Galaxy S23 FE launches at a higher price

Samsung’s new Galaxy S23 FE was launched this week, but the company is charging a higher price for its new “Fan Edition” device than it previously announced.

The Galaxy S23 FE is a bit of an odd variant, as it has an older Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor and relatively unimpressive specs. The only thing the phone really has going for it is its price, and Samsung hit a good mark when the phone was first announced. $599 put the Galaxy S23 FE in the company of the Google Pixel 7 (since replaced by the Pixel 8), and Samsung was certainly offering a very competitive package with this phone.

But, for whatever reason, the price has risen since then.

As spotted Digital trendsThe Samsung Galaxy S23 FE is now in the US It was launched at $629, an increase of $ 30 from the price previously announced by Samsung. That’s not really a huge increase, but it’s quite strange to see the retail price of a phone change between its announcement and its actual release, especially when they’re only a few weeks apart. Today’s launch also revealed the price of the 256GB model at $690, a price not previously mentioned by Samsung.

In an email, Samsung says 9to5Google The price difference is due to carrier unlocked models, but not in the way you think. Transporter models cost $599, but the open price is $629. This change already applies to Samsung’s website, but it’s the first time we’ve seen the company charge more for an unlocked version of the device.

What makes the situation even more confusing is that… Amazon And Best buy, the $599 price still applies for models marketed as unlocked. It’s just on Samsung.com That price Go to $629.

Again, we don’t know why this is, as the only difference between the Galaxy S23 FE on Samsung.com and at other retailers is that Samsung offers two exclusive colors in its store, but the price is the same across all colors. We’ve reached out to Samsung for further clarification on the retail versions.

Honestly, buy in Amazon or Best buy It’s the best deal for this phone anyway, as both retailers will offer you $100 gift card When you purchase a $599 Galaxy S23 FE.

This is weird, folks

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