Samsung Galaxy S24 FE vs Google Pixel 9a
73
out of 100
VS
67
out of 100
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.7-inch Samsung Galaxy S24 FE (with Exynos 2400e) that was released on September 26, 2024, against the Google Pixel 9a, which is powered by Google Tensor G4 and came out 6 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- 50% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1977K versus 1321K)
- Shows 14% longer battery life (23:02 vs 20:15 hours)
- Has a 0.4 inch larger screen size
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 3.1
- Reverse charging feature
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- 22% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2045 and 1677 points
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 9a
- Delivers 41% higher peak brightness (1942 against 1374 nits)
- More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16
- 10% higher pixel density (422 vs 385 PPI)
- Weighs 27 grams less
- The phone is 6 months newer
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Dynamic AMOLED | POLED |
| Size | 6.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1080 x 2424 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 385 ppi | 422 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1300 nits | 2700 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1900 nits | 1800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus Plus | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88% | 84.5% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 100% | 98.2% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 2 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Galaxy S24 FE
6.7″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.1 in2
Pixel 9a
6.3″ (20:9 ratio) = 14.9 in2
~14% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162 mm (6.38 inches) | 154.7 mm (6.09 inches) |
| Width | 77.3 mm (3.04 inches) | 73.3 mm (2.89 inches) |
| Thickness | 8 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 213 g (7.51 oz) | 186 g (6.56 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Gray, Blue, Green, Yellow | White, Black, Red, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | Good (3.11/5) | Good (3.53/5) |
| Drop resistance | Excellent (A) · 270 drops | Excellent (A) · 270 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 2400e | Google Tensor G4 |
| Max clock | 3110 MHz | 3100 MHz |
| CPU cores | 10 (1 + 2 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 2 cores at 2.9 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.11 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
- 4 cores at 1.92 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.1 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Xclipse 940 | Mali-G715 MP7 |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 896 |
| GPU clock | 1095 MHz | 940 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3406.8 GFLOPS | ~1684.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 16611 | 7784 |
| Single-core score | 2045 | 1677 |
| Multi-core score | 6397 | 4067 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 675682 | 445318 |
| GPU | 670589 | 410687 |
| Memory | 229976 | 175537 |
| UX | 401022 | 289527 |
| Total score | 1977269 | 1321069 |
| Samples | [55 tests] | [7 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 70% | 81% |
| Graphics test | 13 FPS | 8 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1769 | 1060 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 29 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 35 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 28 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 24 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 7699 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 15997 | 10570 |
| Video editing | 8031 | 7547 |
| Photo editing | 33878 | 21264 |
| Data manipulation | 12347 | 12988 |
| Writing score | 19836 | 16308 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-21 (Vishnu) | AnTuTu 12 | 2276561 |
| 📘 2026-09-08 -> lUjekSh | CPU Throttle | 81% |
| 📘 2026-09-08 -> lUjekSh | AnTuTu 12 | 2134029 |
| 📘 2026-09-08 -> lUjekSh | CPU Throttle | 0% |
| 📘 2026-09-08 -> lUjekSh | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2014 / 6373 |
Google Pixel 9a
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-21 (Leif) | AnTuTu 11 | 1590049 |
| 📘 2026-05-13 (kiriguap) | AnTuTu 11 | 1182042 |
| 📘 2026-03-09 (d1ldo) | AnTuTu 11 | 943849 |
| 📘 2026-01-03 (Joy) | AnTuTu 11 | 1487240 |
| 📘 2025-11-11 (VLAD) | AnTuTu 11 | 1507185 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 4200 MHz | 4200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 17) |
| ROM | One UI 8.0 | Stock Android |
| OS size | 23.5 GB | 14 GB |
| OS updates | 4 years | 7 years |
| Security updates | 7 years | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 4700 mAh | 5100 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 23 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | No |
| Bypass charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (56% in 30 min) | Yes (47% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:10 hr | 1:41 hr |
| Battery cycles | 2000 cycles | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 07:20 hr | 08:20 hr |
| Watching video | 13:33 hr | 12:40 hr |
| Gaming | 05:11 hr | 06:06 hr |
| Standby | 129 hr | 91 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8160 x 6120 | 8000 x 6000 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 120FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 120FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 8 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Ultrawide: 13 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 25 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN3 | Samsung GN8 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.57" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Focal length | 75 mm | - |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV08A10 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4.4" (≈ 0.23 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | - |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 16 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3L6 | Sony IMX712 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 60 | 145 |
| Preview | 69 | - |
| Zoom | 126 | 99 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S24 FE from DxOMark | Photo samples of Google Pixel 9a from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 10 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3648 x 2736 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 20 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3J1 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.65" (≈ 0.38 inch) | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | - |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | September 2024 | March 2025 |
| Release date | October 2024 | April 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $649 | $499 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy S25 FE | - Google Pixel 10a |
| SAR (head) | 0.86 W/kg | 0.99 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.29 W/kg | 1.39 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Not included |
Further details
Notes on Galaxy S24 FE:
- The 128 GB variant features UFS 3.1 memory, other models have UFS 4.0.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Samsung Galaxy S24 FE is definitely a better buy.
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