If you heard the phrases Fan Edition, chances are high you’d count on one thing extraordinary. Perhaps a restricted version design or a characteristic that takes a product to a degree that solely true followers can recognize. This will not be the case with the deluge of {hardware} Samsung simply introduced: the Galaxy S23 FE, Galaxy Tab S9 FE, and Galaxy Buds FE.

These are all barely cheaper variations of their top-tier counterparts that Samsung introduced all year long. They’re not attention-grabbing, they usually have lesser specs, however they cowl the center floor for consumers who do not wish to spend the massive bucks on the corporate’s flagship {hardware} and do not wish to accept the price range gadgets. Truly, they’re for Samsung loyalists—there is perhaps higher gadgets for the cash, however there isn’t any means you’d shell out on the competitors, proper?

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Galaxy S23 FE

The Fan Edition of the Galaxy S23 has most of the options of its pricier sibling, akin to an IP68 water resistance ranking, which implies it will probably survive dips within the pool. There’s 5G assist, wi-fi charging, and 128 GB of storage. However, the cuts have to come back someplace, and essentially the most notable place is the physique: The again of the cellphone is plastic as a substitute of luxe glass. 

The S23 FE is barely bigger than the base Galaxy S23, with a 6.4-inch full HD AMOLED display screen and a 120-Hz screen refresh rate. It’s powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, the flagship chipset from 2022—it ought to have the ability to deal with most apps and video games with no bother. It runs Android 13 and can get 4 Android OS upgrades and 5 years of safety updates.

You nonetheless get a triple-camera system on the again with a 50-megapixel major digital camera, a 12-megapixel ultrawide, and an 8-megapixel telephoto. However, do not count on the outcomes to be the identical caliber because the images you get from Samsung’s flagships. There’s a 4,500-mAh battery capability, which is barely lower than the battery within the bigger Galaxy S23+, so it will doubtless final a bit greater than a day on a single cost.

The Fan Edition S23 is available in mint, purple, cream, and graphite, and can price $600. There are not any preorders, nevertheless it’ll go on sale on October 26. 

Galaxy Tab S9 FE

Samsung has a tough time saying only one pill at a time. Instead, the corporate is giving us three new tablets within the Tab S9 FE line. The three slates match the three flagship Tab S9 series tablets completely, with completely no alternative for confusion for the common shopper. There’s the Tab S9 FE, Tab S9 FE Plus, and Tab S9 FE 5G. As you possibly can guess, the latter is the one one of many lot with a mobile connectivity choice. It in any other case shares the identical specs because the Tab S9 FE.