Samsung Galaxy S24 FE vs Apple iPhone 17

Product
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
799 USD
Apple iPhone 17
799 USD

Price
799 USD
799 USD
Status
Available
Available
Brand
Samsung Mobile
Apple iPhone
Model No
SM-S721B, SM-S721B/DS, SM-S721U1, SM-S721U, SM-S721W, SM-S7210, SM-S721N
iPhone18,3, A3520, A3258, A3519, A3521

Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66 - International
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66 - A3520 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A3258 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A3519 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66 - A3521
5G bands
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3520 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 77, 78, 79, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - A3258 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3519 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3521
Speed
HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G
HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps

Dimensions
162 x 77.3 x 8 mm (6.38 x 3.04 x 0.31 in)
149.6 x 71.5 x 8 mm (5.89 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)
Weight
213 g (7.51 oz)
177 g (6.24 oz)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Glass front (Ceramic Shield 2), aluminum frame, glass back IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
SIM
Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) or Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs or SIM & eSIM, dual stand-by)
Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time; International) eSIM + eSIM (8 or more, max 2 at a time; USA) Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM (China)
Colors
Graphite, Blue, Silver, Green, Yellow
Black, White, Mist Blue, Sage, Lavender

Type
Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1900 nits (peak)
LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED, 120Hz, HDR10, 1000 nits (typ), 1600 nits (HBM), 3000 nits (peak)
Size
6.7 inches, 110.2 cm2
6.3 inches, 96.4 cm2 (~90.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~385 ppi density)
1206 x 2622 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density)

OS
Android 14, One UI 6.1.1
iOS 26
Chipset
Exynos 2400e (4 nm)
Apple A19 (3 nm)
CPU
10-core (1x3.1 GHz + 2x2.9 GHz + 3x2.6 GHz + 4x1.95 GHz)
Hexa-core (2x4.26 GHz + 4xX.X GHz)
GPU
Xclipse 940
Apple GPU (5-core graphics)

RAM
8GB
8GB
Storage
128GB/256GB/512GB 128GB
128GB/256GB/512GB NVMe

Lens 1
50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), dual pixel PDAF, OIS
48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
Lens 2
8 MP, f/2.4, 75mm (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
48 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF
Lens 3
12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide)
Features
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video
8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 720p@960fps
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec.

Lens 1
10 MP, f/2.4, 26mm (wide)
18 MP multi-aspect, f/1.9, (wide), PDAF, OIS SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Video
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps; gyro-EIS
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
Features
HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec.

Capacity
4700 mAh, non-removable
Li-Ion 3692 mAh
Charging
25W wired, PD, QC2, 50% in 30 min 15W wireless Reverse wireless
Wired, PD3.2, AVS, 50% in 20 min 25W wireless MagSafe/Qi2, 50% in 30 min (15W - China) 4.5W reverse wired

Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass Virtual proximity sensing Samsung DeX
Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Ultra Wideband (UWB) support (gen2 chip) Emergency SOS, Messages and Find My via satellite

Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
Yes, with stereo speakers

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, tri-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.3, A2DP, LE
5.3, A2DP, LE
GPS
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
NFC
Yes
Yes
USB
USB Type-C, OTG
USB USB Type-C 2.0, DisplayPort

Performance
AnTuTu: 1548896 (v10) GeekBench: 6299 (v6) 3DMark Wild life: 13257 (offscreen 1440p)
Display
1372 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker
-24.6 LUFS (Very good)
Battery life
Active use score 11:48h Disclaimer. We can not guarantee that the information on this