since A54 is kinda lacking
good video, well done!
If I had a budget that could contain either of them, I'll go for the S23.
true"
Well ain't that the very obvious? You statement should be something in between even if u only had the Budget for the s23fe you would still save up a bit more and get the regular s23
they have about the same price where I am.
i could afford either, but don't like wasting money on what i don't need which is the 23!
@@metalsadmanpeople always clowning Apple but atleast Apple doesn't make theire se series the same fucking price as the regular iPhone 15
Wouldn't it be a smarter choice to wait 2 months till the S24 generation is announced? This way the S23 phones will come in even cheaper.
They actually higher the prices of S22 during S23 premiere
Wouldn't it be smart to wait for 2025's s25 instead
@@evgenidimitrov2639 yeah. It's big brain time xD
if you're in the US sure, but other parts it will be exynos, so s23.
I'm doing exactly that
the fact that FE has exynos chip is already a deal breaker 😂, so base s23 all the way
s23 fe show how exynos sucks compared to snapdragon, battery 12% larger but last 20% less
It doesn’t though it’s a snapdragon
@@treebushboth 8 Gen 1 and Exynos 2200 in the FE model is a deal breaker
Shoes how Qualcomm 8 gen 1 sucks against the Exynos 2200 and the Qualcomm 8 gen 2, since in North America he got the 8 gen 1 chipset variant @@Tonyx.yt.
You can't even hold them both in the same frame to compare sizes?
I prefer the savings, the larger screen, louder speakers, video color, background color of pictures and feel in my hand with phone cover. Thanks For Sharing. ❤❤❤✌✌✌
Love ur videos keep it up
It is haram to watch CZcams in taliban run afganistan, u should stop watching Allah will punish u😂😂
What's the name of the song played in the intro?
Should I buy motorola edge 40 or nothing phone 1? They're practically the same price in my country.
I would want to know which is better between s22+ and s23 Fe.
i came here just to know about the battery performance..i was worried for nothing when i saw s23 have smaller battery. definitely will go with s23 or maybe save up a little bit more for s23 plus
S23 already has one ui 6 in Poland. We are waiting for the premiere of s23 Fe.
Planning to buy s23 FE but the Exynos 2200 make me avoid it like a plague and choose asus zenfone 10, so far despite Zenfone 10 camera is meh but overall usability is great especially the battery
Exynos 2200 is great, try it
Is exynos 2200 really bad?
Nope, the Exynos 2200 is good, especially in the FE models with its improved process node.
Avoid those hate opinions, it wouldn't give you a idea of how the processor is@@vanillaicehotchocolate7525
I feel the cameras on my S23+ has gotten worse since updating to One UI 6. I'm close to resetting the phone to see if it fixes it
I really like your videos. Are you in Russia?
Can u tell me how CZcams runs in background only for this video ????? On iPhone ?? I am shocked can anyone. Try
End of the day it's down to personal preference
i got a solid offer for my s23 from my mobile carrier, 2 euros/month for 3 years. moving from s10e.
I bought the 256gb model of the S23 FE for 370 usd, with that much of a price gap with the vanilla S23 (which usally sits around 600usd for the 128gb model) I think it was a good buy
its not
Bought mine for USD310... cheers... Definitely won't speed $600 for vanilla S23...
You're still stuck with inferior phone even if you got them for free. But you don't have the ability to comprehend that..
@@andriandri732 That's what you think. I dont really care about performance on my S23fe since Im only using it for work. I saved $350 for a secondary chinese phone with similar performance as S23 but with 3x faster charging (which comes along with fast charging adapter), better gaming support (frame plus and 120 fps unlocked for certain games),and ability to copy access card. You dont even knew you are paying a premium for the inferior S23.
@andrekua2596 what type of Chinese phone?
What about software support?
We have both phones and I do prefer the Fe, as it's bigger, The only thing I am not a big fan of is the thick bezzels and weight. It's a heavy phone. My S23 fe also has the Snapdragon 8/1 cpu and there is plenty of performance for what I need it. What I really like about is is the camera. My brother's S23 has the same camera I believe. Had a poco F4 before this and the poco produced substandard images in low light, it also lacked an optical zoom lens.
My S23 Fe is already running on Android-14 and upgraded to One-UI 6.1 with A.I. The regular S23 has the SD 8, gen-2, so it's a lill faster. It also has a smaller battery! but if you are not a gamer, like me. I'd recommend the "fe. I picked up mine for below $500- Cdn which is about $380- USD, so it's a bargain, if you ask me..
