SAMSUNG Galaxy S23 FE Cell Phone, 256GB, Unlocked Android Smartphone, Long Battery Life, Premium Processor, Tough Gorilla Glass Display, Hi-Res 50MP Camera, US Version, 2023, Cream

Love it takes nice pictures

Great

I purchased this phone after my phone was stolen while I was out to eat. I recently purchase a new phone and gave this one to my daughter. She loves it so did I. Amazon is always my go to

I'm writing my review from this phone, like a year later. You can turn off the AI features thankfully, and you're left with a good Android phone. My smartphones went 'S3, S6, S9+, S23', so this was a wonderful return to a flat screen. Plenty of storage, good camera. My only real grip would be that Samsung also ditched the headphone jack, the thing their advertising laughed at Apple for. Oh well, made me get wireless headphones that I've actually liked. I'd give a 3.5 as a result, but 4 seems fitting enough. No real issues with it otherwise.

Works great , gave as a Christmas present , no problems

Upgrading from an S10e, so it's not hard to impress me, I guess, though I knew what I was looking for in a new phone. So far it's very good, though I keep having to get used to how much bigger and heavier it is than my old one. Love the color. Much faster processing than my old one and much bigger battery life, but again, that's not hard, haha. So far no issues. Big screen is much easier to read on. I'm still a bit thrown by how big all the app icons are and that you can't make them smaller to fit more on one page but that's whatever.***Update a few months in: I do wish the camera lenses on the back were integrated into a single flat panel and/or flush with the case like the S20 FE and other models, as it makes it harder to protect them and keep the surrounding area clean. I am always anxious about how I'm storing my phone due to this (though certain cases may protect them better).With the weight of an added decenrly protective case, however, the phone can feel quite heavy after awhile and tire your wrists and fingers. The price of a nice big screen, I suppose.No overheating/cpu overload issues so far even with terribly coded apps like Spotify.Biggest con imo is the removal of the audio jack. I don't plan on getting wireless earbuds bc I don't want more batteries to deal with and I haven't bought usb-c earbuds yet so rn I'm using a usb-c to audio jack adapter which is problematic for 2 reasons: 1) you can't charge it at the same time (though I've seen split adapters that let you do this—not sure of their charge speed or audio quality though), and 2) at least with an adapter (not sure if ubiquitous connector issue), as it is a data connection rather than a simple 3mm jack, you can hear the "fuzz" (like an old record) of the data flow through the wire connection quite audibly at all times. An audiophile's nightmare.

I got this phone on sale for $400 (Black Friday 2023). So far, it's been very good for the price. The chipset is simply blazing fast. Everything feels snappy on this phone. Opening and closing apps are quick. Animation is smooth and does not stutter. The build quality is amazing and feels good to touch. So good that I did not use case until I first dropped it (more on this later).One drawback this phone has is battery life. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor is power hungry. The battery, while theoretically big, is quickly depleted. I mostly use my phone for navigation (Android Auto wireless), YouTube video playback, browsing on Edge, or social media chatting. My Screen on Time (SoT) life is expected to be 7 hours when fully charged according to AccuBattery Pro app I installed since day one of owning this phone. That is my usage without gaming ever. Expect the battery life to go down to around 4 hours or even less if you game because gaming is extremely taxing on your phone. It also heats up quite quickly, probably because it's drawing a bit too much power than it should have (inefficient CPU / GPU). One solution I have working for me is by activating Light performance profile under Device Care settings. This decrease the performance unless you're gaming. For my use case, it's perfect because it doesn't overheat anymore. That 7 hours SoT figure is with this profile turned on. Expect it to be around 5.5 to 6 hours SoT without this on.So about me dropping the phone, it was when I was changing my car's tires. I was crouching, so when it fell, it was about 12 inches high. The floor was concrete, and it was not clean. This is the worst combination because dust and debris are really abrasive and can easily put lots of dents and scratches on phone. Surprisingly, other than two scratches (one big, and one small), there's really no other damage. I was using matte screen protector at that time, so when it ended up falling screen down, it did crack the screen protector, but the screen remains flawless to this day. I assumed it fell by its side frame (charging port side), then it fell face down. I did attach the photo so you can judge the amount of damage done by this accident.

This cell phone was purchased for my aunt when she came state side. It had enough memory but not the max. It wasn't the newest model because she didn't want to break the bank, and it was cheaper than buying the same model in her home country. It also was an android, the cell phone OS she's used to. Overall, a win win situation.