Samsung Galaxy S24 FE vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
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Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S24 FE Manufactured in October, 2024, with display 6.7 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2400e, vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max, Manufactured in November, 2020with chipsetApple A14 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Lighter design: 213g vs 226g
- Higher battery capacity: 4700mAh vs 3687mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
- Supports DisplayPort
- Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
- Higher pixel density: 458ppi
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 8/512 GB |
- 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 6/512 GB |
Review
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
Adjust each parameter’s importance to find the best match for you.
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | Dynamic AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.7 in | 6.7 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2340 pixels | 1284x2778 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 385 ppi | 458 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | No |
| Max brightness | n/a | 800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes Dolby Vision |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88 % | 87.7 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
DCI-P3 |
| sRGB gamut | 100 % | 99.4 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 120 Hz | 238 Hz |
| Response time | 3 ms | 8 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 162 mm (6.38 in) | 160.8 mm (6.33 in) |
| Width | 77.3 mm (3.04 in) | 78.1 mm (3.07 in) |
| Thickness | 8 mm (0.31 in) | 7.4 mm (0.29 in) |
| Weight | 213 g (7.51 oz) | 226 g (7.97 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | n/a |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Gray - Blue - Green - Yellow |
- Silver - Gold - Gray - Blue |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 2400e | Apple A14 Bionic |
| Max Frequency | 3110 MHz | 3100 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 10 (1 + 2 + 3 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.96 (Cortex-A520) - 3/2.59 (Cortex-A720) - 2/2.9 (Cortex-A720) - 1/3.11 (Cortex-X4) |
- 4/1.8 (Icestorm) - 2/3.1 (Firestorm) |
| Process | Samsung | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 5 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Samsung Xclipse 940 | Apple A14 GPU |
| GPU Cores | 768 | 256 |
| GPU Frequency | 1095 MHz | 1278 MHz |
| FLOPS | 3406.8 GFLOPS | 654.3 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2147 | 1976 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 6825 | 5114 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 15442 | n/a |
| CPU | 434890 | 309114 |
| GPU | 726970 | 346277 |
| Memory | 318963 | 174323 |
| UX | 296630 | 309815 |
| NanoReview Score | 1777453 | 1139529 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 45 °C |
| Stability | n/a | 75 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 47 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 7880 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 4200 MHz | n/a |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | 128 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | NVMe |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) | iOS 14.1 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) |
| OS Size | 23.5 GB | 16 GB |
| UI Skin | One UI 7.0 | n/a |
Battery
| Volume | 4700 mAh | 3687 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 25 W | 20 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (56% in 30 min) | Yes (55% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:10 h | 1:32 h |
| Web Browsing | 07:20 h | 08:35 h |
| Video Playback | 13:33 h | 13:38 h |
| Games | 05:11 h | 05:29 h |
| Standby Mode | 129 h | 116 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8160x6120 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 2.5x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 120 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 120 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 960 fps (720p) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 123 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 8 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP Depth |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN3 | Sony IMX603 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.57 | 1/1.9 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1.7 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 75 mm | 65 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV08A10 | Sony IMX613 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.4 | 1/3.4 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3L6 | Sony IMX372 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.0 | 1/3.4 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 60 | 70 |
| Preview | 69 | 80 |
| Zoom | n/a | 115 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 10 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 3648x2736 pixels | 4290x2800 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3J1 | Sony IMX514 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.65 | 1/3.6 |
| Pixel size | 1.22 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | Yes |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | 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 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | No |
| USB version | 3.2 | n/a |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode |
| DisplayPort | Yes | n/a |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
- GPS - GLONASS - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 1 | 1 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | n/a |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 | GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) |
| 3G Bands | UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900) | UMTS/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz) |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B66) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66) |
| LTE category | 20 | 18 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | n/a | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September, 2024 yr | October, 2020 yr |
| Release Date | October, 2024 yr | November, 2020 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | n/a | 1100 |
| MSRP ($) | 649 | n/a |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
| Charger Included | No | n/a |
Note
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE:
The 128 GB variant features UFS 3.1 memory, other models have UFS 4.0.
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S24 FE the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 1