I have the s23 fe snapdragon one and it seems the speakers are louder on this than the normal s23 i returned . Overall I dont notice any changes in the performance its same just a bigger screen
but the main problem is it is worse then the s21 fe
@@ZainullahKhan-xb7gbseems good for the price only 400$
How's your battery life? Have you done any gaming on it?
I just want a better phone that can take great pictures and has great video quality. Im not much of a social media person or care to game on my phone. Pictures and videos are worth thousands of words.
What is the game at 3:24
I love your content, but I have one side question that's bugging me - why are all the photo comparisons from Sofia?
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in my country there is a reasonable price gap between this phones, so i picked the s23 fe. i've switched ios to android with this device. I'm very ok with it's performance. the only thing that i may be not so greatful is the battery life. Maybe it'll change with a software update. So finally i honestly recommend the s23 fe.
In mine there's none, like 0 fucking euros, and there's even a deal where if you get the normal s23 (which is also €699) you get a free Samsung watch worth like €249
Are you still happy about it?
Got it for 370$ brand new no trade in from samsung. Id say its a pretty good deal
I'm getting the s23 fe this week I've has the a12 for a few years which is just a cheap budget phone so I'm hoping they'll be a massive difference
Oh yeah that's a great upgrade!! 😊
I just just got my S23 FE last week ( States ). Hands down the best phone I've ever owned. The battery life is damn good and gaming on this phone. Gaming is awesome and never gets hot like some people say ( Gotta know about tweaks lol ). Im very happy with this phone overall.
Gaming😂😂😂😂
@@dennisveneman9469 I know I know.
It's not an actual console. Lol. (Console Terminology).
Not even a comparison, the S23 is miles ahead better from display, processor, and camera. The S23 FE is just a lazy cashgrab from Samsung.
Correct
Its electronic garbage
S23 is better... but miles ahead? No. The FE is an upgrade from the A54. It especially gives an option for those that want a new samsung device with dex or wireless charging at a reduced price.
Lol you have literally no knowledge about phones.
S23 fe has a okay snapdragon 8 gen 1 processor (exynos is trash though), display is identical but bulky huge bezels, cameras are basically base model s22 cameras, this phone is -THE S22 FE-
I just got s23 fe a hundred dollars off on Amazon due to black Fridays sales. Since my pixel 7 pro broke and shattered on the ground. The performance on samsung always seemed better. Never again with Google.
why never with pixel?
Good on you. Pixel phones just aren't worth any penny to begin with.
@@distar7471 also why? cuz I'm planning on buying one
I got S23fe few days ago
Fantastic Display
Very good in hand
Disappointing camera
Pretty good chip
Not bad battery
slow as turtle charging speed
For 95 percent of people A54 is a better deal but S23fe is not that bad
BlackFriday deal had a $75 price difference between a54 and fe,
fe was a better choice!
in that case obviously it is. S23 fe is a better device clearly but the only deal breaker is price gap
@@bobbear4437
Does the battery last you a day ?
@@CheersMate- absolutely not
@@Emertat_StudioReally?Do you game ?
can someone reply with the names of all the games he was playing?
Would you prefer s23fe or pixel 7 ?
In my country of myanmar, the base S23 is 1.5 times more expensive than the S23 FE, likewise the FE is also 1.5 times the price of the A54, making the FE more of the sweet spot for us if we want wireless charging, telephoto lens etc.
Best smartphone reviewer on CZcams
not worldwide tho
I would choose the basic s23 .
When I was choosing a phone, S23 wasn't an option for me though. S23+ and S23 FE are the ones to compare because they are of similar size. It just feels like comparing a 12 inch and 15.6 inch laptops to compare s23 and s23 FE. Obviously the S23+ is way better phone than S23 FE, but where I live, the price difference is huge.
I love my S23 FE. A phone isn't a specsheet, and this is a flagship Samsung phone in every way that matters at a great price. Got mine for just $480 US, just $80 more than my GF spent on her completely dated iPhone SE a couple of years ago. How is this such a terrible deal?
for the money s23 fe is better than s23 plus
Review this midranger the Honor X9b. I am tired with flagships
Im broke so S23fe is probably a good start. Hopefully i can get the s26 ultra when it launches😂
Tell me you have no control over your spendings without telling me you have no control over your spendings.
I just got the S23 so the next time I'll be getting a new phone will probably be the S28 or 29. 😂
Do S21Fe vs S23Fe.
I'm trying to understand why any company would deliberately designed a smartphone with a Snapdragon 8 generation 1. That chipset is 2 years old and a total disaster. It is mainly noted for poor optimization that causes heavy power consumption and overheating. Once more, I'm trying to understand why the s23 Fe even exists? Essentially, it's been hodgepodge together with new old stock. At $600 there are much better and higher-spec options available from other manufacturers.
