Samsung Galaxy S25 FE out in Singapore, priced from beneath S$1,000

As if proper on cue, Samsung has simply unveiled the Galaxy S25 FE, this 12 months’s sub-flagship cellphone that gives a few of its top-end Galaxy S25 vary’s options however comes with a extra bearable worth beginning beneath S$1,000.

The brand new “fan version” model, out there for pre-order right now, comes with a good 6.7-inch AMOLED display screen that options Full HD+ decision and has a helpful 120Hz refresh price for a easy interface if you navigate across the menus.

Weighing 190g, it reminds one of many Galaxy S25+, which is the “center baby” on this 12 months’s Samsung Galaxy S25 sequence and which additionally weighs the identical. The sooner cellphone encompasses a 6.7-inch display screen as nicely however sports activities a sharper QHD+ decision.

The opposite factor to notice is the processor. Sometimes, Galaxy FE telephones don’t include the most recent and best. This 12 months, the Galaxy S25 FE has an Exynos 2400 chip because the engine to run its Android apps and AI magic. Compared, the Galaxy S25+ has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite.

The opposite factor you can be reminded of is the reminiscence and storage. Whereas the “true” flagship vary packs 12GB of reminiscence and storage from 256GB to 1TB, the Galaxy S25 FE solely has 8GB of reminiscence and storage begins from 128GB and goes as much as 512GB.

There are nonetheless numerous selections out there and 8GB remains to be high quality to run lots of right now’s apps however the tradeoff from the top-end fashions may be extra apparent in case you usually hearth up video games which might be demanding.

I didn’t have an opportunity to attempt that out this morning at a Samsung media occasion in Singapore. To be truthful, the brand new cellphone does appear to run easy when managing your typical Android apps. In different phrases, efficiency shouldn’t be a giant difficulty for many on a regular basis duties for many customers.

The Galaxy S25 FE itself feels stable within the hand, with the matte end on the again wanting premium, like an actual flagship machine. The digital camera array additionally seems prefer it’s a part of the Galaxy S vary.

Talking of that, you could have a 12-megapixel ultrawide digital camera, a 50-megapixel vast digital camera which you’ll use most frequently, and a 8-megapixel telephoto digital camera for capturing issues from afar throughout the odd event or two.

Once more, it is a little bit of a downgrade from the Galaxy S25 and Galaxy S25+, which sport a 12-megapixel ultrawide digital camera, a 50-megapixel vast digital camera and a 10-megapixel telephoto digital camera.

On the plus aspect, the brand new cellphone comes with Samsung’s new One UI 8, which has the most recent Android 16 working beneath. It additionally comes with helpful “multimodal” AI, which suggests you’ll be able to ask Google Gemini to “look” at one thing like a bit of clothes or a espresso machine and ask it for recommendation. Sure, you get that on Google Pixels as nicely.

The explanation why I’ve in contrast the Galaxy S25 FE to its Samsung flagship predecessors is as a result of its price ticket. S$948 could also be simply barely lower than a flagship cellphone now however that solely buys you the 8GB/128GB fundamental configuration. That’s fairly modest, to be sincere, and nowhere close to “flagship” high quality.

Bump issues as much as 8GB/256GB and also you get previous S$1,000 to S$1,038. Going to 8GB/512GB prices you S$1,218, clearly in flagship territory relating to worth.

So, whereas the Galaxy S25 FE appears nicely constructed, no less than on first impressions, it’s getting into a crowded discipline with the load of a reasonably hefty price ticket.

There will not be simply competitively priced China-based manufacturers, comparable to Oppo and Honor, but in addition Samsung’s personal Galaxy S25 flagships, which might be cheaper now on the road after being out for the higher a part of this 12 months.

We’ll check out the Galaxy S25 FE extra in a assessment to inform you extra about it quickly!