Adquirí este teléfono (la variante con Exynos 2200) durante el Hotsale de este año en un bundle con un Galaxy Watch 4, el cargador "rápido" de 25W y un case (bastante olvidable) de plástico duro, en aprox 7600 pesos mexicanos (428 USD al cambio) por lo que sin pensarlo hice la compra, ya que no tenia un Galaxy Watch y mucho menos un cargador para el dispositivo.
Intentaré compartir punto por punto al menos en mi experiencia de uso cada uno de los apartados del dispositivo:
1.- Rendimiento y software:
El rendimiento del teléfono es bastante bueno en el uso real (no pruebas sintéticas), las animaciones son suaves y rápidas, la experiencia de ventanas flotantes, pantalla dividida, cambio de apps y multitasking en general son más que correctas sin cuelgues, lag, etc.
One UI, en comparación de HyperOS (Vengo de un Poco F4), es una capa ágil, llena de herramientas y funciones útiles, sin bloatware, ni anuncios, además Good Lock es una característica que usé mucho durante la configuración inicial de mi teléfono, encantado con One UI 6.1 hasta el momento.
El punto flojo del dispositivo es principalmente el gaming, lleva el mismo que la serie S22 del año antepasado (Junio de 2024 al momento de escribir esta reseña), por lo que las temperaturas en juegos y el rendimiento en los mismos es cuanto menos, mediocre. Como referencia puedo poner solo dos resultados en juegos; Genshin Impact (todo en alto): 40~59 FPS con temperaturas de hasta 45 grados por lo que el dispositivo comenzó a bajar su rendimiento, el segundo es Wild Rift con máximos de hasta 120FPS en el modo de rendimiento con todo en bajo, sin embargo las temperaturas siguen siendo horribles con hasta 44 grados máximo, por lo que el rendimiento igualmente disminuye, logré mantenerlas debajo de 39 grados jugando con todo en bajo, excepto la resolución que la dejo en Alto, y a 60FPS, lo que es un resultado correcto para mi, ya no suelo jugar en mi teléfono.
En pruebas sintéticas, logré una puntuación de aprox. 1,055,000 puntos en AnTuTu, 1507 SC/ 3853MC en Geekbench 6 y un poco mas de 8100 puntos en 3D Mark, por si les interesan esos datos.
2.- Batería y temperatura:
He visto algunas reseñas negativas en este aspecto, sin embargo luego de una semana de uso, la batería me dura en una carga completa todo el día haciendo uso de moderado a intensivo de mi dispositivo como: contestar mensajes, interactuar en redes sociales como Reddit, Twitter, Facebook y Tiktok y un uso de moderado a intensivo en YouTube por lo que no he tenido ningún problema en este aspecto, en el tema del sobrecalentamiento, no he tenido problemas en ese sentido exceptuando los detalles que había mencionado respecto al gaming en el apartado de arriba, por lo que mientras no juegues con el teléfono, no hay sobrecalentamiento ni problemas similares. Cabe mencionar que suelo ser alguien muy cuidadoso con el tema de aplicaciones en segundo plano y el almacenamiento que tengo disponible en el dispositivo por lo que en este aspecto, puede variar mucho de persona a persona.
3.- Sonido:
No sé mucho de este tema, pero desde mi ignorancia, el sonido es, lleno, potente, sin distorsión y muy claro, con bajos y medios presentes y agudos correctos.
4.- Cámara:
Igualmente no utilizo mucho la cámara de mi teléfono, sin embargo la calidad de la misma es sobresaliente al menos en mi caso de uso, que es muy casual respecto a la fotografía.
5.- Diseño y Construcción:
Además de los marcotes de la pantalla (no son para tanto realmente), es un equipo con una construcción solida, se siente pesado y resistente en la mano, justo como debería sentirse un dispositivo en este rango de precios.
6.- Miscelaneos:
No dispongo de herramientas para medir la precisión del color de la pantalla o sus picos de brillo o contraste, sin embargo es de lo mejor del teléfono, los colores son vivos, el brillo es excelente, sin smearing o ghosting en el modo oscuro, yo adquirí este dispositivo para consumo multimedia y en ese aspecto, no decepciona en lo absoluto.
Cuenta con carga inalámbrica reversible, carga inalámbrica y NFC.

The Galaxy S23 FE has most of the components (wireless charging, IP68, 120hz AMOLED screen, solid cameras, big battery, reasonable styling) required to reach the heights achieved in the now-classic Galaxy S20 FE, but lacks the most crucial part of why that was so exceptional (at least here in the UK) and ironically highlights again why the S20 FE was so special - the Exynos based SOC.

The S20 FE was *SO* good in the UK market because it brought the Snapdragon 865 SOC to an affordable local phone in a generation where the Exynos processor was significantly worse than the SD counterpart. Which was also the case for the S22 generation from which the S23 FE gets its SOC.

I have upgraded from a 3.5 year old Galaxy S20+ 5G which I got imported in order to get the Snapdragon 865 based model. Honestly, the S23 FE feels like a direct side-grade in all ways; performance is not noticeably different (perhaps a touch snappier here and there), I've got less RAM, and the battery life on my brand new Exynos based S23 FE is basically identical to where my 3.5 year old Snapdragon based S20+ 5G - I get the same screen-on time as a 3.5 year old phone battery, after 3.5 years of fairly heavy usage.

