Galaxy S24 FE is cheapest Samsung phone eligible for seven years of software updates

Samsung is bringing the same level of firmware support as the original three Galaxy S24 models to the Galaxy S24 FE. The Fan Edition model, which starts at $649.99 in the US, is the least expensive Samsung phone at the time of writing that's eligible for seven years of software updates.Summarize in one-click with Galaxy AI

The Galaxy S24 FE comes with Android 14 and One UI 6.1.1 out of the box, so Android 21 will be its final Android update. It will get all the One UI updates that are released in these seven years. Security updates will also be received until 2021.

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Any Galaxy AI features the Galaxy S24, S24+, and S24 Ultra receive in these seven years will make their way to the S24 FE as well. This isn't the case for the Galaxy S23 FE as it uses older chipsets than the non-FE S23 models. The Galaxy S24 FE, on the other hand, gets a mostly same Exynos chip as its cousins.

Okay, so it's not completely the same: the Galaxy S24 FE has the Exynos 2400e chip, not the Exynos 2400. But the only difference between the 2400 and 2400e is that the latter's most powerful core is clocked slightly lower. But it's a minor difference that shouldn't affect the performance of AI features.

The Galaxy S24 FE comes with all the Galaxy AI features that are available on the Galaxy Z Fold 6, Galaxy S24 series, and the flagship Galaxy devices launched in 2023. For a breakdown of all the S24 FE Galaxy AI features, check out the video below!