Samsung Galaxy S24 FE announced with Exynos 2400e and a 6.7″ display
The Samsung Galaxy S24 FE comes with a larger 6.7” display, a larger battery to match, a focus on improved performance and the ProVisual engine in the FE series.
This year, there will be no regional change in chipset – the S24 FE is powered by the Exynos 2400e. Although Samsung didn’t spell out the details, the Prime Cortex-X4 core should run at lower clock speeds.
This may affect peak performance, but sustained performance is enhanced with a new vapor chamber that is 1.1x larger than the last. Since there was no Exynos 2300, last year’s S23 FE had to use a mix of Exynos 2200 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (both chips from 2022). The performance upgrade from the S23 FE to the S24 FE should be massive.
However, Samsung has equipped the phone with just 8GB of RAM – the same as the vanilla Galaxy S24. There will be versions with 128GB, 256GB and 512GB storage. RAM capacity does not affect the phone’s ability to run Galaxy AI, more on AI later.
The Samsung Galaxy S24 FE has a 6.7” display, which is 0.3” larger than its predecessor. This puts it on the same diagonal as the S24+, however, it’s an FHD+ OLED panel instead of a QHD+ LTPO. Still, the FE stands out as a cheaper alternative to the Plus (more on pricing a bit later). The display can run at 120Hz or 60Hz and has Vision Booster for bright, sunny days.
Samsung has brought the Provisional Engine to the FE line from the flagship series. It combines Nightgraphy (an AI ISP that improves low-light shots) with an object-aware engine that optimizes colors in Super HDR. Additionally, the system offers an optical-quality 2x zoom.
This comes from the 50MP main camera (f/1.8). An extra step of zoom is available with the 3x 8MP telephoto module (f/2.4) or you can go wider with the 12MP 123° ultra wide lens (f/2.2). The selfie camera has a 10MP sensor. It appears to be the same hardware as last year, except this time it has more processing power and the ProVisual engine behind it
We mentioned that the battery got bigger and it has – it now has a capacity of 4,700mAh (+200mAh compared to the S23 FE). However, charging rates remain the same, at 25W wired (0-50% in 30 minutes) and 15W wireless.
The S24 FE measures 162.0 x 77.3 x 8.0 mm and weighs 213g. It’s 4mm tall, less than a millimeter wider and a hair thinner than the S23 FE. It has gained 4g over its predecessor. The Galaxy S24+ is slimmer with slimmer bezels and 17g lighter, with a larger 200mAh battery.
Connectivity includes 5G, Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) and Bluetooth 5.3. As before, the body is IP68 rated for dust and water resistance (under 1.5m/5ft of water for 30 minutes).
The Galaxy S24 FE launches with Android 14 and OneUI 6.1 (not a great time since Android 15 is around the corner). The good news is that the FE is getting the flagship treatment and will be updated through the 7th OS generation and will receive security patches for 7 years.
AI features include the usual Galaxy AI options. Circle to Search is an easy way to find things on Google (long press the home button and circle the thing you’re interested in). Live Translate is a voice translation for calls and is now supported in select third-party apps. Interpreters are what you use when you need translation in person. Composer is a Samsung keyboard feature that can write emails and social network posts for you based on a few keywords. Note Assist can automatically format notes, transcribe and summarize voice recordings, and translate PDFs.
The Samsung Galaxy S24 FE is up for pre-order from today and will be available from October 3. The base model costs $650. Note that the 512GB storage option is not available in some regions.
