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Samsung Galaxy S24 FE vs Huawei Nova 15

80 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
VS
70 out 100
Huawei Nova 15
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
Huawei Nova 15

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S24 FE Manufactured in October, 2024, with display 6.7 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2400e, vs Huawei Nova 15, Manufactured in December, 2025with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 8000. 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
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Huawei Nova 15
  • Higher pixel density: 395ppi
  • Lighter design: 196g vs 213g
  • Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 4700mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.3
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S24 FE and Huawei Nova 15
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
Huawei Nova 15

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED OLED
Size 6.7 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1084x2412 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Pixel density 385 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, HDR10
Screen-to-body ratio 88 % 88.6 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
1382 nits
Huawei Nova 15
n/a
sRGB gamut100 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)120 Hzn/a
Response time3 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Samsung Galaxy S24 FE]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162 mm (6.38 in) 161.87 mm (6.37 in)
Width 77.3 mm (3.04 in) 75.5 mm (2.97 in)
Thickness 8 mm (0.31 in) 7.2 mm (0.28 in)
Weight 213 g (7.51 oz) 196 g (6.91 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP65
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Metal
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Yellow		 - White
- Black
- Green
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
88 %
Huawei Nova 15
88.6 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S24 FE and Huawei Nova 15 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Samsung Exynos 2400e HiSilicon Kirin 8000
Max Frequency 3110 MHz 2400 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)		 - 4/1.3 ()
- 3/2.05 ()
Process Samsung SMIC
Transistor Size 4 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Yes Da Vinci
Graphics Samsung Xclipse 940 Maleoon 920
GPU Cores 768 1024
GPU Frequency 1095 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS 3406.8 GFLOPS 1720.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
2147
Huawei Nova 15
887
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
6825
Huawei Nova 15
2610
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)2147887
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)68252610
Geekbench Compute (GPU)15442n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Samsung Galaxy S24 FE]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
1777453
Huawei Nova 15
804209
CPU434890279519
GPU726970114145
Memory318963212302
UX296630198243
NanoReview Score1777453804209

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz n/a
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0n/a
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) HarmonyOS 6
OS Size 23.5 GB n/a
UI Skin One UI 7.0 n/a

Battery

Volume 4700 mAh 6000 mAh
Max Charging Power 25 W 100 W
Battery Type Li-ion Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes (56% in 30 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 1:10 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
23:02
Huawei Nova 15
n/a
Web Browsing07:20 hn/a
Video Playback13:33 hn/a
Games05:11 hn/a
Standby Mode129 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 3x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
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) n/a
Wide-angle lens 123 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.9
Focal length24 mm23 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL S5KGN3n/a
Sensor size1/1.571/1.56 (0.64)
Pixel size1 μmn/a
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix8 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.4
Focal length75 mm69 mm
SensorOmniVision OV08A10n/a
Sensor size1/4.4n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.2n/a
Focal length13 mmn/a
SensorSamsung S5K3L6n/a
Sensor size1/3.0n/a
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
136
Huawei Nova 15
n/a
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
125
Huawei Nova 15
n/a
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
133
Huawei Nova 15
n/a
Bokeh60n/a
Preview69n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy S24 FE]

Front camera

Matrix 10 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 3648x2736 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Focal length 26 mm n/a
Sensor Samsung S5K3J1 n/a
Sensor size 1/2.65 1/2.5 (0.4)
Pixel size 1.22 μm n/a
Autofocus No Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
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 6.0
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 No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
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 category20n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

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
Huawei Nova 15
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced September, 2024 yr December, 2025 yr
Release Date October, 2024 yr December, 2025 yr
MSRP ($) 649 400
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No Yes, 100 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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