Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) vs Samsung Galaxy A27 5G
Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) Manufactured in January, 2024, with display 6.2 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Samsung Galaxy A27 5G, Manufactured in June, 2026with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
- Higher pixel density: 416ppi
- Lighter design: 167g vs 200g
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.1
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A27 5G
- Larger display: 6.7in
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4000mAh
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 8/512 GB - 12/256 GB |
- 6/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
Review
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
Adjust each parameter’s importance to find the best match for you.
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | Dynamic AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.2 in | 6.7 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2340 pixels | 1080x2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 416 ppi | 385 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (24-120 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 2600 nits | 800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | No |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 240 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.9 % | 86.7 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
Design & Build
| Height | 147 mm (5.79 in) | 162.4 mm (6.39 in) |
| Width | 70.6 mm (2.78 in) | 78.2 mm (3.08 in) |
| Thickness | 7.6 mm (0.3 in) | 7.8 mm (0.31 in) |
| Weight | 167 g (5.89 oz) | 200 g (7.05 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP64 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | n/a |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | - Black - Gray - Blue - Green - Orange - Purple - Yellow |
- Black - Blue - Green - Pink |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes, In-Button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 |
| Max Frequency | 3300 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) | 8 (4 + 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-A55) - 4/2.4 (Cortex-A78) |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 750 | n/a |
| GPU Cores | 1536 | n/a |
| GPU Frequency | 903-1000 MHz | n/a |
| FLOPS | 2774 GFLOPS | n/a |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2188 | 1021 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 6935 | 2988 |
| CPU | 464193 | 299637 |
| GPU | 863947 | 90718 |
| Memory | 268952 | 121436 |
| UX | 306789 | 216728 |
| NanoReview Score | 1903881 | 728519 |
| Stability | 47 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 104 fps | n/a |
| Graphics Score | 17532 | n/a |
| Writing score | 21218 | n/a |
| Web score | 18418 | n/a |
| Video editing | 7978 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 15753 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 17501 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 4200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory Card | No | MicroSD |
Software
| OS | Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) | Android 16 |
| OS Size | 24.1 GB | 24 GB |
| UI Skin | One UI 7.0 | One UI 8.5 |
Battery
| Volume | 4000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 25 W | 25 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (15 W) | No |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (59% in 30 min) | Yes (45% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:15 h | n/a |
| Web Browsing | 07:07 h | n/a |
| Video Playback | 15:32 h | n/a |
| Games | 05:03 h | n/a |
| Standby Mode | 83 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8160x6120 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Zoom | 135 | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (1080p) | 240 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | n/a |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 10 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 5 MP Macro: 2 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 27 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL GN3 | Samsung ISOCELL S5KJN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56 | 1/2.76 (0.36) |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 0.64 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 10 MP | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | n/a |
| Focal length | 67 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL 3K1 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.94 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Optical | n/a |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 5 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX564 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55 | 1/5 (0.2) |
| Pixel size | 1.4 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 65 | n/a |
| Preview | 69 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 13 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4000x3000 pixels | 4160x3120 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3LU | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | n/a |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| 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 | 5.1 |
| 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 DP 1.2 | No |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | n/a |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 1 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | n/a | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | Yes |
| 2G Bands | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 |
| 3G Bands | UMTS 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 (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B20/B26/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B66) |
| LTE category | 20 | n/a |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | n/a |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | January, 2024 yr | June, 2026 yr |
| Release Date | January, 2024 yr | June, 2026 yr |
| MSRP ($) | 799 | n/a |
| Sensors | - Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint 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.
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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.
Survey
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