Rumor: Samsung Galaxy S23 FE will have an Exynos chip and therefore no Snapdragon SoC

Samsung will reportedly equip the Fan Edition version of the Samsung Galaxy S23 with an Exynos 2200 SoC, instead of a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor as with the rest of the S23 series. SamMobile reports this based on its own sources.

The Exynos 2200 chip was first used in Samsung’s European S22 phones, but according to SamMobile the S23 FE is also equipped with it. The site also claims that this applies to all markets. This is remarkable, because Galaxy phones in most regions were previously equipped with Snapdragon SoCs, while only European models received an Exynos chip.

Europe also received the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip with the earlier S23 models. Qualcomm announced at the end of last year that Samsung will use fewer or no Exynos Socs in its Galaxy S23 phones. It is not mentioned why the South Korean manufacturer would now decide to ignore the Snapdragon processor, which is often seen as the better performing SoC.

Furthermore, SamMobile shares a number of specifications of the Galaxy S23 FE. This would contain a 50MP main camera and 4500mAh battery. The base model is said to come with 128GB of internal storage, although there is also the option to go for a more expensive 256GB model. According to the site, the device should be released in the fourth quarter of 2023. It would be the first time since 2021 that a Fan Edition has been released, as the S22 FE has been skipped.