Again in April, UK provider EE listed a “Samsung Galaxy S24 FE” with a mannequin quantity SM-S721U. Now Samsung France has a help web page for an SM-S721B, so the brand new FE is certainly on the way in which. Usually, “U” is for the US, whereas “B” is for European models (together with those bought within the UK), so the EE itemizing was most likely a mistake.
Anyway, we’ve additionally seen the SM-S721B mannequin quantity in a Geekbench check, which revealed that the telephone makes use of an Exynos 2400 with 8GB of RAM. This is similar chipset that’s discovered inside European (and different) Galaxy S24 and S24+ models.
Final yr’s Galaxy S23 FE used chipsets that have been a technology behind the principle S23 sequence – Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (and Exynos 2100) vs. Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. Nonetheless, the S21 FE and S20 FE used the identical technology of chips as the principle sequence, so this can be a return to type.
The telephone talked about within the Samsung France help web page is particularly the SM-S721B/DS, i.e. the dual-SIM model. This implies a slot for 2 SIM playing cards, nevertheless it must also have an eSIM too.
From one other leak, we all know that the Galaxy S24 FE will use the identical 50MP 1/1.57” digicam because the S24 and S24+, the opposite two cameras is likely to be the identical too. It’s anticipated to return in six colorways: Mint, Cream, Purple, Indigo, Graphite and Tangerine.
The scheduling for the Galaxy S24 FE announcement is unknown – early indications have been for a late 2024 announcement, however some sources declare it can occur in early 2025. For what it’s value, the S23 FE was introduced on October 5 2023. And with the help web page going reside, we predict it’s coming sooner fairly than later.