Home Phone comparison Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra and Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon) - Which is better?

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon)

87 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
VS
71 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon)
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon)

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra Manufactured in January, 2024, with display 6.8 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (for Galaxy), vs Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon), Manufactured in October, 2023 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. 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 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher pixel density: 501ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4500mAh
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon)
  • Lighter design: 209g vs 232g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB		 - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra and Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon)
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system 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:
Galaxy S24 Ultra
vs
Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon)

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.8 in 6.4 in
Resolution 1440x3088 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 501 ppi 403 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 2600 nits 1450 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 88.5 % 83.2 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
1445 nits
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon)
982 nits
sRGB gamut99.5 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)480 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.3 mm (6.39 in) 158 mm (6.22 in)
Width 79 mm (3.11 in) 76.5 mm (3.01 in)
Thickness 8.6 mm (0.34 in) 8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 232 g (8.18 oz) 209 g (7.37 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Orange
- Purple
- Yellow		 - White
- Black
- Green
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
88.5 %
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon)
83.2 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra and Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon) In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (for Galaxy) Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Max Frequency 3390 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.5 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X2)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 750 Adreno 730
GPU Cores 1536 1024
GPU Frequency 1000 MHz 818 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
2271
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon)
1549
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
7119
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon)
3718
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)22711549
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)71193718
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra], [Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon)]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
1954703
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon)
1203840
CPU432608337597
GPU801870448766
Memory418926183031
UX301299234446
NanoReview Score19547031203840
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
16056
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon)
n/a
Max Surface Temp.46.8 °Cn/a
Stability59 %n/a
Graphics Test96 fpsn/a
Graphics Score16056n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
18029
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon)
n/a
Writing score22590n/a
Web score18325n/a
Video editing8000n/a
Data manipulation15921n/a
NanoReview Score18029n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size 28 GB n/a
UI Skin One UI 6.1 One UI 6.1

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4500 mAh
Max Charging Power 45 W 25 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) Yes
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (69% in 30 min) Yes (58% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:05 h 1:10 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
26:30
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon)
20:15
Web Browsing10:18 h07:09 h
Video Playback18:00 h10:02 h
Games05:51 h04:27 h
Standby Mode122 h118 h

Main camera

Matrix 200 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 16320x12240 pixels 8160x6120 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x Optical, 3x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Up to 24FPS
4K Recording Yes (Up to 120 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 240 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 200 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix200 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.8
Focal length23 mm23 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL HP2Samsung S5KGN3
Sensor size1/1.31/1.57
Pixel size0.6 μm1 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP8 MP
Aperturef/3.4f/2.4
Focal length111 mm76 mm
SensorSony IMX854Hynix Hi847
Sensor size1/2.521/4.4
Pixel size0.7 μm1 μm
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX564Samsung S5K3L6
Sensor size1/2.551/3
Pixel size1.4 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
144
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon)
124
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
137
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon)
131
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
144
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon)
127
Bokeh7050
Preview8267
Zoom145123
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra], [Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon)]

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 10 MP
Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels 3648x2736 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.4
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3LU Samsung S5K3J1
Sensor size 1/3.2 1/3
Pixel size 1.12 μm 1.22 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) 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 DP 1.2 Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G BandsWCDMA 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/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B66)LTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B20/B26/B28/B66)
LTE category2020
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
93 dB
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon)
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced January, 2024 yr October, 2023 yr
Release Date January, 2024 yr October, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 1299 599
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No No

Note

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra:

There is a model with two physical SIM cards and no eSIM, and another with one physical SIM card and eSIM support.

Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon):

The Galaxy S23 FE is available in the USA with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor, whereas other countries receive a version with the Exynos 2200. The base (128 GB) storage utilizes a UFS 3.1 memory type, whereas the higher-tier 256 GB variant is equipped with UFS 4.0. Models are available with a single SIM card, dual SIMs, or dual SIMs plus eSIM (depending on the market).

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.

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