OPINION : Samsung ’s latest ‘ Fan Edition ’ smartphone , the Samsung Galaxy S24 FE , was released this week and it occur with a whole host of changes . However , it still has the same old problem as previous entries in Samsung ’s FE collection .
Do n’t get me untimely , I ’m quite a fan of the newSamsung Galaxy S24 FE . It offers a whole clustering of upgrades liken to last year’sSamsung Galaxy S23 FE , including a boost in screen size from 6.4- to 6.7 inches , svelte bezel and an increase maximum brightness of 1900nits that should make the telephone set easier to use in lustrous daylight .
There ’s also a much simple feeler to the C.P.U. than last year ; rather than getting either the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 or Exynos 2200 , a yr - sometime flagship chipset at the time of release in 2023 , the S24 FE gets the same 2024 flagship Exynos 2400e wherever you find to buy the phone .
That ’s a more free energy - efficient version of the chipset establish in theGalaxy S24 , representing a two - year jump in processing power . That should translate to significant performance gains from this year ’s FE – though I ’ll have to wait until I ’ve fully reviewed the phone before I can say for certain .
There ’s also a larger 4700mAh cadre that Samsung claims should hike battery life by a few hours despite the large screen , and it , of course , comes with the same Galaxy AI boast as the flagship S24 kitchen stove , include late additions like Sketch to Image introduce on Samsung ’s foldables in July .
So , what ’s the consequence then ? It ’s the £ 649/$649 asking price .
When look at singularly , that is a jolly expert price for a rather premium phone with majuscule processing top executive , Galaxy AI smarts and a trio of cameras including the same main detector as that of the flagship Galaxy S24 .
The job is that you’re able to get the full - fatty Samsung Galaxy S24 for less right now , having been on the market for nearly 10 months , so why would you go for the slightly less capable theoretical account ?
It ’s not just a slight rebate either . At the clock time of writing , the regular Samsung Galaxy S24 can befound on Amazon for under £ 600 in the UK . That ’s not only a vast economy liken to its £ 799 RRP , but it ’s also cheaper than the Galaxy S24 FE .
In fact , I wrote something similarabout the Samsung Galaxy S23 FE a small under a year ago , and it seems that Samsung really has n’t learnt its deterrent example .
It ’s not a simple mess either ; release the headphone sooner and it might cannibalise gross sales of the flagship Galaxy S24 range , but releasing it subsequently stand for that the flagship have dropped massively in Mary Leontyne Price , even if they still have high RRPs .
The other option , if Samsung does stick to its recent - yr exit agenda , is to make the Galaxy FE a little bit trashy – though with high exploitation toll and expensive components , that ’s certainly easier said than done .
It ’s arguably not as big of an issue this yr with the phone ’s larger screen add it closer to the 6.7 - inchSamsung Galaxy S24 Plusthan the regular 6.2 - inch S24 , which does tend to bide around its £ 999 RRP , but I still find that the regular Galaxy S24 would be the better bargain of the two – and a cheaper one , at that .
