Samsung Galaxy S25 vs S24 FE

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Samsung Galaxy S25 vs S24 FE

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.2-inch Samsung Galaxy S25 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite) that was released on January 22, 2025, against the Samsung Galaxy S24 FE, which is powered by Exynos 2400e and came out 3 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S25
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • 18% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2097K versus 1773K)
  • Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
  • Weighs 51 grams less
  • 34% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2813 and 2099 points
  • Better grip in hands – the body is 6.8 mm narrower
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
  • Comes with 700 mAh larger battery capacity: 4700 vs 4000 mAh
  • Has a 0.5 inch larger screen size
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy S25 and S24 FE 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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
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 tests

Display

Type Dynamic AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.2 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels 1080 x 2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 416 ppi 385 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 2600 nits 1900 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz -
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus 2 Gorilla Glass Victus Plus
Screen-to-body ratio 91.1% 88%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space - 100%
PWM - 120 Hz
Response time - 3 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
1364 nits

Design and build

Height 146.9 mm (5.78 inches) 162 mm (6.38 inches)
Width 70.5 mm (2.78 inches) 77.3 mm (3.04 inches)
Thickness 7.2 mm (0.28 inches) 8 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 162 g (5.71 oz) 213 g (7.51 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Silver, Gray, Blue, Green, Pink Black, Gray, Blue, Green, Yellow
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
91.1%

Performance

Tests of Samsung Galaxy S25 and Samsung Galaxy S24 FE in the benchmarks
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Samsung Exynos 2400e
Max clock 4470 MHz 3110 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 10 (1 + 2 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)
- 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
L3 cache - 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung
Lithography process 3 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Yes
Graphics Adreno 830 Samsung Xclipse 940
GPU shading units 1536 768
GPU clock 1100 MHz 1095 MHz
FLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS ~3406.8 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Galaxy S25 +34%
2813
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Galaxy S25 +51%
9701
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
Galaxy S25 +18%
2097248
1773931
CPU 571908 424942
GPU 852484 728623
Memory 390704 333415
UX 282152 286951
Total score 2097248 1773931
Samples Less than 3 [48 tests]

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5333 MHz 4200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage size 128, 256, 512 GB 128, 256, 512 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 15 Android 14
ROM One UI 7.0 One UI 6.1
OS size 30.1 GB 23.5 GB

Battery

Capacity 4000 mAh 4700 mAh
Max charge power 25 W 25 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (15 W) Yes
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Fast charging Yes (63% in 30 min) Yes (56% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:10 hr 1:10 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 07:20 hr
Watching video - 13:33 hr
Gaming - 05:11 hr
Standby - 129 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 60FPS Up to 120FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 120FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 960 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 120° 123°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 10 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 8 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 24 mm 24 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL GN3 Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN3
Sensor size 1/1.56" 1/1.57"
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 10 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Focal length 67 mm 75 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL 3K1 OmniVision OV08A10
Sensor size 1/3.94" 1/4.4"
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 Sony IMX564 Samsung S5K3L6
Sensor size 1/2.55" 1/3.0"
Pixel size 1.4 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh - 60
Preview - 69
Zoom - 126
Samples - Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S24 FE from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 12 megapixels 10 megapixels
Image resolution 4000 x 3000 3648 x 2736
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.4
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3LU Samsung S5K3J1
Sensor size 1/3.2" 1/2.65"
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.22 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) 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 5.4 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, DP 1.2 Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
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 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 January 2025 September 2024
Release date February 2025 October 2024
Launch price $799 $649
SAR (head) - 0.86 W/kg
SAR (body) - 1.29 W/kg
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- 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.
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