It's just really bad, and shouldn't have happened. This is a lesson already learned many times over for Samsung, and a message reiterated by countless reviewers and tech-influences across social media; the Exynos chips just are not good enough for the top end, especially when some of the international markets (US, China, etc) get a Snapdragon SOC for the exact same phone.

The phone performs fine, but the CPU gets hotter than it should doing simple tasks, and burns through battery faster than it should doing them too. I would happily take a core-sheduler update that left the SOC in lower power states (less performance) more often to maximise battery . The phone is fine in basically every capacity except for SOC efficiency.

If they had just put the S23's Snapdragon 8 Gen2 into the phone just like what happened with the S20 FE getting the Snapdragon 865 - even if it cost £50 more which I would gladly have paid - then the S23 FE would have been a worthy successor to that classic model.

Unfortunately the dark cloud of poor-quality Exynos SOCs is *STILL* affecting Samsung's global high-end phone SKUs. I wanted it to be otherwise, and was happy to try given the good deal I got on the phone plan, but it's patently clear to me that this will be just a 2 year phone and then I'm going to switch, which is a shame given the software updates promised etc. If the phone had the performance of the S23 with the Snapdragon, then I would likely have kept it for 3.5-4 years, as I do when I'm really happy with my phone.

3/5 ... but it would have been 4.5/5 if it had a Snapdragon SOC.

Moved from a ROG Phone 5 to an S24 Ultra.

Most phones nowadays accomplish all that we ask of them, so it's difficult to differentiate based on speed or core functionality.

The Galaxy S24 Ultra does not disappoint - it's got an IP68 rating, a great camera setup, Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy, and an S Pen. For most people, this will make a great daily driver device. But the problem is, most other phones, including its siblings in the Galaxy lineup, will as well.

What a buyer of this device is looking for is unparalleled function with no compromise on form - and that's where the Galaxy S24 Ultra does fall short.

Let's look at hardware first. Despite its large footprint, it doesn't have the largest battery in its class - presumably because of the space taken up by the S Pen's slot. At the same time, the 5000mah battery will comfortably get you through the day. There are phones on the market with IP68 rating, alongside a side USB-C port (for landscape gaming) with a 3.5mm jack - here the Galaxy S24 Ultra just brings the standard singular USB-C port on the bottom. There are no auxilliary displays on the rear of the phone, and again Samsung has persisted with no notification LED on the front side either. Again, it's been in the design language since the S10 era and expected, but it does feel like an incremental refinement rather than a bold step forward in innovation. The speaker set up is again standard, but lacking if you hold your phone in landscape as you'd likely obscure the primary speaker.

In terms of software, Samsung's claim to fame this generation is Galaxy AI. While some might find these features useful, for someone whose phone is primarily a transactional and away-from-home substitute for a computer - it didn't take long for me to completely disable Bixby and image processing (which didn't produce quite natural looking images anyway). The battery care features are appreciated, but more polish would have been expected - for example - why not offer the user an option in the notifications pane to skip the charging limit once, or enable fast charging once - this would be such a quality of life improvement for those wanting to have those options set to preserve battery lifespan, but still allow exceptions (say when travelling) without having to dig through the menus to turn them off/on and remember to do the opposite.

The same thing does with "Do not Disturb" mode - with AI and machine learning surely it would be easy enough to implement either an algorithm or more options to have the mode play nicely with bedtime/sleep mode, with again a notification to temporarily disable it for 30 minutes or for the day.

That said, the software is solid out of the box, and so is Samsung's dedication to support the phone with regular updates. While I would like to see Samsung continue to push the envelope personally, I understand that they're unlikely to do this with the standard S series (kudos to them on the Z series though) - nevertheless, one can keep hoping!

Having used this phone now for a few days I've had the chance to explore it in depth. The AI features are brilliant and makes life easier. You can use features such as circling anything holding the home button then AI finds things related to your search. It's size is perfect for me. I've quite big hands and it fits comfortably in them. The screen is vibrant and bright the keyboard quickly gets used to your style of typing meaning you can type quicker and it'll automatically correct in majority of cases. The camera on the Samsung s24 fe is brilliant which you'd expect from Samsung who have produced many phones that I've purchased in the past knowing how reliable they are and the quality of the build including the camera so nothing is left out. Battery life on the device is brilliant meaning less time charging and more time enjoying it. Games on the phone are also made smoother and more vibrant with the colours seeming enhanced. The phone comes with screen protectors so for anyone using their phone in industries like construction or any job where your phone could be exposed to grit or sand or anything abrasive meaning your screen stays protected and fingerprint isn't affected either which is a bonus. Security wise I use several different ways to log into my device and fingerprint is one so I was dubious about using the screen protectors incase it wouldn't allow me to use my fingerprint but Samsung have me covered. A trusted brand that I've used in the past alot and will continue to use in the future and if this phone is anything to go by I'm very excited to see what's next with them. If you're looking for a durable extremely well made device that fits easy in your pocket without compromising the screen size or you intend to make use of the many AI features this phone has then this is the device you're wanting right now. No need to worry about storage with 256GB of storage and a brilliant processor to go alongside. This device is easily the best on the market right now and will stand as the best until smaaung figure out how they can improve on such a perfect phone that suits all.