Samsung is taking pre-orders for an unannounced phone

Metavives September 25, 2024

Renderings of Samsung Galaxy S24 FE in four colors. — *I guess we’ll call it a pre-pre-order?* | Image: Samsung

Hardware leaks are common these days, but here’s an unusual one from Samsung: the Galaxy S24 FE pre-order page is live even though the phone hasn’t even been announced yet. X user Roland Quandt spotted the pre-order page live on Samsung’s site. While it’s probably an error and we expect to see the page disappear soon, this seemingly confirms the S24 FE’s imminent launch — and a few high-level specs.

From the looks of it, the S24 FE (that’s Fan Edition for the uninitiated) will cost $649.99 with 128GB of storage, with a 256GB version available for $709.99. That’s a slight price bump over the S23 FE, which started at $599. A slide in an image carousel on the page seems to confirm similar camera specs to last year, including a 50-megapixel main camera, 12-megapixel ultrawide, and an 8-megapixel 3x telephoto lens.

Screengrab of S24 FE pre-order page showing camera specs. — *Dedicated zoom lenses aren’t all that common on phones under $1,000, so this could be a nice inclusion.*

Color options look a little more muted this time around. The pre-order page shows pastel blue and mint options in addition to graphite and gray — a far cry from the tangerine and purple hues of the S23 FE. The website also touts one more headline feature that’s easy to guess: Galaxy AI. When this phone gets an official announcement, AI will surely be at the forefront.

According to the pre-order page (which is, incredibly, still online as I write this!) the phone S24 FE will arrive October 3rd. Will it be available before Apple’s AI features ship? The race is on.