Samsung Galaxy S24 FE vs A55 5G
84 out of 100
VS
71 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 A55 5G, which is powered by Exynos 1480 and came out 7 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
- 2.3x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1704K versus 729K)
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Delivers 36% higher peak brightness (1380 against 1015 nits)
- Handles wireless charging up to
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
- Shows 16% longer battery life (26:41 vs 23:02 hours)
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Comes with 300 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4700 mAh
- Has 2 SIM card slots
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
Choose the importance of each parameter to more accurately identify the smartphone that best meets your particular needs.
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| 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 | 1900 nits | 1000 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 |
| RGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Response time | 3 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
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 |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| 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 1.96 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 3 cores at 2.59 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 |
| Graphics | Samsung Xclipse 940 | Samsung Xclipse 530 |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 128 |
| GPU clock | 1095 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3406.8 GFLOPS | ~332.8 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 404843 | 245367 |
| GPU | 694478 | 171544 |
| Memory | 320734 | 151503 |
| UX | 284189 | 160841 |
| Total score | 1704244 | 729255 |
| Samples | [19 tests] | [35 tests] |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 11712 |
| Video editing | - | 7299 |
| Photo editing | - | 23519 |
| Data manipulation | - | 11337 |
| Writing score | - | 17127 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8, 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 4200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128, 256, 512 GB | 128, 256 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 | Android 14 |
| ROM | One UI 6.1 | One UI 6.1 |
| OS size | 23.5 GB | 20.1 GB |
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 | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (56% in 30 min) | Yes (55% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:10 hr | 1:03 hr |
| 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
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 |
| 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" | 1/1.56" |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 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" | - |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
| 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" | 1/3.06" |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | - | 5 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | - | GalaxyCore GC5035 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/5" |
| 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" | 1/2.74" |
| 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 |
| 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
Other
| Category | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | September 2024 | March 2024 |
| Release date | October 2024 | March 2024 |
| Launch price | $649 | $439 |
| 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.
