THE STAR OF SMARTPHONES IS RISING: GALAXY S24 FE WILL SOON BE HERE

If smartphones were a constellation of stars, each new phone would be brighter than the previous, and Galaxy S24 FE would have its place in the firmament. We are eagerly awaiting the Galaxy S24 FE, which would be the successor to the Galaxy S23 FE. We heard rumours about S24 FE leaks, and that time has come. What will the Galaxy S24 FE feature? Let's find out together.

UNVEILING THE GALAXY: A SNEAK PEEK AT THE S24 FE

An entire smartphone hypeverse was set abuzz this week when @OnLeaks and Giznext revealed the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S24 FE with a series of renders and a truly gorgeous 360º video. We can only hope that this amount of anticipation for what is widely seen as one of the most anticipated releases in the Galaxy range is well-deserved.

DESIGN CONTINUITY IN THE GALAXY LINEUP

And while it might be somewhat of a treatment chaser for those scanning the cosmos for a radical makeover, Galaxy S24 FE won't necessarily have you star-gazing for very long. It's clear that the design philosophy underpinning its predecessors – the Galaxy S23 FE, and the mother ship that birthed them all – the Galaxy S24 proper – has been ingrained into the silhouette here. It has the curb appeal of familiarity, and the promise of a tweak-and-polish rather than a total reboot.

A CLOSER LOOK AT WHAT'S BENEATH THE STARS

Rumours began immediately about what the Galaxy S24 FE might have in store. While no one knows anything for sure until the phone comes out in the second half of this year, one thing seems readily apparent: the Fan Edition phone will have a slightly larger screen than the Galaxy S23 FE. The best guess now is that the S24 FE will have a 6.65-inch display, up from the Galaxy S23 FE's 6.4-inch screen.

THE GALAXY'S PHOTOGRAPHIC JOURNEY

One possible setup is a camera constellation of 50MP + 12MP + 8MP, where the primary is going to be (as we've come to expect from the Galaxy S series of phones) a 50MP sensor.

THE BRAIN OF THE GALAXY: PERFORMANCE SPECS

Rumour has it that the Galaxy S24 FE will have a binary star: either the Exynos 2400 or the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, depending on where you live in the great galaxy. The phone is also expected to offer up to 12GB of RAM, a nice increase over the S23 FE's maximum of 8GB, potentially freeing up the ship's navigation bridge from intergalactic distractions.

LAUNCH PREDICTIONS: WHEN WILL IT GRACE THE GALAXY?

Hooking the rumours up to the tattletale wind was the October launch date speculation, but it looks like we might not have to wait that long. Should the various stars align in the right places, the Galaxy S24 FE might enter our technological realm with renders like the leaks more or less intact.

WHY THE GALAXY S24 FE COULD BE YOUR NEXT SMART COMPANION

Beyond the camera specs and sketchy renders, the Galaxy S24 FE is emblematic of a bigger story in the smartphone universe – an equilibrium between feature-packed wonder and fiscal prudence – an 'entry-level flagship' if you will that keeps the spirit of the enthusiast alive without straying into the great beyond of flagship pricing. It's about getting a piece of the Galaxy into as many hands as possible, enabling the kid-native explorer within us to see the great wide open world of technosphere innovation.

EXPLORING THE ESSENCE OF THE GALAXY

The Samsung Galaxy series has long presided like a planet around which the other wonders of the smartphone firmament revolve, introducing its users to novel technologies, stylish design, and useful features. The Fan Edition, or FE, models extend this mission of digital celestial democratisation just that bit further, by putting the series' crowning features into the mass market, at a price point designed to include … rather than, you know, exclude. While we wait for the right conjunction of planetary movements with the Galaxy S24 FE – due to launch officially on Tuesday, 1 March – it reinforces our habit of digital renewal and transformation.

Ultimately, though, the Galaxy stands for more than its constituent elements. It stands for a galaxy of potential, a pledge to expand tech's frontiers, a portal from is to what if. And as the Galaxy S24 FG prepares to descend upon us, it's worth remembering not just the technology it'll bring to our lives, but what it portends: a world made fuller by connection, creation and discovery.