Samsung's new Fan Edition smartphone is finally ready to go on sale. Availability differs by market, and so does the chipset that powers the device. Here's all you need to know.
Similar to other phones released by Samsung, the Galaxy S23 FE is split between Qualcomm and Exynos markets. More specifically, the Galaxy S23 FE in some regions uses the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC from Qualcomm, while in others, it relies on the Exynos 2200 chip developed by Samsung.
Both of these chips are used by the Galaxy S22 flagship series that was released last year. So, even if the Galaxy S23 FE doesn't employ the latest solutions, it technically is powered by high-end chips.
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The Exynos vs Snapdragon debate rages on
The Galaxy S23 FE rocks the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC in North America, including the USA and Canada. Elsewhere, such as Europe, Australia, India, and other Asian countries, the Galaxy S23 FE sports the Exynos 2200 chip.
Most Samsung fans hold the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip in higher regard than the Exynos 2200, which means the old Qualcomm versus Exynos debate will continue.
Nevertheless, we're happy to report that throughout using a pre-release Exynos-powered Galaxy S23 FE unit for about a week, our experience was positive. We haven't noticed any performance issues, meaning Samsung may have learned how to tweak its Exynos 2200 SoC to avoid the problems it had at the launch of the Galaxy S22 series last year.
As far as on-paper specs go, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 features one Cortex-X2 core clocked at 3GHz, three Cortex-A710 cores clocked at 2.5Gh, four Cortex-A510 cores operating at 1.8GHz, and an Adreno 730 GPU running at 818Mhz.
The Exynos 2200 chip comprises one Cortex-X2 core @2.8GHz, three Cortex-A710 cores @2.52GHz, four Cortex-A510 cores running at 1.82GHz, and a Samsung Xclipse 920 graphics chip running at 810MHz.
