Samsung Galaxy S24 FE vs Samsung Galaxy A73 5G

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S24 FE Manufactured in October, 2024, with display 6.7 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2400e, vs Samsung Galaxy A73 5G, Manufactured in April, 2022 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 778G. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A73 5G
  • Higher pixel density: 393ppi
  • Lighter design: 181g vs 213g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4700mAh

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S24 FE and Samsung Galaxy A73 5G
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 6.7 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Pixel density 385 ppi 393 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max brightness n/a 500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
Screen-to-body ratio 88 % 87 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
1382 nits
Samsung Galaxy A73 5G
n/a
sRGB gamut100 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)120 Hzn/a
Response time3 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162 mm (6.38 in) 163.7 mm (6.44 in)
Width 77.3 mm (3.04 in) 76.1 mm (3 in)
Thickness 8 mm (0.31 in) 7.6 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 213 g (7.51 oz) 181 g (6.38 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP67
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Yellow
- White
- Gray
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
88 %
Samsung Galaxy A73 5G
87 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S24 FE and Samsung Galaxy A73 5G In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Samsung Exynos 2400e Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
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)
- 4/1.8 (Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.4 (Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78))
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 6 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon 770
Graphics Samsung Xclipse 940 Adreno 642
GPU Cores 768 512
GPU Frequency 1095 MHz 550 MHz
FLOPS 3406.8 GFLOPS 844 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
2147
Samsung Galaxy A73 5G
920
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
6825
Samsung Galaxy A73 5G
2791
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)2147920
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)68252791
Geekbench Compute (GPU)15442n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
1777453
Samsung Galaxy A73 5G
579837
CPU434890207203
GPU726970138493
Memory31896395482
UX296630138659
NanoReview Score1777453579837
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
n/a
Samsung Galaxy A73 5G
2457
Stabilityn/a98 %
Graphics Testn/a14 fps
Graphics Scoren/a2457
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
n/a
Samsung Galaxy A73 5G
12127
Writing scoren/a14071
Web scoren/a10580
Video editingn/a7243
Data manipulationn/a9125
NanoReview Scoren/a12127

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB - 6 GB
- 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 2.2
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size 23.5 GB 36.9 GB
UI Skin One UI 7.0 One UI 6.1

Battery

Volume 4700 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 25 W 25 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 (45% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:10 h 1:24 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
23:02
Samsung Galaxy A73 5G
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 108 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 12000x9000 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) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 120 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) 240 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 123 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Depth: 5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP108 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length24 mmn/a
SensorSamsung ISOCELL S5KGN3Samsung ISOCELL HM6
Sensor size1/1.571/1.67
Pixel size1 μm0.64 μm
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 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mmn/a
SensorSamsung S5K3L6Sony IMX258
Sensor size1/3.01/3.06
Pixel size1.12 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
136
Samsung Galaxy A73 5G
n/a
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
125
Samsung Galaxy A73 5G
n/a
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
133
Samsung Galaxy A73 5G
n/a
Bokeh60n/a
Preview69n/a

Front camera

Matrix 10 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 3648x2736 pixels 6464x4864 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3J1 Sony IMX616
Sensor size 1/2.65 1/2.8
Pixel size 1.22 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus No No
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 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 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
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
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 SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900GSM GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G BandsUMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), 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/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B66)
LTE category2018
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers n/a Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No n/a
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
91.9 dB
Samsung Galaxy A73 5G
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced September, 2024 yr March, 2022 yr
Release Date October, 2024 yr April, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) n/a 465
MSRP ($) 649 n/a
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- 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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