The FE is not a cheap S. It is a different phone with its own price.
S21 FE, S23 FE, S24 FE or S25 FE. Priced on what it actually is, not on its name.
The Fan Edition is the most misunderstood phone Samsung makes, and the misunderstanding costs people money in both directions. It is not a flagship with a discount, and it is not a mid-range phone with a flagship badge. It is a genuinely separate model with a different chip, a different camera system and a different second-hand price.
That last part is the bit that matters here. An S24 FE and an S24 are not interchangeable in the calculator, and treating them as the same phone would mean somebody gets the wrong offer. Pick the exact model rather than the family.
What the FE does have is a large, steady second-hand market in South Africa, because it lands at a price a lot of people are actually shopping at. Demand is not the FE's problem.
The Galaxy FE models we buy.
Working or faulty, from spotless to cracked or not switching on. Not sure which one you have? The model name is under Settings, About.
Galaxy S25 FE
128GB or 256GB
Galaxy S24 FE
128GB or 256GB
Galaxy S23 FE
128GB or 256GB
Galaxy S21 FE
128GB or 256GB
If you are upgrading, you are not selling. You are part-paying.
The most common step up from an FE is not a newer FE, it is a two-year-old S or Ultra, which is usually the same money and a noticeably better phone.
Take the payout as EpicDeals.co.za credit instead of cash and we add 12% on top. That is us paying you for not needing the money in your account today, and it costs you nothing if you were going to spend it here anyway.
The 12% is only worth taking if you were going to spend it. If you need the cash, take the cash, and we will not make the voucher hard to refuse.
What affects your offer.
Which FE, precisely
There are several years of these and they are not close in value. The S25 FE and the S21 FE are four generations apart. Choosing the right one in the calculator is the single most important thing on this page.
Screen condition
Same AMOLED panel economics as the flagship line: it is the most expensive part to replace and the first thing a buyer looks at.
Battery health
The older FE models are now at the age where this is the first question a buyer asks. Check the number under Settings, Battery, Battery health rather than estimating.
Whether it has been repaired
A non-original screen is a real deduction on any Samsung, because it usually means the fingerprint reader no longer works properly through it. Declare it either way.
We still buy it with these.
Choose the closest condition in the calculator and mention anything that is wrong. Your offer already takes it into account.
- Cracked or shattered screen, front or back glass
- Burn-in or a green line down the AMOLED panel
- A battery that swells, dies at 30% or will not hold a day
- Fingerprint sensor under the screen that has stopped reading
- USB-C port that only charges if you hold the cable just so
- Camera with dust, haze or a rattling stabiliser
- Charging port worn, loose or full of pocket lint
- Will not switch on at all
Three ways to take the money.
Cash
Instant offer
Assessed within 1-3 working days of arriving, paid within 5 working days of your offer being confirmed.
+12%
Trade-in voucher
Take it as credit on EpicDeals.co.za instead and we add 12%. Useful if the plan was always to upgrade.
+10%
Consignment
We list it, we sell it, you get 10% more than the instant offer. Most sell within 13 days.
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