Samsung Galaxy S23 FE expected to feature Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC: Details

The Samsung Galaxy S23, which is expected to debut as an affordable version of the recently launched Galaxy S23 series of smartphones, could feature a flagship chipset released by Qualcomm last year. The South Korean conglomerate has not announced a successor to the Galaxy S21 FE which was launched last year, but recent reports suggest that the company may launch the Galaxy S23 FE in Q2 2023. Galaxy FE smartphones (or Fan Edition) from Samsung offer many S-series features at a more affordable price.

Tipster Connor (Twitter: @OreXda) complaints that the Samsung Galaxy S23 FE will be powered by a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC. The chipset is Qualcomm’s second most powerful chipset after the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 which is expected to feature on most flagships in 2023. Others Handsets like the OnePlus 11R, Xiaomi 12S Ultra, Asus Zenfone 9, Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 and Oppo Find N2, are also equipped with the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC.

It should be noted that the company has not yet officially revealed its intention to launch the Samsung Galaxy S23 FE. Meanwhile, a recent report from Korean publication Daily Hanooki suggests that the Samsung Galaxy S23 FE may be launched in August or September, while a successor to the Samsung Galaxy A73 5G may not be released.

The company has released two Fan Edition series smartphones so far – Samsung Galaxy S20 FE and Galaxy S21 FE. While the company had previously been tipped to launch the Galaxy S22 FE, the details shared by the tipster suggest that the next handset in the series could carry the latest S23 series moniker.

The Samsung Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23+ and Galaxy S23 Ultra smartphones were unveiled by the company earlier this month at the first Galaxy Unpacked event for 2023. Pricing for the Galaxy S23 series starts at Rs. 74,999, while that the top-end Galaxy S23 Ultra with 1TB of storage is priced at Rs. 1,54,999.

The price of the Galaxy S23 series is similar to that of the Galaxy S22 and Galaxy S21 series which were launched last year and in 2021 respectively. The price of the Galaxy S21 FE in India at launch has been set at Rs. 54,999, and the alleged Galaxy S23 FE could also have a similar price when launched by the company. As mentioned earlier, Samsung has yet to announce its plans to launch a new Galaxy FE smartphone after the launch of the Galaxy S23 series.