Samsung Galaxy S24 FE vs S24 (Snapdragon)

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.7-inch Samsung Galaxy S24 FE (with Exynos 2400e) that was released on September 26, 2024, against the Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon), which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and came out 9 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
  • Shows 17% longer battery life (23:02 vs 19:44 hours)
  • Has a 0.5 inch larger screen size
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • Comes with 700 mAh larger battery capacity: 4700 vs 4000 mAh
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
  • CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
  • The phone is 9 months newer
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
  • 16% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2292K versus 1977K)
  • Weighs 46 grams less
  • Better grip in hands – the body is 6.7 mm narrower

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy S24 FE and S24 (Snapdragon) 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
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
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Value for money (Beta)

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8 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
67.9
(Good)
Value Index
26.3
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type Dynamic AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.7 inches 6.2 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels 1080 x 2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 385 ppi 416 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (24-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1300 nits 2600 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 2
Screen-to-body ratio 88% 90.9%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 100% -
PWM 120 Hz -
Response time 2 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Screen space comparison
Galaxy S24 FE
6.7″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.1 in2
Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
6.2″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 14.6 in2
~16% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
1368 nits
1397 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 162 mm (6.38 inches) 147 mm (5.79 inches)
Width 77.3 mm (3.04 inches) 70.6 mm (2.78 inches)
Thickness 8 mm (0.31 inches) 7.6 mm (0.3 inches)
Weight 213 g (7.51 oz) 167 g (5.89 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Gray, Blue, Green, Yellow Black, Gray, Blue, Green, Orange, 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 S24 (Snapdragon)
SoC
Chipset Samsung Exynos 2400e Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max clock 3110 MHz 3300 MHz
CPU cores 10 (1 + 2 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
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
- 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4
L3 cache 8 MB 12 MB
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Xclipse 940 Adreno 750
GPU shading units 768 1536
GPU clock 1095 MHz 903-1000 MHz
FLOPS ~3406.8 GFLOPS ~2774 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy S24 FE and Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 16611 17327
Single-core score 2045 2066
Multi-core score 6397 6434
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
1977269
CPU 675682 738110
GPU 670589 814230
Memory 229976 244427
UX 401022 495918
Total score 1977269 2292685
Samples [55 tests] [18 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 70% 67%
Graphics test 13 FPS 11 FPS
Graphics score 1769 1507
3DMark Solar Bay
Stability - 62%
Graphics test 29 FPS 30 FPS
Section 1 35 FPS 36 FPS
Section 2 28 FPS 31 FPS
Section 3 24 FPS 23 FPS
Graphics score 7699 7976
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability - 50%
Graphics test - 28 FPS
Graphics score - 4826
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 15997 18350
Video editing 8031 7968
Photo editing 33878 35076
Data manipulation 12347 14984
Writing score 19836 21029
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#190th place)

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 S24 (Snapdragon)
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-20 (Iizzzuu)AnTuTu 122391410
📘 2026-09-05 (Самса с24)AnTuTu 112278769
📘 2026-08-05 (Flames-2)AnTuTu 112364143
📘 2026-06-30 (mrtcn)AnTuTu 112068918
📘 2026-06-07 (Tifeh)Geekbench 6 CPU1962 / 6035

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 4200 MHz 4200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15)
ROM One UI 8.0 One UI 7.0
OS size 23.5 GB 24.1 GB
OS updates 4 years -
Security updates 7 years -

Battery

Capacity 4700 mAh 4000 mAh
Max charge power 25 W 25 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (15 W) Yes (15 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging No Yes
Fast charging Yes (56% in 30 min) Yes (59% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:10 hr 1:15 hr
Battery cycles 2000 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 07:20 hr 07:07 hr
Watching video 13:33 hr 15:32 hr
Gaming 05:11 hr 05:03 hr
Standby 129 hr 83 hr
General battery life
23:02 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6120 8160 x 6120
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 3x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
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: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 10 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 24 mm 24 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN3 Samsung ISOCELL GN3
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 (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 8 MP 10 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Focal length 75 mm 67 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV08A10 Samsung ISOCELL 3K1
Sensor size 1/4.4" (≈ 0.23 inch) 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 13 mm 13 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3L6 Sony IMX564
Sensor size 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.4 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh 60 65
Preview 69 69
Zoom 126 135
Samples Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S24 FE from DxOMark Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 10 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 3648 x 2736 4000 x 3000
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3J1 Samsung S5K3LU
Sensor size 1/2.65" (≈ 0.38 inch) 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch)
Pixel size 1.22 micron 1.12 micron
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 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, DP 1.2
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby -
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 20 20
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

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced September 2024 January 2024
Release date October 2024 January 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $649 $799
Successor - Samsung Galaxy S25 FE - Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Snapdragon)
SAR (head) 0.86 W/kg 0.87 W/kg
SAR (body) 1.29 W/kg 1.35 W/kg
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer
- 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.
Notes on Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon):
    - The 128 GB variant features UFS 3.1 memory, other models have UFS 4.0.
    - There are two models: one with dual Nano SIM, and the other with 1 Nano SIM + eSIM.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Samsung Galaxy S24 FE. It has a better battery life and software.

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franklin May 27, 2025 at 05:28 PM
i bought the s24 and it is really good the snapdragon really works well and the cameras are awesome too
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Mev. April 6, 2025 at 03:58 AM
S24FE if you want battery and efficiency S24(Snapdragon) if you want Gaming
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