The $1099, 6.7” Samsung Galaxy S24 FE is a value version of the $1699 S24+. It is an everyday phone that does everyday things very well.
In fact, this year, both use the Samsung Exynos processor, so raw CPU/GPU performance is similar.
The FE edition is in response to fans asking for certain features at the expense of others to meet a price point. For example, it has a 1080p AMOLED screen (1440) but is not as bright at 1900 nits HDR peak (2600). It has Wi-Fi 6E (not 7), 8GB RAM (12), slower UFS 3.1 storage (4.0), smaller 4700 25W battery (4900 45W), lower camera specs, etc. On the plus side, it inherits a 2+7+7 Warranty/OS/security patch policy, which makes it more desirable.
Australian Review: Samsung Galaxy S24 FE, 8/128GB, single sim/eSIM, SM-712B
| Brand | Samsung |
| Model | Samsung Galaxy S24 FE |
| Model Number | SM-721B |
| Price base | 8/128 $1099 |
| Price 2 | 8/256 $1199 |
| Warranty months | 24 |
| Tier | Upper mid-range |
| Website | Product Page |
| From | Samsung Online and approved retailers |
| Country of Origin | Unknown – likely Vietnam |
| Company | Samsung is a South Korean multinational manufacturing conglomerate headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul, South Korea. Samsung Electronics (the world’s largest information technology company, consumer electronics maker and chipmaker. |
| Test date | November 2024 |
| Ambient temp | 20-25° |
| Release | October 2024 |
| Other models not for Australia (Don’t buy)* | Do not buy models ending in U, W, N or without a post-nominal. |
* Grey market – no Australian warranty, and 5G may not work here
We strongly advise you to buy a genuine model with Australian firmware. Check at Settings, About Phone, Regulatory Labels and Australian RCM C-tick mark. Insist on a screen grab if you buy anywhere else.
Australian certified phones use unique Australian 5G sub-6Ghz and 5G low-band frequencies, requiring local activation first. Read Don’t buy a grey market smartphone.
Deep-Dive review format
We use Fail (below expectations), Pass (meets expectations) and Exceed (surpasses expectations or is the class leader) against many of the items below. We occasionally give a Pass(able) rating that is not as good as it should be and a Pass ‘+’ rating to show it is good but does not quite make it to Exceed. You can click on most images for an enlargement.
First Impression – Pass+
The Samsung Galaxy S24 FE is more like the Galaxy S24+ you have when you can’t quite afford it. It looks and feels premium, apart from the noticeably larger bezels. We compared the specs with the 2023 S23 FE, and the Samsung Galaxy S24 FE is impressively higher. Samsung has worked hard to make this good value and performance.
This is a phone for the people—admittedly, at $1099, the well-heeled ones. It is kind of a last-rite, pre-AI phone because while the Exynos 2400e processor has plenty of power, it is somewhat limited by 8GB of RAM and 128GB of slower UFS 3.1 storage.
Screen – Pass
It is a 1080p, 8-bit/16.7 million colour AMOLED screen—OK for the price, but most competitors now offer 10-bit/1.07 billion colour OLED screens. Samsung persists with 8-bit because it is more energy efficient, and no Samsung device supports Dolby Vision. It supports fixed 60 or 120Hz or adaptive steps between both.
The screen can produce 1900 nits in a 2% window when playing HDR10+ content. This is an excellent marketing figure, but in reality, it is 450 nits sustained – similar to most AMOLED screens.
We noticed two issues that some users may need to know.
First, it has a low 250Hz Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) frequency that will affect PWM-sensitive people and can induce migraines and nausea. Avoid this if you are susceptible to PWM.
Second, the video/photo colour preview is off courtesy of the 8-bit screen. It is only important to those wanting to do more than ‘point and shoot’ photography. Read 8-bit versus 10-bit screen colours. What is the big deal? if you need to know more.
Screen specs
| Size | 6.7″ |
| Type | Dynamic AMOLED 2X |
| Flat, Curve, 2D, 3D | Flat with centre O-hole |
| Resolution | 2340 x 1080 |
| PPI | 385 |
| Ratio | 19.5:9 |
| Screen to Body % | 88% |
| Colours bits | 8-bit/16.7m colours |
| Refresh Hz, adaptive | 60 or 120 or adaptive stepping. |
| Nits typical, test | Not disclosed Approx 450 nits manual sustained brightness |
| Nits max, test | Claim 1900 peak Test 2050 nits in a 2% window playing HDR10+ content. |
| Contrast | Infinite |
| sRGB | 100% |
| DCI-P3 | Approx 95% of 8-bit colour gamut or 60% of 10-bit gamut. |
| Rec.2020 or other | RGB and temperature adjustment for basic calibration. |
| Delta E ( | 2 |
| HDR Level | Plays SDR/HDR/HDR10/HDR10+ but not Dolby Vision. |
| SDR Upscale | No |
| Blue Light Control | Yes |
| PWM if known | All Samsung AMOLED use PWM 250Hz approx. – not for PWM-sensitive people |
| Daylight readable | Yes, but not quite bright enough for direct sunlight. |
| Always on Display | Yes |
| Edge display | Yes |
| Accessibility | Full suite of enhancements |
| DRM | Widevine L1 1080p HDR10 (most content is SDR) |
| Gaming | It has plenty of CPU power, excellent AMD ray-tracing GPU, and a fast-response screen. The only issue is 33% throttling. |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus+ |
| Comment | DXOMARK picked up on PWM, which severely affects 10% of the population with headaches, nausea, etc. The fact is that a far higher percentage are affected to a lesser degree by low Hz flicker, which is best avoided for constant use. Some brands have OLED or pOLED screens with PWM frequencies at 1000Hz or higher and don’t have PWM issues. It also highlighted the need for greater brightness uniformity and screen colour inaccuracy compared to photo/video colours. |
AI – Passable
AI on this device is more about Call Assist, Chat assist, Interpreter, Note Assist, and things that can be done on the device. Google Circle Search is done in the Gemini cloud. In any case, using AI requires a Samsung Account sign-in, the possibility of monthly subscription fees later in 2025 and a decent internet connection.
