OnePlus Ace 5 vs Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos)

Compared 2 smartphones : OnePlus Ace 5 Manufactured in December, 2024, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos), Manufactured in October, 2023with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2200. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose OnePlus Ace 5
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher pixel density: 450ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 6415mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos)
  • Lighter design: 209g vs 223g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs OnePlus Ace 5 and Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos)
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.78 in 6.4 in
Resolution 1264x2780 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.8:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 450 ppi 403 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1800 nits 1450 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 91.2 % 83.2 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
OnePlus Ace 5
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos)
904 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.4 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a120 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.72 mm (6.37 in) 158 mm (6.22 in)
Width 75.77 mm (2.98 in) 76.5 mm (3.01 in)
Thickness 8.02 mm (0.32 in) 8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 223 g (7.87 oz) 209 g (7.37 oz)
Water resistance IP65 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Gray
- Purple
- White
- Black
- Green
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
OnePlus Ace 5
91.2 %
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos)
83.2 %

Performance

Testing OnePlus Ace 5 and Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos) In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Samsung Exynos 2200
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 2800 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)
- 4/1.82 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.52 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/2.8 (Cortex-X2)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Yes
Graphics Adreno 750 Samsung Xclipse 920
GPU Cores 1536 768
GPU Frequency 903 MHz 1306 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 2006.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
OnePlus Ace 5
2134
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos)
1599
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus Ace 5
6626
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos)
3909
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)21341599
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)66263909
Geekbench Compute (GPU)16420n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
OnePlus Ace 5
2162199
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos)
1170970
CPU474606325994
GPU881784440398
Memory439460174869
UX366349229709
NanoReview Score21621991170970
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
OnePlus Ace 5
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos)
8315
Max Surface Temp.n/a50.2 °C
Stabilityn/a61 %
Graphics Testn/a49 fps
Graphics Scoren/a8315
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
OnePlus Ace 5
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos)
13449
Writing scoren/a16564
Web scoren/a11835
Video editingn/a7387
Data manipulationn/a12600
NanoReview Scoren/a13449

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB
8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 5333 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size n/a 21 GB
UI Skin ColorOS 15 One UI 6.1

Battery

Volume 6415 mAh 4500 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 25 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 15 min) Yes (58% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:44 h 1:10 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
OnePlus Ace 5
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos)
17:40
Web Browsingn/a06:25 h
Video Playbackn/a10:03 h
Gamesn/a03:27 h
Standby Moden/a96 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8160x6120 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Up to 24FPS
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 112 ° 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length24 mm23 mm
SensorSony IMX906Samsung GN3
Sensor size1/1.561/1.57
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a8 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a76 mm
Sensorn/aHynix Hi847
Sensor sizen/a1/4.4
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length16 mm13 mm
SensorOmnivision OV08D10Samsung S5K3L6
Sensor size1/4.01/3.1
Pixel size1.12 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 10 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 3648x2736 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Focal length 24 mm 26 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3P9 Samsung S5K3J1
Sensor size 1/3 1/2.65
Pixel size 1 μm 1.22 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version 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 2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800MHzGSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G BandsWCDMA 1/4/5/6/8/19UMTS B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (AWS), B5 (850), B8 (900)
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B4/B5/B8/B18/B19/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)LTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B20/B26/B28/B66)
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
OnePlus Ace 5
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos)
88.8 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced December, 2024 yr October, 2023 yr
Release Date December, 2024 yr October, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 315 599
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 80 W No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider OnePlus Ace 5 the clear winner in this comparison.

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