Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) vs Apple iPhone SE (2022)

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) Manufactured in January, 2024, with display 6.2 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Apple iPhone SE (2022), Manufactured in March, 2022 with chipsetApple A15 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
  • Larger display: 6.2in
  • Higher pixel density: 416ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 4000mAh vs 2018mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone SE (2022)
  • Lighter design: 144g vs 167g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 4/64 GB
- 4/128 GB
- 4/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) and Apple iPhone SE (2022)
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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Function
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Connectivity:
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 6.2 in 4.7 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 750x1334 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 16:9
Pixel density 416 ppi 326 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (24-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 2600 nits 625 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 90.9 % 65.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
1410 nits
Apple iPhone SE (2022)
642 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.9 %
Response timen/a38 ms
Contrastn/a1655:1

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 147 mm (5.79 in) 138.4 mm (5.45 in)
Width 70.6 mm (2.78 in) 67.3 mm (2.65 in)
Thickness 7.6 mm (0.3 in) 7.3 mm (0.29 in)
Weight 167 g (5.89 oz) 144 g (5.08 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP67
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Orange
- Purple
- Yellow
- White
- Black
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
90.9 %
Apple iPhone SE (2022)
65.3 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) and Apple iPhone SE (2022) In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Apple A15 Bionic
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 3223 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)
- 4/2.02 (Blizzard)
- 2/3.23 (Avalanche)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 750 Apple A15 GPU
GPU Cores 1536 640
GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz 1338 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 1712.6 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
2188
Apple iPhone SE (2022)
2228
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
6935
Apple iPhone SE (2022)
5045
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)21882228
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)69355045
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
1903881
Apple iPhone SE (2022)
1144659
CPU464193264978
GPU863947376457
Memory268952201571
UX306789301653
NanoReview Score19038811144659
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
17532
Apple iPhone SE (2022)
7893
Max Surface Temp.n/a46.2 °C
Stability47 %72 %
Graphics Test104 fps47 fps
Graphics Score175327893
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
17501
Apple iPhone SE (2022)
n/a
Writing score21218n/a
Web score18418n/a
Video editing7978n/a
Data manipulation15753n/a
NanoReview Score17501n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 4 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz n/a
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB- 64 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) iOS 15.3 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2)
OS Size 24.1 GB 12 GB
UI Skin One UI 7.0 n/a

Battery

Volume 4000 mAh 2018 mAh
Max Charging Power 25 W 20 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) Yes
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (59% in 30 min) Yes (61% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:15 h 1:18 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
19:44
Apple iPhone SE (2022)
17:41
Web Browsing07:07 h07:07 h
Video Playback15:32 h10:31 h
Games05:03 h03:43 h
Standby Mode83 h87 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom 135 Digital
Flash LED Quad LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Standard: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length24 mmn/a
SensorSamsung ISOCELL GN3n/a
Sensor size1/1.56n/a
Pixel size1 μm1.22 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix10 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.4n/a
Focal length67 mmn/a
SensorSamsung ISOCELL 3K1n/a
Sensor size1/3.94n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.2n/a
Focal length13 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX564n/a
Sensor size1/2.55n/a
Pixel size1.4 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
134
Apple iPhone SE (2022)
126
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
125
Apple iPhone SE (2022)
106
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
133
Apple iPhone SE (2022)
100
Bokeh6550
Preview6971
Zoomn/a29

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 7 MP
Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels 3088x2320 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm n/a
Sensor Samsung S5K3LU n/a
Sensor size 1/3.2 n/a
Pixel size 1.12 μm n/a
Autofocus Phase autofocus n/a
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 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
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C n/a
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*11
SIM TypeNanoNano
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
3G BandsUMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)UMTS/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66/B71)
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers n/a Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
n/a
Apple iPhone SE (2022)
85.9 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced January, 2024 yr March, 2022 yr
Release Date January, 2024 yr March, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) n/a 429
MSRP ($) 799 n/a
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No No

Note

Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon):

The 128 GB variant features UFS 3.1 memory, other models have UFS 4.0.","There are two models: one with dual Nano SIM, and the other with 1 Nano SIM + eSIM.

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

Results

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

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