For example, the OnePlus 11 is easily one of the best smartphones of the year and features the Snapdragon 8 generation 2. In addition, the bass version that offers 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage is selling for $699. Furthermore, it offers flagship build quality and much higher specifications.
Another solid choice would be the Motorola think phone. It offers the Snapdragon 8+ generation 1. The build quality is solid and it is packed with features. Better still, it comes in around $500.
I hear that Motorola doesn't care about upgrades. I was thinking about buying it a week ago when price dropped to $400. Now it raised to the level above $500 on par with Pixel 8.
@@proudbacteria1373 actually, Motorola has gotten a lot better about updates. Moreover, it's guaranteed to get 3 years of OS updates with four years of security patches. In addition, it's currently on sale for $399.99 factory unlocked. Of course, that's on the second largest online shopping service which first initial begins with the letter A. My buddy just picked one up the other day and it looks and performs sharp.
@@proudbacteria1373 one more thing, you should check out the reviews on tech odyssey.
Because theeir stock room is filled with millions of them. And the chip is 120-160 euros when new. You do the math. That's throwing away half a billion dollars.
If they can't sell them Now, there will be a low midranger with that cheap in a year or two.
High end gamers buy the S23, everyone else the FE!
I like nice things as much as anyone, but monthly payments to purchase a phone seems silly to me.
I always had a feeling GSM Arena is Bulgarian...
How does it compare to the S22. Bc that's even seems like a better option
Of course the S23 will be better, but if you don't need the fancy 8gen2, gorilla glass viktus, and slightly better better camera, the S23fe is a decent buy if you can catch one on sale. I bought a 256gb for just USD310.
Where
Amazon black friday was 23=$699, fe= $399!
@@kuzivahwata131
WHERE DID U GET THAT 😭😭
@Aka.Aka. I'm in Malaysia and I bought it while it was on offer on a local online shopping site.
@@andrekua2596 lucky! Enjoy your phone comrade!
The S23 has several issues. I've owned several galaxy phones over that past 10 years. Each year, some feature I value either deteriorates or is removed. I switched from the note 10 to this. One big difference here is that I have not been able to mute SMS. Not all SMS that I want to mute are SPAM so blocking is not the option I need. Since the latest software upgrade, several apps have failed, including one of my core apps: nova.
Tweak your sms app's notification settings
@@evgenidimitrov2639 I have managed to figure out how to mute specific senders in SMS. However this is not straightforward. Unlike with earlier versions.
S20 I have and I'm happy 😊
I bought the S23 256 GB for 63% of the MSRP and I'm very satisfied. The S23 FE is the worst FE ever, it has terrible chip and it looks very cheap with these thick bezels.
I have the S21 FE and the S23 FE does not seem like any kind of upgrade at all. LOL !!
Where did U find it at?
@@eileensmith2683 on Samsung website. Now the prices should drop because the S24 was released yesterday. I'd still choose the S23 because the S24 has an Exynos chip in Europe.
Saw a S23 FE for sale for $160 local and kinda tempted to buy it simply for a backup phone
Где?
Is s23 fe best selfie under 600 euro?
Your voice sounds like hosea fro rdr2😂
S22 against the S23FE?? Cos that makes it better in terms of comparison
By releasing S23 fe, Samsung is mocking its fans officially🫤
I got the FE for free when adding a line to my cell phone provider so I'll take it.... Still looks like a great phone. Honestly won't notice the difference.
Honestly, the best thing to do is find a used S23 and you can get it for the same price or better than a new S23 fe.
S23 fe main camera is overexposure. While s23 trying to be natural. In black Market, S23 is almost same price with s23 fe. Add little to have premium feels. In philippines price s23fe is 32,000-36k while s23 28k(2nd hand) to 33000 as brandnew.
S23 better chipset, better camera, more features
Just patiently save more money to purchase s23 , you will not regret👍
i like your voice, sounds like an anime.
If your looking for performance and screen size then fe on a budget
S23 anytime anyday any country
does anyone knows if SM-S911BZKDEEB is the good one?
Should ve at least had the sd card slot..
in my country s23 256 brand new can be found at 669 euro
Logical that the S23 but the FE for 400 is ideal
i hate big screens, so the Fe is just better for me imo, i dont play games or anything on my phone, i use my xbox for that lmao, call, text, email, a couple social media apps, Fe is all u need. honestly if ur on a budget just get the A15, were talking about cellphones here😅
Yeah I don't like small screens lmao, so the standard S23 would be way too small for me. I'm used to handling 6.67 inch Xioami phones, so there no way my middle aged eyesight could deal with squinting at a 6.1 inch display. Also there's nothing wrong with Exynos 2200, it's around SD8 Gen 1 level performance. It's actually great!! 😅
S23 is my dream phone but i already own 2😅. S23 👑
S23 is a beast ❤❤ its like comparing SD gen 2 with exynos processor there is a huge difference 😅
Exynos chipset is great, but he has the 8 gen 1 S23 FE variant since it's in North America
S23 FE more than fine if u ar basic phone user, social media photos and some games
I don't know what they were thinking by using an older processor for the FE...
