Samsung Galaxy S24 FE vs Samsung Galaxy A22

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S24 FE Manufactured in October, 2024, with display 6.7 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2400e, vs Samsung Galaxy A22, Manufactured in June, 2021with chipsetMediaTek Helio G80. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher pixel density: 385ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A22
  • Lighter design: 186g 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
- 4/64 GB
- 4/128 GB
- 6/128 GB

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S24 FE and Samsung Galaxy A22
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

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.7 in 6.4 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 720x1600 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Pixel density 385 ppi 274 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max brightness n/a 390 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ No
Screen-to-body ratio 88 % 84.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
1382 nits
Samsung Galaxy A22
594 nits
sRGB gamut100 %140.9 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz127 Hz
Response time3 ms6 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162 mm (6.38 in) 159.3 mm (6.27 in)
Width 77.3 mm (3.04 in) 73.6 mm (2.9 in)
Thickness 8 mm (0.31 in) 8.4 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 213 g (7.51 oz) 186 g (6.56 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
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 %
Samsung Galaxy A22
84.3 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S24 FE and Samsung Galaxy A22 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Samsung Exynos 2400e MediaTek Helio G80
Max Frequency 3110 MHz 2000 MHz
CPU Cores 10 (1 + 2 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4/1.96 (Cortex-A520)
- 3/2.59 (Cortex-A720)
- 2/2.9 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.11 (Cortex-X4)
- 6/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2 (Cortex-A75)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 12 nm
Neural Processor Yes Yes
Graphics Samsung Xclipse 940 Mali-G52 MP2
GPU Cores 768 48
GPU Frequency 1095 MHz 1000 MHz
FLOPS 3406.8 GFLOPS 91.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
2147
Samsung Galaxy A22
521
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
6825
Samsung Galaxy A22
1568
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)2147521
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)68251568
Geekbench Compute (GPU)15442n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
1777453
Samsung Galaxy A22
238275
CPU43489082122
GPU72697038694
Memory31896347798
UX29663069661
NanoReview Score1777453238275
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
n/a
Samsung Galaxy A22
682
Max Surface Temp.n/a47.5 °C
Stabilityn/a98 %
Graphics Testn/a4 fps
Graphics Scoren/a682
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
n/a
Samsung Galaxy A22
6681
Writing scoren/a7093
Web scoren/a5336
Video editingn/a5527
Data manipulationn/a5981
NanoReview Scoren/a6681

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB - 4 GB
- 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 1866 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB- 64 GB
- 128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0eMMC 5.1
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size 23.5 GB 18.1 GB
UI Skin One UI 7.0 One UI Core 5.0

Battery

Volume 4700 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 25 W 15 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (56% in 30 min) Yes (23% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:10 h 2:20 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
23:02
Samsung Galaxy A22
25:29
Web Browsing07:20 h10:51 h
Video Playback13:33 h14:45 h
Games05:11 h05:51 h
Standby Mode129 h121 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 120 fps) No
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 120 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) 120 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 123 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Bokeh effect
Main lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length24 mm26 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL S5KGN3n/a
Sensor size1/1.571/2.0
Pixel size1 μmn/a
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
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 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mmn/a
SensorSamsung S5K3L6Sony IMX355
Sensor size1/3.01/4.0
Pixel size1.12 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
136
Samsung Galaxy A22
n/a
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
125
Samsung Galaxy A22
n/a
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
133
Samsung Galaxy A22
n/a
Bokeh60n/a
Preview69n/a

Front camera

Matrix 10 MP 13 MP
Photo resolution 3648x2736 pixels 4128x3096 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm n/a
Sensor Samsung S5K3J1 Sony IMX258
Sensor size 1/2.65 1/3.1
Pixel size 1.22 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) 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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5
Bluetooth features LE PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
DisplayPort Yes n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Varies by region
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G BandsUMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)UMTS B1 (2100), B5(850), B8 (900)
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B66)LTE (B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/B38/B40/B41)
LTE category207
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers n/a Mono
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
91.9 dB
Samsung Galaxy A22
80.1 dB

Other

Class Flagship Budget
Announced September, 2024 yr June, 2021 yr
Release Date October, 2024 yr June, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) n/a 230
MSRP ($) 649 n/a
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No Yes 15 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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