Samsung Galaxy S24 FE Hands-on: Galaxy AI Deja Vu

Samsung’s mid-range “fan edition” phones It’s always been a way for the Korean tech giant to get some of its most compelling features into the hands of customers who don’t want to drop $800 to $1,000 on flagship phones. This time, Galaxy S24 FEWhile Samsung is packing its phones with all the Galaxy AI features this year, it’s struggling from both ends.

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The new $650 FE phones effectively encapsulate everything Samsung has in store for its mobile devices in 2024. Galaxy S23 FE Because of the ‘less is more’ approach. for Following the newly announced S24 FE, Samsung instead focused on implementing as many AI software features as possible at launch. S24 series including as much as possible S24 Ultra And the Galaxy Z Flip And fold 6. This includes several photo features such as Portrait Studio, Generative Editing, and Sketch to Image, which let you add AI-generated objects to existing photos.

These are all features I’ve used before, and since I haven’t used the AI ​​display features much beyond sticking silly images of purple dinosaurs in front of my group pictures, I don’t see much joy in it. I tried Sketch to Image on the Galaxy S24 FE, and although it works just as well as before, it’s much more difficult than drawing on the S24 Ultra’s big screen and accompanying S Pen.

Samsung Galaxy S24 FE’s Hardware Has Been Slightly Renewed

The new phones use the 4nm Exynos 2400e chip compared to last year’s Exynos 2200. This should be enough to power on-device AI features like Live Translate for phone call translations. Otherwise, it will rely on the cloud for features like Translator’s personal translation or Composer AI text generator. I tried Interpreter again S24 FEAfter several attempts to get him to understand me speaking French in a noisy and crowded room, I gave up.

Another minor improvement over last year is the slightly smaller bezels, allowing for more screen real estate on the 7-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X display. It’s certainly larger than last year’s 6.4-inch screen, but it doesn’t feel particularly large in the hand.

Cheaper phones get some of the S24’s camera sensors and photo editing software. It has a 50MP wide lens, an 8MP telephoto with 3X zoom, and a 12MP ultrawide sensor. Korean technology giant introduces ProVisual Engine and Nightography It was the first in the S24 series and now we come to this year’s fan edition. It’s essentially a suite of AI-powered tools that can straighten the framing of a photo or remove unwanted noise. Similar to the recent Magic Editor package Google Pixel 9 phones that use pixel swapping to make things look more professional.

Samsung Also Has a New Galaxy Watch FE with FTE Connectivity

The increase in hardware has several new benefits, including promised better Ray Tracing features. The new phone includes a larger 4,700mAh battery compared to the S23 FE’s 4,500mAh, along with a larger vapor chamber to help keep things cool. It will take more hands-on time to figure out whether the larger battery results in better battery life, especially if it handles all these new AI features.

The Galaxy S24 FE is priced at $650 and is available in blue, graphite, gray or a very subtle mint green. It’s currently available for pre-order and goes on sale October 3.

Samsung also introduced the new LTE version of the existing LTE Galaxy Watch FE. The added link lets you search Samsung Health or track your metrics without needing a phone. It costs $250 compared to the original $200 version; so if you just need the basic features without additional connectivity, you may not need to spend the extra $50. That watch will also go on sale on October 3.

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