I have the S21FE which had the same chipset as the S21.
7 gen 2 would've been great
To save cost. The year on year improvement isn't really noticeable anymore especially to the average user. Apple has been doing this for some time now with their SE line up.
It makes a phone that's a couple steps up from a A54, is cheaper than than a S23 but doesn't cut into S23 sales by being too good. The original FEs were too close to the flagships.
@@jameshill4900 people are really saying "omg why isn't the s23fe the exact same as the s23 but cheaper??" 😂
EXYNOS 2200, that's all you need to know to avoid Samsung Galaxy S23 FE
Qualcomm 8 gen 1 is all you need to avoid it, Exynos 2200 is good in the other hand
@@casuarius6576 both chips are bad, but exynos chip is even worse, 8th gen 1 is sabotage by Samsung, it was made by Samsung just to make exynos chip look better than 8th gen 1, this make Qualcomm furious, Qualcomm asked TSMC to make 8th gen 1 instead of Samsung making 8th gen 1, the result was 8th plus gen 1, nothing changed, everything was the same, only difference is it wasn't made by Samsung fabrication, and it did better performance then 8th gen 1
Qualcomm chipset was even worse on the same node.
@@Bilal.Hussain.Shaikh
@@casuarius6576 check A16 Vs Snapdragon 8th Gen 2 geeker wan, he explained why 8th gen 1 is bad
S23+ is 6'6 and the FE is 6'4 just in case
S23FE vs Xiaomi 12T vs Honor 90. What should I get?
Nothing phone 2
Not bad a phone for $500, FE seems like a great phone for the price.
Paid $49 USD for mine. Steal of a deal honestly.
I learned more from comments than I did from the video
S22 is much better and affordable option vs s23fe
S23 fe is S21 base in New Physical look.
Does it fit the same case ?
No, the phone are different sizes
Which one is better Ip15 or s23 ?
S23 bruh. Better display 120hz, better battery life, 30x optical zoom, exclusive chipset. But if youre an Apple user, of course Iphone 15. I guess iphone 15 is good investment. Later on, samsung will depreciate more than iphone.
The FE has slightly more saturated colors
Samsung is the best on Android World no one can be compared to it except for Huawei
I don't give a darn, I have a S8 and just upgraded S23 no additional cost to my plan. I hope it works when it arrives
Do you still like it?
@@XxAtomic646xX Yep!
A more appropriate comparison would be between S23 FE and S22+ (since the S23 FE is basically S22 FE released a year late) but even then, the S23 FE would still be a tough sell over the S22+.
not with the extra year of security and android updates, some who buy phones more often maybe!
This is the exact comparison we need
I also would want to know which is better between s22+ and s23 Fe. Do u guys have any idea
Who cares? FE can be gotten for less than $50. It's better for the price gap.
@@ChillydontCap
New, Sealed, Unlocked
S23 5g FE SD8.1 (US)?
At $50 each I'll take 10,000.
Neither...I Purchased The Absolutely Splendid SAMSUNG GALAXY A14 5G In August...And The SAMSUNG GALAXY A23 5G Last Sunday...Just As Good[Enough]For A FRACTION Of The Price...
Its the same thing for the most part and they're not cheap.
This comparison is very mid. I learn more comparing the specs side by side on the GSM Arena site. Also you didint eveb mention that the normal S23 has been out for almost a whole year before S23FE so its had more optimization done by Samsung. Also nowhere in the video is it mentioned that the S23FE is positioned purposefully between S23 and S23+ so it can appeal to those who want a larger screen than the 6.1 inch of the S23.
S23 is clearly better in every expect even the price sometimes it could even match s23 fe price. Also s23 fe is a massive deal breaker because of badly optimise and low performance chip Snapdragon 8 gen 1 and exynos 2200. (They're both as bad).
Exynos 2200 is good isn't bad
So the Best choice for your budget is the A54 !
The S23 FE being on sale for $399 changes things a bit
i got it at $263 in canada lmao
@@dave-vl7kl where?
@@dave-vl7klI got the s23 blackfriday for 400
fizz canada
@@dave-vl7kl Fizz says it's $869 lmao