Samsung Galaxy S23 FE vs Samsung Galaxy S25 FE

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S23 FE vs Samsung Galaxy S25 FE across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy S25 FE runs at a higher processing speed of 3.2 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy S23 FE runs at 2.8 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy S25 FE the better performer.

Display: Samsung Galaxy S25 FE offers a screen size of 6.7 inches, while Samsung Galaxy S23 FE offers 6.4 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S25 FE the larger display of the two. Both Samsung Galaxy S23 FE and Samsung Galaxy S25 FE feature the same Dynamic AMOLED 2x display.

Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy S23 FE and Samsung Galaxy S25 FE feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy S25 FE offers a higher front camera resolution with 12 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S23 FE offers 10 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S25 FE better for front camera photography.

Battery: Samsung Galaxy S25 FE offers a higher battery capacity with 4900 mAh, while Samsung Galaxy S23 FE offers 4500 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy S25 FE better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy S23 FE and Samsung Galaxy S25 FE offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: Samsung Galaxy S25 FE receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Samsung Galaxy S23 FE is rated 7.5.

User Rating: Samsung Galaxy S25 FE receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while Samsung Galaxy S23 FE has a rating of 4.4.

Samsung Galaxy S23 FE

₹44,990

@ Amazon

Samsung Galaxy S25 FE

₹45,190

@ Amazon

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Summary

Spec Score

87%

91%

Release Date

07 Oct, 2023

29 Sep, 2025

Performance


Samsung Exynos 2200	Samsung Exynos 2400 S5E9945
Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)	Deca Core (upto 3.2 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.4 inches (16.26 cm)	6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
Dynamic AMOLED 2x	Dynamic AMOLED 2x
1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1080x2340 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	8 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


10 MP Wide Angle Lens	12 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


4500 mAh	4900 mAh
25W Fast Charging	45W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 3.1

Expert Review

7.5/10

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8.0/10

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Pros

Sturdy design
Nice display
Reliable performance
Good cameras

Sleek, premium design
Vibrant display, great speakers
7 years of updates
Dependable cameras

Cons

No charger in the box
Slow charging speeds
Pricey

Limited 8GB RAM
Average battery life
Tends to heat up

User Ratings

4.4/5

(72,429 ratings)

4.6/5

(2,061 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,073,002 AnTuTu Score	N/A
9h 35m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

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General

Launch Date

Oct 07, 2023

(Official)

Sep 04, 2025

(Official)

Operating System

Android v13.0

Android v16

OS Updates

4 Years

7 Years

Security Updates

5 Years

7 Year

Custom UI

Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 2200

Samsung Exynos 2400 S5E9945

Processor

Octa core

2.8 GHz, Single core, Cortex X2 2.5 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A710

Deca Core

3.2 GHz, Single core, Cortex X4 2.9 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A720 2.6 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.95 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Xclipse 920

Xclipse 940

RAM

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5

LPDDR5X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

1,073,002

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

26.0 s

N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

8.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

2.5 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

Screen Size

6.4 inches (16.26 cm)

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

1450 nits

1900 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

Pixel Density

403 ppi

385 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

83.01 %

88.99 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus Plus

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Design

Height

158 mm

161.3 mm

Width

76.5 mm

76.6 mm

Thickness

8.2 mm

7.4 mm

Weight

209 grams

190 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass 5

Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Plus

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.57" sensor size S5KGN3 ISO-CELL 1µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.57" sensor size 1µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/3" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera75 mm focal length

8 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera75 mm focal length 1/4.4" sensor size 1µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes	Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

8k @24 fps
4k @30 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @120 fps
Full HD @240 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion

Slow Motion
Video HDR

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

10 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size 1.22µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3.2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

4500 mAh

4900 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

Up to 39 Hours(4G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 25W Fast Charging

Yes 45W Fast Charging v2.0 65% in 30 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Yes 25W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

9h 35m

N/A

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

0h 56m 5s

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)