Samsung Galaxy S24 FE vs A55 5G

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 A55 5G, which is powered by Exynos 1480 and came out 6 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

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
  • The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
  • 94% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1977K versus 1021K)
  • Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
  • Delivers 36% higher peak brightness (1374 against 1014 nits)
  • Handles wireless charging up to 15W
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
  • Shows 16% longer battery life (26:41 vs 23:02 hours)
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
  • Has 2 SIM card slots

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy S24 FE and A55 5G crucial features
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)

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8 / 128 GB
VS
6 / 128 GB
65.9
(Good)
Value Index
62.2
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type Dynamic AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.7 inches 6.6 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels 1080 x 2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 385 ppi 390 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1300 nits 1000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1900 nits -
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate - 240 Hz
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus Plus Gorilla Glass Victus Plus
Screen-to-body ratio 88% 85.8%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 100% 100%
PWM 120 Hz 120 Hz
Response time 2 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
1374 nits
1014 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 162 mm (6.38 inches) 161.1 mm (6.34 inches)
Width 77.3 mm (3.04 inches) 77.4 mm (3.05 inches)
Thickness 8 mm (0.31 inches) 8.2 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 213 g (7.51 oz) 213 g (7.51 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP67
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Gray, Blue, Green, Yellow White, Blue, Purple, 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 specifications of Samsung Galaxy S24 FE and Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
SoC
Chipset Samsung Exynos 2400e Samsung Exynos 1480
Max clock 3110 MHz 2750 MHz
CPU cores 10 (1 + 2 + 3 + 4) 8 (4 + 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 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.75 GHz: Cortex-A78
L3 cache 8 MB 4 MB
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics Xclipse 940 Xclipse 530
GPU shading units 768 128
GPU clock 1095 MHz 1300 MHz
FLOPS ~3406.8 GFLOPS ~665.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy S24 FE and Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2045
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
6397
Compute Score (GPU)
16611
Compute Score (GPU) 16611 4101
Single-core score 2045 1137
Multi-core score 6397 3437
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
1977269
1021736
CPU 675682 348485
GPU 670589 226076
Memory 229976 182794
UX 401022 264381
Total score 1977269 1021736
Samples [55 tests] [29 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
1769
Stability 70% 98%
Graphics test 13 FPS 3 FPS
Graphics score 1769 459
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 - 98%
Graphics test - 5 FPS
Graphics score - 982
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
16227
Web score 15997 11788
Video editing 8031 7255
Photo editing 33878 23283
Data manipulation 12347 10941
Writing score 19836 17673

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-21 (Vishnu)AnTuTu 122276561
📘 2026-09-08 -> lUjekShCPU Throttle81%
📘 2026-09-08 -> lUjekShAnTuTu 122134029
📘 2026-09-08 -> lUjekShCPU Throttle0%
📘 2026-09-08 -> lUjekShGeekbench 6 CPU2014 / 6373
Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-17 (Артем)AnTuTu 111080442
📘 2026-08-23 (No)AnTuTu 11965699
📘 2026-08-14 (Brice)Geekbench 6 CPU1115 / 3126
📘 2026-08-06 (Mazen)AnTuTu 111057022
📘 2026-06-28 (SK.EMTIAZ)AnTuTu 111021736

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory clock 4200 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 3.1
Memory card No MicroSD
Memory card max size - Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM One UI 8.0 One UI 8.5
OS size 23.5 GB 20.1 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-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (15 W) No
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) No
Bypass charging No No
Fast charging Yes (56% in 30 min) Yes (55% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:10 hr 1:03 hr
Battery cycles 2000 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 07:20 hr 10:24 hr
Watching video 13:33 hr 17:52 hr
Gaming 05:11 hr 05:16 hr
Standby 129 hr 125 hr
General battery life
23:02 hr
26:41 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6120 8160 x 6120
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: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
3) Macro: 5 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 24 mm -
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN3 Sony IMX906
Sensor size 1/1.57" (≈ 0.64 inch) 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
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 -
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 13 mm -
Sensor Samsung S5K3L6 Sony IMX258
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
Macro lens
Image resolution - 5 MP
Aperture - f/2.4
Sensor - GalaxyCore GC5035
Sensor size - 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch)
Pixel size - 1.12 micron
Stabilization - Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh 60 45
Preview 69 54
Zoom 126 75
Samples Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S24 FE from DxOMark Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A55 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 Sony IMX616
Sensor size 1/2.65" (≈ 0.38 inch) 1/2.74" (≈ 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 6 (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 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
Network
Number of SIM* 1 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No Yes
LTE Cat* 20 18
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
91.9 dB
91.4 dB

Other

Category Flagship Mid-range
Announced September 2024 March 2024
Release date October 2024 March 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $649 $439
Successor - Samsung Galaxy S25 FE - Samsung Galaxy A57 5G
SAR (head) 0.86 W/kg 0.68 W/kg
SAR (body) 1.29 W/kg 1.04 W/kg
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer
- 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.
Notes on Galaxy A55 5G:
    - The barometer is only available in the model for the USA.
    - SM-A556B/DS and A556E/DS models come with two physical SIM cards.
*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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Darkstrm01 March 4, 2025 at 02:42 AM
Hands-down the S24FE is a better preforming device! Just LOOK at the CPU/GPU scores. The S24FE will run anything you throw at it including the most demanding games out there at HIGH settings where the A55 will struggle at MEDIUM settings. Overall the S24FE takes WAY better pictures and videos too.
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Jay Bethell December 9, 2024 at 05:26 AM
A55 is good enough for the majority of users. 24 FE is only if you care about performance.
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Erfan October 18, 2024 at 06:21 PM
There is no debate. S24 fe is by far a better phone
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Sigma November 20, 2024 at 04:36 PM
Couldn't be better said
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Nicholas November 24, 2024 at 09:05 AM
We'll the S24 FE is a lot more expensive than A55 and A55 is already good phone
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Mobilelicker94 March 21, 2026 at 06:54 PM
If microSD card does not mean anything to you, yes, then that's a better phone.
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