Home Phone comparison Samsung Galaxy S24 FE and Google Pixel 7a - Which is better?

Samsung Galaxy S24 FE vs Google Pixel 7a

80 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
VS
68 out 100
Google Pixel 7a
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
Google Pixel 7a

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S24 FE Manufactured in October, 2024, with display 6.7 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2400e, vs Google Pixel 7a, Manufactured in May, 2023 with chipsetGoogle Tensor G2. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 4700mAh vs 4385mAh
  • Supports DisplayPort
Reasons to choose Google Pixel 7a
  • Higher pixel density: 429ppi
  • Lighter design: 193.5g vs 213g

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S24 FE and Google Pixel 7a
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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
vs
Google Pixel 7a

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED OLED
Size 6.7 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Pixel density 385 ppi 429 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max brightness n/a 700 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Screen-to-body ratio 88 % 81.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
1382 nits
Google Pixel 7a
1067 nits
sRGB gamut100 %98.4 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz218 Hz
Response time3 ms2 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Samsung Galaxy S24 FE], [Google Pixel 7a]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162 mm (6.38 in) 152 mm (5.98 in)
Width 77.3 mm (3.04 in) 72.9 mm (2.87 in)
Thickness 8 mm (0.31 in) 9 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 213 g (7.51 oz) 193.5 g (6.83 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP67
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Yellow		 - White
- Gray
- Blue
- Orange
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
88 %
Google Pixel 7a
81.1 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S24 FE and Google Pixel 7a In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Samsung Exynos 2400e Google Tensor G2
Max Frequency 3110 MHz 2850 MHz
CPU Cores 10 (1 + 2 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 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 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.35 (Cortex-A78)
- 2/2.85 (Cortex-X1)
Process Samsung Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Yes Next-gen Tensor Processing Unit
Graphics Samsung Xclipse 940 Mali-G710 MP7
GPU Cores 768 672
GPU Frequency 1095 MHz 850 MHz
FLOPS 3406.8 GFLOPS 1142.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
2147
Google Pixel 7a
1443
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
6825
Google Pixel 7a
3493
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)21471443
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)68253493
Geekbench Compute (GPU)15442n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Samsung Galaxy S24 FE], [Google Pixel 7a]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
1777453
Google Pixel 7a
930436
CPU434890255576
GPU726970325623
Memory318963149843
UX296630199394
NanoReview Score1777453930436
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
n/a
Google Pixel 7a
6343
Max Surface Temp.n/a50.8 °C
Stabilityn/a65 %
Graphics Testn/a37 fps
Graphics Scoren/a6343
Sources: 3DMark [Google Pixel 7a]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
n/a
Google Pixel 7a
10609
Writing scoren/a15048
Web scoren/a7500
Video editingn/a6362
Data manipulationn/a10504
NanoReview Scoren/a10609

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
OS Size 23.5 GB n/a
UI Skin One UI 7.0 Stock Android

Battery

Volume 4700 mAh 4385 mAh
Max Charging Power 25 W 18 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (56% in 30 min) Yes (20% in 36 min)
Full Charge Time 1:10 h 1:57 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
23:02
Google Pixel 7a
19:16
Web Browsing07:20 h08:24 h
Video Playback13:33 h13:40 h
Games05:11 h05:06 h
Standby Mode129 h76 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 64 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 9000x7000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
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: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP64 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.9
Focal length24 mm26 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL S5KGN3Sony IMX787
Sensor size1/1.571/1.73
Pixel size1 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix8 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.4n/a
Focal length75 mmn/a
SensorOmniVision OV08A10n/a
Sensor size1/4.4n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP13 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mmn/a
SensorSamsung S5K3L6Sony IMX712
Sensor size1/3.01/3.06
Pixel size1.12 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
136
Google Pixel 7a
138
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
125
Google Pixel 7a
133
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
133
Google Pixel 7a
133
Bokeh6070
Preview6969
Zoomn/a105
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy S24 FE], [Google Pixel 7a]

Front camera

Matrix 10 MP 13 MP
Photo resolution 3648x2736 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 n/a
Focal length 26 mm n/a
Sensor Samsung S5K3J1 n/a
Sensor size 1/2.65 n/a
Pixel size 1.22 μm n/a
Autofocus No n/a
Stabilization Digital n/a
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
n/a
Google Pixel 7a
136
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
n/a
Google Pixel 7a
146

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version 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 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*11
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900GSM/EDGE: Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
3G BandsUMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)UMTS/HSPA+/HSDPA: Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B66)LTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B38/B40/B41/B48/B66/B71)
LTE category2020
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers n/a Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
91.9 dB
Google Pixel 7a
90.4 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced September, 2024 yr May, 2023 yr
Release Date October, 2024 yr May, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) n/a 499
MSRP ($) 649 n/a
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No No

Note

Samsung Galaxy S24 FE:

The 128 GB variant features UFS 3.1 memory, other models have UFS 4.0.

* 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.

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