Name: Samsung Galaxy A55 vs. S23 FE Full Comparison! (The Choice Is Easy)
Uploaded: 2024-06-20T14:41:11.000Z
Duration: 17 min 48 s
Description: Thousands of YouTube videos with English-Chinese subtitles! Now you can learn to understand native speakers, expand your vocabulary, and improve your pronunciation...

My name is Wade with Tech Daily, and in this video, we're gonna be comparing two of Samsung's mid-range devices, the S23 FE and the new A55.

The new A55 is actually the top tier device in Samsung's A-series lineup this year.

They're sort of budget smartphones, while the S23 FE is sort of a half step down from being a true flagship S-series phone.

You can imagine there's a lot of overlap here, spec-wise and feature-wise.

Samsung would actually prefer if everyone just got the S23 FE.

They said so themselves, which is why here in the US, we aren't even getting the new A55 this year, at least not officially.

But whether Samsung likes it or not, the A-series has been the most popular set of phones year after year.

The FE, on the other hand, has suffered from a disastrous release cycle that's been very detrimental to this former best seller.

Now, politics aside, comparing just phone to phone, there are no doubt some advantages with each.

The new A55 is, for one, a bit cheaper, but without a lot of sacrifices.

The S23 FE, however, still has some flagship-esque features that I think performance-focused people will find worthwhile.

And actually, if you don't buy the S23 FE brand new,

I think the choice becomes a lot clearer.

But I'm getting way ahead of myself here.

I'll explain which phone is better in each area.

And hopefully by the end of this video, you'll be able to decide which one, if either, is the better device for you.

To kick things off, let's actually talk about price, since that's probably gonna be your first consideration anyway.

Now, the full retail price for the S23 FE was originally $599 if you bought it through a carrier.

Kind of annoying and not very enticing when you consider the A55 is about $450.

I say about only because there isn't an official U.S. price for this phone, since it's not technically sold in the U.S., at least not directly from Samsung or any of the carriers.

But internationally, it's about a $450 phone.

And on Amazon right now, you can snag it for between $400 and $450, depending on the configuration.

Speaking of Amazon and the third-party retailers, since the S23 FE has actually been out for a while now, you can snag that phone at a discount.

An Amazon-renewed S23 FE is a little over $400 right now.

And to be honest, that is pretty much all that needs to be said.

For $400, you get a cheaper device that's better, spec-wise.

And you can even get an S23 FE in good or acceptable condition for like 350 bucks.

The reason for these cheap prices, I believe, is twofold.

First, Samsung has completely botched the release cycle of the FE.

It's supposed to be a hot mid-cycle summer re-release of the S series, packaged in a similar form factor with a few less flagship specs at a more reasonable price to attract the people who don't wanna spend 800 or 900 bucks on a flagship.

Instead, the S23 FE went on sale in late October of last year, when the flagship phones were already discounted and new phones were just a couple of months away.

So no one was in the market for this phone, or even knew about it, really.

And second, anyone who maybe was interested in a cheaper Samsung smartphone likely already had the A54, which wound up being one of the most popular devices even in the US, much to Samsung's dismay.

So now, Samsung basically has said, at least to us here in the US, you don't have a choice.

The S23 FE is the flagship alternative now, and it's gonna remain that way through most of the year.

But fortunately, since you found this video, you know you don't have to be stuck with the FE, and you don't have to pay full price for it either.

If price is less of a concern and you're more about specs and features, well, interestingly enough, the A55 is actually the bigger device with the bigger screen.

At 6.6 inches corner to corner, it's both taller and wider than the 6.4 inch FE.

And the A55 also has the better screen-to-body ratio.

The black borders framing both phones displays

I think are quite obvious, but they stand out more on the smaller S23 FE.

Samsung has made great strides in upping the build quality on some of their A series phones, and this A55 is a prime example of that.

Around back, both phones are covered in Corning Gorilla Glass, though the FE has the tougher Gorilla Glass 5 specifically.

And actually, both phones also have an all aluminum frame.

There's a slightly different fit and finish.

The A55 is more industrial looking with bare metal, but there's really nothing cheap about either.

The A55 maybe also has a more funky rainbow tint to its purplish color, which not everyone likes.

But in the hand, these phones both feel as sturdy and as premium as any thousand dollar flagship.

One other interesting distinction though, the front glass on the new A55 is actually the new Gorilla Glass Victus Plus.

The S23 FE has the same Gorilla Glass 5 that's covering the back.

So perhaps there's an unexpected point awarded to the A55 for having newer, stronger, less glare prone front display glass, even if the back glass isn't as tough.

Taking a look around, there's nothing really on the left side of either phone, just a cellular antenna on the S23 FE.

On the right side, identical power and volume buttons.

At the top, physical SIM card trays for both, but we have an important difference here.

The A55 has dual SIM and SD card support.

So you can pop in two SIM cards or a micro SD card instead and double or triple the storage on this phone for cheap.

It also has eSIM support, something I misspoke about in my unboxing, thanks to those of you who pointed that out.

The S23 FE, on the other hand, does not have expandable storage support, just physical and eSIM support.

So whatever storage option you choose for this phone is what you're stuck with.

So definitely something to consider there.

I still think micro SD card support is quite valuable.

On the bottom, there's USB-C ports on both, slightly different but similar sounding bottom speakers and blank spaces where headphone jacks totally could be.

Secondary speakers and selfie cameras up top, of course, and around back, surprisingly similar, triple lens camera setups that I'll compare in just a minute.

So one thing that used to be reserved for the flagship phones, but isn't really anymore, is a great display.

I'd argue that both these phones have a viewing experience that's on par with a full-fledged S series.

And arguably between these and an S24, it's really tough to tell a difference, but I'll try and explain what separates them.

The 855's bigger 6.6 inch screen is a super AMOLED panel.

The S23FE offers a dynamic AMOLED 2X panel.

Both phones are the same resolution, 2340 by 1080, just with slightly different pixel densities since the display sizes are different.

But you won't notice a discrepancy in sharpness either way.

So your taps, touches, swipes, and scrolls feel very responsive and visually they look very smooth.

Spec for spec, the screens aren't very different at all.

I don't think most anyone could really tell them apart, but technically the S23FE does have the better AMOLED panel.

So not only will it likely look more colorful and more vibrant, but it's also brighter with up to 1450 nits of peak brightness versus just a thousand nits on the 855.

These phones are both far dimmer than a flagship S24 though.

And there may be some slight differences in the reflection and glare.

I mean, the 855's Gorilla Glass is supposed to be newer and better.

But again, I think that's a little tough to see, especially since that phone is technically dimmer.

For some reason, people seem to really get offended when I say that these two phones have basically the same viewing experience as the flagship phones.

99% of people wouldn't be able to tell a difference.

And between these two phones specifically, visually, there's really no difference at all either.

I think this does sort of favor the 855 in a way.

I mean, this phone has as good of a display as phones that are hundreds of dollars more expensive technically.

But I suppose if you wanna be absolutely certain you're getting the best display dollar for dollar, the S23FE will appease that small subset of people.

By the way, both these phones do have in-display fingerprint sensors of the same variety.

Not the ultrasonic sensors, but the older optical type.

I don't really think there's any difference in unlocking speeds or accuracy.

They each take turns, either failing from time to time or unlocking super fast.

Subtitles ListPlay Video

Samsung Galaxy A55 vs. S23 FE Full Comparison! (The Choice Is Easy)

sort

stick

tough

slightly