Samsung Galaxy S23 FE vs Samsung Galaxy S25

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Galaxy S23 FE compared with Galaxy S25

	SamsungGalaxy S23 FE	SamsungGalaxy S25
Overview
Released
Released	October 2023	February 2025
Display
Screen size
Screen size	6.4″	6.2″
Resolution
Resolution	2340 × 1080	2340 × 1080
Sharpness
Sharpness	403 pixels per inch	416 pixels per inch (better)
Panel
Panel	OLED	LTPO OLED
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	120 Hz	120 Hz
Peak brightness
Peak brightness	1,450 nits	2,600 nits (better)
Display type
Display type	FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X (2,340 × 1,080), adaptive 60–120 Hz; 6.4 inches as a full rectangle, 6.3 inches with rounded corners	Dynamic AMOLED 2X, FHD+, 16M colours; Super Smooth 120 Hz adaptive refresh rate (1–120 Hz); 6.2 inches as a full rectangle, 6.0 inches allowing for the rounded corners
Pixel density
Pixel density	401 ppi (Samsung UK)	–
Brightness detail
Brightness detail	1,450 nits peak	–
Screen protection
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 5 front and back	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Display features
Display features	–	Vision booster; Adaptive colour tone
Performance
Chip
Chip	Exynos 2200	Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy
Memory
Memory	8 GB	12 GB (better)
Storage
Storage	128 GB, 256 GB	128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB (better)
CPU
CPU	Samsung Exynos 2200, octa-core, 2.8 GHz + 2.5 GHz + 1.8 GHz; 8 GB of RAM	Octa-core (4.47 GHz, 3.5 GHz); 3 nm
GPU
GPU	–	Real-time ray tracing; Vulkan optimisation
Cooling
Cooling	–	Larger vapour chamber with a new thermal interface material (TIM)
Storage type
Storage type	128 GB (100.7 GB available) or 256 GB (219.1 GB available); no microSD slot	–
Cameras
Main camera
Main camera	50 MP	50 MP
Ultra wide camera
Ultra wide camera	12 MP	12 MP
Telephoto camera
Telephoto camera	8 MP	10 MP
Optical zoom
Optical zoom	3×	3×
Front camera
Front camera	10 MP	12 MP (better)
Main camera
Main camera	50 MP, F1.8, autofocus, OIS	50 MP wide, F1.8, 85° field of view, OIS, autofocus; Adaptive Pixel sensor
Ultra wide camera
Ultra wide camera	12 MP, F2.2	12 MP, F2.2, 120° field of view
Telephoto camera
Telephoto camera	8 MP, F2.4, 3x optical zoom	10 MP, F2.4, 36° field of view, 3x optical zoom
Front camera
Front camera	10 MP, F2.4, fixed focus	12 MP, F2.2, 80° field of view, autofocus
Zoom
Zoom	3x optical zoom; digital zoom up to 30x	3x optical zoom; 2x optical-quality zoom (Adaptive Pixel sensor); digital zoom up to 30x
Video recording
Video recording	8K (7,680 × 4,320) at 24 fps; slow motion at 960 fps (HD) and 240 fps (Full HD)	Up to 8K (7680 × 4320) at 30 fps; 10-bit HDR recording by default; Log video; slow motion at 240 fps (FHD) and 120 fps (FHD and UHD)
Camera features
Camera features	Nightography; Pro Mode	ProVisual Engine; Nightography; Audio Eraser; Filters made from your own photos
Battery and charging
Battery
Battery	4,500 mAh (better)	4,000 mAh
Video playback (maker's claim)
Video playback (maker's claim)	Up to 22 hours	Up to 29 hours
Wired charging
Wired charging	Up to 25 W	Up to 25 W
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	Yes (wattage not published)	Up to 15 W
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	4,500 mAh typical, 4,370 mAh rated; video playback (streaming) up to 22 hours; internet use up to 19 hours (LTE) or 20 hours (Wi-Fi); talk time up to 39 hours (4G)	4,000 mAh typical, 3,885 mAh rated; at least 2,000 charge cycles; EU energy class B, 37 h 16 min per charge cycle
Wired charging
Wired charging	Up to 50% in 30 minutes with a 25 W adapter (sold separately)	Up to 50% in around 30 minutes with a 25 W adapter (sold separately) and 3 A USB-C cable; compatible with QC2.0 and AFC/PD
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	Fast Wireless Charging	Fast Wireless Charging 2.0 (WPC Qi); Qi certified at 15 W (Extended Power Profile)
Charges other devices
Charges other devices	–	Wireless PowerShare
Design
Type
Type	Standard	Standard
Weight
Weight	209 g	162 g (better)
Thickness
Thickness	8.2 mm	7.2 mm (better)
Height × width
Height × width	158 × 76.5 mm	146.9 × 70.5 mm
Water and dust resistance
Water and dust resistance	IP68	IP68
Stylus
Stylus	–	No
Materials
Materials	–	Armor Aluminium frame with at least 20% recycled aluminium
Colours
Colours	Mint, Cream, Graphite, Purple; Indigo and Tangerine online exclusives	Icyblue, Navy, Silver Shadow, Mint; Blueblack, Coralred and Pinkgold (Samsung.com only)
Water resistance detail
Water resistance detail	IP68	IP68, tested for submersion in up to 1.5 m of fresh water for up to 30 minutes; not advised for beach or pool use
Biometrics
Biometrics	In-screen fingerprint sensor, face recognition	Fingerprint sensor
Sensors
Sensors	Accelerometer, barometer, fingerprint, gyro, geomagnetic, Hall, light, virtual proximity sensing	Accelerometer, barometer, fingerprint sensor, gyro sensor, geomagnetic sensor, Hall sensor, light sensor, proximity sensor
Speakers
Speakers	–	Stereo speakers
Software
Operating system
Operating system	Android	Android
Software at launch
Software at launch	Android 13; One UI 6.0 at UK launch	One UI 7 (Android 15)
Software updates
Software updates	Four generations of OS upgrades and five years of security updates	Seven generations of OS upgrades and seven years of security updates; security updates until 31 January 2032 (UK)
AI features
AI features	–	Galaxy AI, including Now Brief, Now Bar and Audio Eraser; Circle to Search with Google; Gemini on the side button
Connectivity
Satellite messaging
Satellite messaging	–	Yes
Mobile network
Mobile network	5G Sub6; 4G LTE	5G Sub6 (FDD, TDD, SDL); 4G LTE (FDD, TDD); 3G WCDMA; 2G GSM
SIM
SIM	Nano-SIM plus a second nano-SIM or eSIM	Two nano-SIMs, nano-SIM and eSIM, or dual eSIM
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6E (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax), 2.4, 5 and 6 GHz, HE160, MIMO, 1024-QAM	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be), 2.4, 5 and 6 GHz, EHT320, MIMO, 4096-QAM
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.3	Bluetooth 5.4
NFC
NFC	Yes	Yes
Satellite features
Satellite features	–	Works with O2 Satellite in the UK (texts, supported apps, maps and location sharing where O2 has no signal; not emergency calls)
USB
USB	USB Type-C, USB 3.2 Gen 1	USB Type-C, USB 3.2 Gen 1
Positioning
Positioning	GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS	GPS, Glonass, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS