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Galaxy S23 FE

Marketing claims50
Community reality80

Based on 57 credible posts from YouTube & Bluesky. 24 filtered out as bot-like or off-topic.

Medium confidenceA solid sample; expect small shifts as more owners post. How we score

Scored September 27, 2026

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Owner reviews

Overall owner mood

53% positive (30)28% mixed (16)19% negative (11)

Owners are split: 53% of 57 reviews are positive, 19% negative, and the rest mixed or neutral. Praise centers on battery & charging and price & value. The most common complaint is battery & charging (6 owners). Owners with 6+ months of use are less positive (40%), which suggests it wears on people over time.

What owners like

  • Battery & charging praised by 6 owners

    “I will say the battery does seem to have gotten better with the One UI 6 update, mostly anecdotal but I easily get through the whole day even with my charging limited to 80%, so they did probably tweak the optimization a bit.”

  • Price & value praised by 6 owners

    “And i'm loving it, love the price i got it for too - $399.00 US”

  • Display praised by 5 owners

    “The screen is bright and sharp, photos are excellent and the Snapdragon 8 gen 1 chip performs flawlessly.”

  • Software & AI praised by 4 owners

    “I will say the battery does seem to have gotten better with the One UI 6 update, mostly anecdotal but I easily get through the whole day even with my charging limited to 80%, so they did probably tweak the optimization a bit.”

What owners complain about

  • Battery & charging raised by 6 owners

    “Only complaint is the battery life.”

  • Performance raised by 4 owners

    “Think yours might be a bit faulty I've had mine 3 weeks and average about 7 hours of screen on time phone is really snappy not had any heat issues but thrn again I don't do extensive games on my phone .”

  • Software & AI raised by 3 owners

    “Having had both the S22 and S22U, they both sucked, 3-4 hours SOT, and 5 -5.5 hours SOT, respectively and despite updates over the year, they never improved (did resets and tinkered with settings).”

  • Display raised by 2 owners

    “Think yours might be a bit faulty I've had mine 3 weeks and average about 7 hours of screen on time phone is really snappy not had any heat issues but thrn again I don't do extensive games on my phone .”

What owners talk about

  • Battery & charging6 praise · 6 complain
  • Display5 praise · 2 complain
  • Software & AI4 praise · 3 complain
  • Performance2 praise · 4 complain
  • Price & value6 praise · 0 complain
  • Camera4 praise · 1 complain
  • Sound1 praise · 1 complain
  • Customer support0 praise · 2 complain

Built from the reviews themselves — every quote links to the owner who wrote it.

Galaxy S23 FE long-term: how it holds up

Satisfaction drops 12 points among owners who've had it 1 year or more.

  • First months100% recommend · 6 owners
  • 1 year or more88% recommend · 8 owners

When problems show up

  • Battery & chargingtypically around 2.1 years · 3 reports
  • Performancetypically around 3 months · 3 reports
  • Software & AItypically around 2.3 years · 2 reports

The claims, and the evidence

What the brand claims

No published claims on file for this product yet.

What owners report

  • “My boyfriend gifted it me last year but then again I upgraded from the s8+”

    after 1 yearView on YouTube
  • “[...] The screen is beautiful, my ram and battery life is great, it charges fast and I love the 120ghz refresh rate on the display. [...]”

    after 2 yearsView on YouTube
  • “I've been using this phone for almost 1.5 years now. I don't do gaming, if I talk about general usage this phone actually has the worst batter backup I've ever used in mobile devices..even my 12K and 18K Xiaomi devices gave better battery life than this. [...] Also RAM management as you said is not good especially after loads of updates it gets. Now that I've stuck with this device..need to use it for another 1-2 years, please let me know if we can extend battery life in some manual ways and improve the speed and RAM management”

    after 18 monthsView on YouTube
  • “I've had mine for a little over 2 years the battery doesn't seem to be lasting as long anymore can be slow and clunky sometimes but overall it's not that terrible”

    after 25 monthsView on YouTube
Read all 57 owner reviews

Common Galaxy S23 FE problems

Issues at least two owners independently report.

  • Battery & charging6 mentions

    “I've been using this phone for almost 1.5 years now. I don't do gaming, if I talk about general usage this phone actually has the worst batter backup I've ever used in mobile devices..even my 12K and 18K Xiaomi devices gave better battery life than this. [...] Also RAM management as you said is not good especially after loads of updates it gets. Now that I've stuck with this device..need to use it for another 1-2 years, please let me know if we can extend battery life in some manual ways and improve the speed and RAM management”

    View on YouTube
  • Performance4 mentions

    “[...] I am telling personally after using tab s9 on heavy customization, even with snapdragon 8 gen 2 it sucks and just everything like ram management heating lagging comes. [...]”

    View on YouTube
  • Customer support2 mentions

    “It's junk, and even though mine is under warranty, the fact it got hot enough to explode, like Samsungs do, isn't enough for them to repair it. [...] Shitty phone, shitty warranty service.”

    View on YouTube
  • Build & durability2 mentions

    “I have that phone and the battery runs out really fast!!! [...] I had s20fe, anc it feels like the old phone is better. [...] Miss my old phone that died, cause it fell into the sea 😭🤷‍♀️🤦”

    View on YouTube
  • Software & AI3 mentions

    “I've been using this phone for almost 1.5 years now. I don't do gaming, if I talk about general usage this phone actually has the worst batter backup I've ever used in mobile devices..even my 12K and 18K Xiaomi devices gave better battery life than this. [...] Also RAM management as you said is not good especially after loads of updates it gets. Now that I've stuck with this device..need to use it for another 1-2 years, please let me know if we can extend battery life in some manual ways and improve the speed and RAM management”

    View on YouTube
  • Display2 mentions

    “I upgraded from an s20 fe due to a cracked screen with bits of it falling (2nd screen replacement). Argos has a deal with £100 cashback and Samsung fe buds, and I went for it. Having had hands on both phones, I prefer the snapdragon chipset on the s20 fe, but the s23 fe is the new phone, so it has better software support.”

    View on YouTube

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