Samsung is preparing to launch the Galaxy S23 FE later this year as the successor to the S21 FE.
The company is now focusing on the next device, launching a new Galaxy S21 FE variant with Snapdragon 888 in India. Interestingly, all the recent leaks and rumors suggest that this is a replacement for the S22 FE. Samsung S23 FE suggests that it can be marketed as While the launch date is still a mystery, two new listings on Geekbench have revealed that Samsung may offer two different devices with different chipsets in the US and global markets.
Galaxy S23 FE will come with two different chipsets
The first listing, released earlier this month, is for a Samsung device with model number “SM-S711B”. This is estimated as the global variant and is expected to be sold in Europe, Asia and other non-US markets. As per the listing, it is powered by the Exynos 2200 SoC (listed as ‘motherboard s5e9925’) and is clocked at a maximum of 2.8 GHz with its tri-cluster architecture. It also has an integrated Xclipse 920 GPU. This particular variant has 8GB of RAM, but it’s unclear if Samsung will offer a higher-end model with more memory.
The latest listing is for a variant codenamed “Samsung SM-S711U1”. Unlike its predecessor, this model is powered by Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and is listed as “motherboard Taro” on Geekbench. This too has a tri-cluster CPU but with a slightly higher clock speed, up to 3 GHz. Like the Exynos model, this model has 8GB of RAM. This variant is the most likely variant coming to the US as indicated by the ‘U’ in the model name. The twin listings also show that both variants are running Android 13.
What are the Features of Galaxy S23 FE?
Although there is no definite information about the Galaxy S23 FE yet, some rumors suggest that the device will have a 50MP main camera, 12MP ultra-wide-angle camera and a 10MP telephoto camera. In addition, the device is expected to have a 6.4-inch AMOLED display, 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage.
When will the Galaxy S23 FE be released?
The Galaxy S23 FE’s release date has yet to be announced for sure, but the device is expected to launch in the first quarter of this year.