Home Phone comparison Samsung Galaxy S24 FE and Honor 90 - Which is better?

Samsung Galaxy S24 FE vs Honor 90

80 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
VS
66 out 100
Honor 90
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
Honor 90

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S24 FE Manufactured in October, 2024, with display 6.7 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2400e, vs Honor 90, Manufactured in June, 2023 with chipsetSnapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated Edition. 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
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Honor 90
  • Higher pixel density: 435ppi
  • Lighter design: 183g vs 213g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4700mAh
  • Includes charger

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S24 FE and Honor 90
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
Honor 90

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.7 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1200x2664 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.98:9
Pixel density 385 ppi 435 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness n/a 1000 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Screen-to-body ratio 88 % 90.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
1382 nits
Honor 90
1166 nits
sRGB gamut100 %99.7 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz728 Hz
Response time3 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Samsung Galaxy S24 FE], [Honor 90]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162 mm (6.38 in) 161.9 mm (6.37 in)
Width 77.3 mm (3.04 in) 74.1 mm (2.92 in)
Thickness 8 mm (0.31 in) 7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 213 g (7.51 oz) 183 g (6.46 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Yellow		 - Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
88 %
Honor 90
90.4 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S24 FE and Honor 90 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Samsung Exynos 2400e Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated Edition
Max Frequency 3110 MHz 2500 MHz
CPU Cores 10 (1 + 2 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 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-A510)
- 3/2.36 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/2.4 (Cortex-A710)
Process Samsung Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon
Graphics Samsung Xclipse 940 Adreno 644
GPU Cores 768 768
GPU Frequency 1095 MHz 443 MHz
FLOPS 3406.8 GFLOPS 1013.8 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
2147
Honor 90
1124
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
6825
Honor 90
3278
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)21471124
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)68253278
Geekbench Compute (GPU)15442n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Samsung Galaxy S24 FE]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
1777453
Honor 90
708493
CPU434890203788
GPU726970168049
Memory318963184761
UX296630151895
NanoReview Score1777453708493
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
n/a
Honor 90
3166
Sources: 3DMark [Honor 90]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
n/a
Honor 90
11977
Writing scoren/a11979
Web scoren/a10492
Video editingn/a7373
Data manipulationn/a9807
NanoReview Scoren/a11977

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size 23.5 GB 23 GB
UI Skin One UI 7.0 MagicOS 8.0

Battery

Volume 4700 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 25 W 66 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes (56% in 30 min) Yes (80% in 35 min)
Full Charge Time 1:10 h 1:12 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
23:02
Honor 90
19:10
Web Browsing07:20 h08:26 h
Video Playback13:33 h11:56 h
Games05:11 h04:40 h
Standby Mode129 h84 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 200 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 16256x12192 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 120 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 120 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 123 ° 112 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP200 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.9
Focal length24 mmn/a
SensorSamsung ISOCELL S5KGN3Samsung ISOCELL HP3
Sensor size1/1.571/1.4
Pixel size1 μm0.56 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
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 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mmn/a
SensorSamsung S5K3L6n/a
Sensor size1/3.0n/a
Pixel size1.12 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
136
Honor 90
128
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
125
Honor 90
126
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
133
Honor 90
122
Bokeh6060
Preview6964
Zoomn/a86
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy S24 FE], [Honor 90]

Front camera

Matrix 10 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 3648x2736 pixels 8160x6112 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

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 5.2
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 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900n/a
3G BandsUMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B66)n/a
LTE category2018
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers n/a Mono
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
91.9 dB
Honor 90
91.1 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced September, 2024 yr May, 2023 yr
Release Date October, 2024 yr June, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) n/a 499
MSRP ($) 649 n/a
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No Yes 66 W

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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