Samsung Galaxy S23 FE US and Global Version Listed on Geekbench, Official Support Page; To Feature Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and Exynos 2200

The Samsung Galaxy S23 FE will be a trimmed down version of the flagship S23 series launched earlier this year.

Highlights
  1. Samsung Galaxy S23 FE could launch in the coming weeks.
  2. The US and global variants of the phone will pack different SoCs.
  3. Support pages of the US and Global variant of the phone have gone live.

Samsung recently refreshed the Galaxy S21 FE in India with a new Snapdragon 888 SoC variant. The fairly old phone got a faster and more power efficient chip compared to the Exynos 2100 SoC found in the original model launched back in January 2022. Samsung might launch the Galaxy S23 FE as a successor to the S21 FE in various markets. The company has not confirmed any details about the launch timeline. Meanwhile, details about the Galaxy S23 FE have surfaced online.

The US and global variants of the Galaxy S23 FE have been spotted on Geekbench. In addition to this, the support pages of the devices have gone live as well, further confirming their existence. Let’s take a look at the Samsung Galaxy S23 FE specifications, features and other details revealed so far.

Samsung Galaxy S23 FE Launch Seems Imminent

The Samsung Galaxy S23 FE will be a trimmed down version of the flagship S23 series launched earlier this year. The phone might launch soon. Ahead of the official debut, the US and global variants of the S23 FE have been spotted on Geekbench.

The US variant of the phone carries the model number SM-711U1 and draws power from a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC. The SoC has a peak clock speed of 3.0GHz and comes with three performance cores clocked at 2.50GHz. it also has four efficiency cores clocked at 1.79GHz. The US variant of the S23 FE has 8GB of RAM and runs Android 13 out of the box. It will likely have One UI 5.1 on top. The device also scored 1549 and 3718 points in Geekbench 6’s single-core and multi-core tests.

The Galaxy S23 FE global variant, on the other hand, has a different SoC. The device carries the model number SM-711B and features an SoC codenamed s5e9925, which is essentially the Exynos 2200 SoC. The SoC has a peak clock speed of 2.8GHz and features three performance cores clocked at 2.5GHz. It also has four efficiency cores clocked at 1.82GHz.

The global variant has 8GB of RAM and also runs Android 13 out of the box. It is likely to have One UI 5.1 on top as well. The global variant of the S23 FE scored 1613 and 4049 points on Geekbench 6.

As mentioned above, support pages of the S23 FE have gone live as well. Therefore, we can expect the phone to launch in various regions very soon.

Recently, design renders of the Galaxy S23 FE had leaked online. The design renders revealed that the phone will look similar to the flagship S23 series and also come with a triple-camera setup on the back. There will be a flat 6.4-inch display with thin bezels around it. Also, the frame is slightly curved and has a the power and volume keys on the right edge. The bottom edge houses the USB Type-C port and the speaker grille.

Some other leaked details include a 50MP primary camera sensor, a 4500mAh battery and support for 25W fast charging.