Samsung Galaxy S24 FE vs A53 5G
74
out of 100
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49
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 Samsung Galaxy A53 5G, which is powered by Exynos 1280 and came out 2 years and 7 months before. 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
- 3.2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1977K versus 621K)
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
- Delivers 64% higher peak brightness (1375 against 837 nits)
- Handles wireless charging up to 15W
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- The phone is 2 years and 7 months newer
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Weighs 24 grams less
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 | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 385 ppi | 405 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1300 nits | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1900 nits | 830 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10 |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus Plus | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88% | 85.5% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 100% | 97.6% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 250 Hz |
| Response time | 2 ms | 9 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Galaxy S24 FE
6.7″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.1 in2
Galaxy A53 5G
6.5″ (20:9 ratio) = 15.8 in2
~8% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162 mm (6.38 inches) | 159.6 mm (6.28 inches) |
| Width | 77.3 mm (3.04 inches) | 74.8 mm (2.94 inches) |
| Thickness | 8 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 213 g (7.51 oz) | 189 g (6.67 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP67 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Gray, Blue, Green, Yellow | White, Black, Blue, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | Good (3.11/5) | - |
| Drop resistance | Excellent (A) · 270 drops | - |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 2400e | Samsung Exynos 1280 |
| Max clock | 3110 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 10 (1 + 2 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| 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 |
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Xclipse 940 | Mali-G68 MP4 |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 128 |
| GPU clock | 1095 MHz | 897 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3406.8 GFLOPS | ~229.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 16611 | 2341 |
| Single-core score | 2045 | 940 |
| Multi-core score | 6397 | 1974 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 675682 | 252449 |
| GPU | 670589 | 71629 |
| Memory | 229976 | 101323 |
| UX | 401022 | 196506 |
| Total score | 1977269 | 621907 |
| Samples | [55 tests] | [7 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 70% | - |
| Graphics test | 13 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 1769 | - |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 29 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 35 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 28 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 24 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 7699 | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 99% |
| Graphics test | - | 3 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 635 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 15997 | 11160 |
| Video editing | 8031 | 8207 |
| Photo editing | 33878 | 23379 |
| Data manipulation | 12347 | 9873 |
| Writing score | 19836 | 14914 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-08 -> lUjekSh | CPU Throttle | 81% |
| 📘 2026-09-08 -> lUjekSh | CPU Throttle | 0% |
| 📘 2026-09-08 -> lUjekSh | GeekBench CPU | 2014 / 6373 |
| 📘 2026-09-03 (Digansh Y) | AnTuTu | 2052468 |
| 📘 2026-08-24 (Vaqqas) | AnTuTu | 1860306 |
Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-16 -> SacredGold14 | GeekBench CPU | 856 / 2016 |
| 📘 2026-05-15 (mD) | AnTuTu | 639223 |
| 📘 2026-05-08 (Devenkci) | AnTuTu | 655361 |
| 📘 2026-03-03 (nightbet) | AnTuTu | 621907 |
| 📘 2026-02-27 (nightbet) | AnTuTu | 617754 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 4200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | No | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | - | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | One UI 8.0 | One UI 8.0 |
| OS size | 23.5 GB | 36 GB |
| OS updates | 4 years | 4 years |
| Security updates | 7 years | 5 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 4700 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 25 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | No |
| Bypass charging | No | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (56% in 30 min) | Yes (45% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:10 hr | 1:24 hr |
| Battery cycles | 2000 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 07:20 hr | 08:09 hr |
| Watching video | 13:33 hr | 12:55 hr |
| Gaming | 05:11 hr | 04:59 hr |
| Standby | 129 hr | 117 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 64 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8160 x 6120 | 9000 x 7000 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 120FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 120FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | 123° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 8 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
1) Standard: 64 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP 4) Depth: 5 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 64 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN3 | Samsung S5KGW1P |
| Sensor size | 1/1.57" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/1.72" (≈ 0.58 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| 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 | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3L6 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | - | 5 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Stabilization | - | No |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 60 | 55 |
| Preview | 69 | 55 |
| Zoom | 126 | 82 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S24 FE from DxOMark | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A53 5G from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 10 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3648 x 2736 | 6464 x 4864 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3J1 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.65" (≈ 0.38 inch) | 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | 0.8 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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| 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 | 5.1 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | - |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Depends on the region |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | - |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | September 2024 | March 2022 |
| Release date | October 2024 | April 2022 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $649 | $449 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy S25 FE | - Samsung Galaxy A57 5G |
| SAR (head) | 0.86 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.29 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect 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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Total votes: 54