Five years after the release of the data-i13n=”cpos:1;pos:1″ href=”https://www.engadget.com/samsung-galaxy-s20-fe-fan-edition-extended-hands-on-143012969.html” data-ylk=”slk:Galaxy S20 FE;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas” class=”link “>, Samsung has settled into a predictable pattern with its “Fan Edition” line of phones. Each new phone doesn’t offer much new or different from its immediate predecessor, with the company opting to offer iterative updates instead.
That might have been fine before, but with the arrival of the data-i13n=”cpos:2;pos:1″ href=”https://www.engadget.com/mobile/smartphones/nothing-phone-3a-and-3a-pro-review-rising-above-the-boring-competition-120014496.html” data-ylk=”slk:Nothing Phone 3a Pro;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas” class=”link “> and data-i13n=”cpos:3;pos:1″ href=”https://www.engadget.com/mobile/smartphones/google-pixel-10-review-170041718.html” data-ylk=”slk:Pixel 10;cpos:3;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas” class=”link “> — devices that changed the value proposition in their respective categories — the S25 FE feels woefully out of touch with a market that’s changing to meet people’s…
