Samsung launched its flagship Galaxy S24 series with three entries — Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24+ and Galaxy S24 Ultra — in January. The brand is now said to have shifted its focus to developing the Fan Edition series. The Galaxy S24 FE was rumored to go official in the summer as a scaled-down version of the Galaxy S24, but a Dutch outlet has now revealed that the launch has been delayed. The report also suggests a codename for the alleged device.

A Galaxyclub report claims that Samsung is working on a new smartphone codenamed R12. Following the codename patterns of previous Fan Edition smartphones, this model number is assumed to be related to the Galaxy S24 FE. The Galaxy S23 FE had the model number R11. The Galaxy S21 FE was the R9, while the R8 was related to the Galaxy S20 FE. The codename R10 has reportedly been assigned to the Galaxy S22 FE, but the phone has not been released to the public.

It was previously said that the Galaxy S24 FE will be official in the summer of this year. However, the latest report states that a summer launch will not happen based on the current state of development. It is said to be released in late 2024 or early next year. This launch window (late this year) would be in line with the launch schedule of the Galaxy S23 FE, which was announced last October and saw a wider rollout in many countries in early 2024.

We still haven’t heard much from reputable sources about the Galaxy S24 FE. It is said to come with a 6.1-inch AMOLED display and run on an Exynos 2400 or Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset, depending on the market. It could have 12GB of LPDDR5X RAM and will likely be offered in 128GB and 256GB UFS 3.1 storage options. The device is expected to have a 4500 mAh battery.

Samsung’s Galaxy S23 FE has been launched in India at a price of Rs. 59,999 for the 8GB + 128GB RAM and storage model.