A
couple
days
after
prematurely
revealing
the
phone
on
its
website,
Samsung
has
officially
announced
the
Galaxy
S24
FE.
It
starts
at
$649.99
with
128GB
of
storage,
and
Samsung’s
also
offering
a
256GB
model
for
$709.99. Design-wise,
we’re
looking
at
a
phone
that’s
very
similar
to
last
year’s
version
—
though
the
S24
FE
is
loaded
up
with
the
company’s
latest
AI
software
capabilities
like
generative
photo
editing,
instant
slo-mo,
and
more.
The
new
phone
has
a
6.7-inch
OLED
display
with
a
slimmer
bezel
this
time
around,
and
it’s
powered
by
Samsung’s
Exynos
2400e
processor,
which
some
would
consider
a
downgrade
from
the
Snapdragon
chip
used
in
US
editions
of
the
S24
series.
Samsung
does
note
that
a
larger
vapor
chamber
this
year
should
help
performance
when
gaming.
The
S24
FE
also
offers
IP68
dust
and
water
resistance,
seven
years
of
OS
and
security
updates,
and
a
4,700mAh
battery.
As
for
cameras,
you’re
getting
a
50-megapixel
primary
lens
and
8MP
telephoto
with
3x
optical
zoom,
both
with
optical
image
stabilization.
There’s
also
a
12MP
ultra-wide
lens
and
10MP
selfie
camera.
Samsung’s
ProVisual
Engine,
“an
AI-driven
camera
engine
that
takes
photo
quality
to
incredible
heights,”
is
now
trickling
down
to
the
FE
series
for
the
first
time.
Samsung
says
the
bezels
are
slimmer,
but
they’re
definitely
still
not
tiny.
That’s
an
asymmetrical
USB-C
port
if
ever
I’ve
seen
one.
Samsung
is
also
bringing
the
LTE
edition
of
its
Galaxy
Watch
FE
to
market
after
announcing
it
in
June:
the
LTE
model
goes
up
for
preorder
today
for
$249.99
and
will
be
available
October
3rd.
Aside
from
all
that,
the
company
is
releasing
two
new
tablets,
the
Galaxy
Tab
S10
Plus
($999.99)
and
Galaxy
Tab
S10
Ultra
($1,199.99).
The
former
has
a
12.4-inch
display,
while
the
Ultra
steps
up
to
a
14.6-inch
panel.
Both
have
anti-reflective
coatings
and
quad
speakers
and
run
MediaTek’s
Dimensity
9300
Plus
processor.
They
also
come
bundled
with
an
S
Pen.
Both
new
tablets
have
big
displays
with
anti-reflective
coatings.
Compared
to
the
Tab
S9
Ultra,
Samsung
says
the
new
model
provides
an
“18
percent
increase
in
CPU,
28
percent
increase
in
GPU,
and
14
percent
increase
in
NPU.”
The
last
one
could
be
useful
for
Samsung’s
AI
tricks
like
Note
Assist
and
Draw
Assist;
there’s
a
new
Galaxy
AI
key
on
the
keyboards
for
these
tablets.
Photography
by
Chris
Welch
/
The
Verge
(Originally posted by Chris Welch)
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