Samsung is looking to bring a new variant for its famed flagship smartphone series, the Galaxy S23, with an alleged release of the S23 FE coming later this year for the world. The FE variant among the Samsung Galaxy smartphones is best known for being the budget version of their releases, mainly centering on the Galaxy S series. 

In the past, Samsung has released the FE variant alongside its main variants, and not separately like this new release window from the company. 

Samsung to bring Galaxy S23 FE Later this Year

It was originally thought that Samsung's "Fan Edition" mid-variant releases from its main S series lineup were already discontinued or phased out, but the latest report from SamMobile brings hopes to another FE smartphone coming soon. 

The speculations center on the upcoming release date of the Samsung Galaxy S23 FE later this year, particularly before 2023 ends. 

The upcoming budget smartphone will take on a new turn in the series' progression, as it will not sport the famed Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, as its main variant, but rather an Exynos 2200 processor to power the device. The significance of the Exynos died down with the S22 and earlier smartphones, as Samsung discontinued it for the S series and focused on Qualcomm's chips.

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Samsung S23 FE Like Pixel's Budget Release?

According to TechRadar, the Samsung Galaxy S23 FE will bring a new affordable smartphone to users that will arrive later than its main lineup and be similar to other budget smartphones' release dates. 

It takes a page on the likes of Google's Pixel budget release, with the "7a" allegedly coming later this year and the Apple iPhone SE that comes earlier than the flagship releases. 

Samsung's Smartphone Releases

The famed South Korean multinational technology company releases smartphones regularly each year, with the Galaxy series having multiple variants from different letter series available. However, the company's flagship smartphone, the S series, is best known for having a dedicated showcase every first quarter of the year, with the recent S23 which arrived in February.

In the past release from Samsung, it delivered the Galaxy S21 FE, a.k.a. its budget and affordable version, almost a year later since the 2021 flagship from the company. The S22 did not release the FE version on its Galaxy Unpacked event or later showcases.

The 2023 showcase of the company had the S23 FE variant missing from its release and there were speculations about a later release date as per the analysts and insiders. 

And while the S23 FE device was also speculated to be phased out, this latest development on the budget smartphone sees a possible release date to arrive later this year, to soon expand the S23 series. It may take a page on Google's Pixel "a" suffix budget smartphone series that arrives much later than the original release date, it helps Samsung gain more traction in the market, should it arrive later on. 

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