Google has now stated that 12GB is the minimum for on-device Gemini AI Nano and is pushing 16GB as the new standard. In any case, I don’t think AI is a significant influencer for the purchase of this phone.
We have included a set of AI benchmarks. The problem is that none are directly comparable to TOPs (trillion operations per second), but we have put representative Qualcomm SD8 Gen 3 (the most powerful) results in brackets.
| AI TOPS OR Multi-thread Integer Operations Per Second (INOPS) GINOPS = billion |
Geekbench AI CPU 2312/2366/3522 (2429/2511/3758) GPU 1588/1361/1364 (958/1272/1278) NNAPI 307/318/1016 (444/431/948) ENN 3578/12271/22293 AI Benchmark 6 581 AiTuTu 40,315 (1,481,101) GFLOPS 21.27 (21.4) GNOPS 26.14 (26.15) |
Processor – Pass+
The Samsung Galaxy S24 FE uses a Samsung Exynos 2400e (about 5-10% slower than the 2400, which is the basis of the S24+ and Google Pixel 9 Tensor G3).
The SoC performs well in synthetic benchmarks – it has heaps of power for on-device AI photograph post-processing.
It also has an Xclipse 940 GPU based on AMD RDNA. This gives hardware ray tracing and VRS (Variable Rate Shading), which applies lower shading rates in areas where they will not affect visual quality. It is excellent for mobile gamers.
This USB-C 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps) port supports Alt DP to a monitor or TV over USB-C. However, it cannot mount external SSD storage to use as a drive, so it’s unsuitable for vloggers, videographers, etc.
Processor specs
| Processor | Tests on battery and balanced mode |
| Brand, Model | Samsung Exynos 2400e The link is for a faster 2400 version. Approx 5-10% slower version of the 2400. |
| nm | 4nm made by Samsung |
| Cores | 1 x 3.1Ghz + 2 x 2.9GHz + 3 x 2.6GHz + 4 x 2GHz 10-core |
| Modem | Samsung |
| Geekbench 6 Single-core | 1941 |
| Geekbench 6 multi-core | 6064 |
| Like | Sits between SD 8 Gen 2 and MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Benchmarks |
| GPU | Xclipse 940 based on AMD RDNA. Hardware-based ray tracing acceleration can show more light effects, such as the reflection and refraction of various objects in 3D graphic games. |
| GPU Test | |
| Open CL | 15,544 – very good |
| Like | Faster than an SD8 Gen 2 |
| Vulcan | 15726 – very good |
| RAM, type | 8GB LPDDR5x |
| Storage, free, type | 128GB UFS 3.1 (90GB free) |
| micro-SD | No |
| CPDT internal seq. Read MBps sustained/peak | 628/871 – fit for purpose |
| CPDT internal seq. write MBps sustained/peak | 1370/1910 – fit for purpose |
| CPDT microSD read, write MBps | N/A |
| CPDT external (mountable?) MBps | Won’t test. Seen by ‘Files’ as external storage but can’t mount as internal storage |
| Comment | Videographers and vloggers will soon run out of space without mountable storage, which is seen as internal storage. |
Throttle Test – Passable
It throttles 33% under 100% load. CPU temperature did not exceed 50°, but the external case reached 43°, showing average thermal management.
| Max GIPS | 393107 |
| Average GIPS | 311340 |
| Minimum GIPS | 245298 |
| % Throttle | 33% |
| CPU Temp | 50° but about 40° to touch |
| Comment | We re-ran the throttle test several times with similar results. Typical users will not notice but gamers should note that this could be an issue for them. |
Comms – Pass+
- Wi-Fi 6E AXE reaches VT160 speeds of 2400Mbps full duplex (with a 6E capable router), holding 6GHz speeds out to 10 metres line-of-site. It then drops to 5Ghz to about 15m and then to 2.4GHz to about 30m. This shows a good antenna design.
- BT 5.3 is multi-point (can join two devices simultaneously) and holds well to about 30 metres line-of-sight. It now has the royalty-free aptX codec for better BT music.
- GPS is a dual-band with a 3m accuracy, so it can be used for in-car navigation at speed.
- It has NFC.
- DeX: It supports 1920 x 1080 (FHD) DeX (Desktop Experience) via USB-C to USB-C/HDMI/DP cable and Wi-Fi to connect monitors and smart TVs.
| Comms | Internet speed test 100/20Mbps connected to 6GHz |
| Wi-Fi Type, model | Wi-Fi 6E AXE Tri-band VHT160 |
| Test 2m -dBm, Rx/Tx Mbps | -36/1200/2300 |
| Test 5m | -46/2300/2001 |
| Test 10m | -52/1921/1793 |
| BT Type | 5.3 |
| GPS single, dual | Dual 3m accuracy |
| USB type | 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps) |
| ALT DP, DeX, Ready For | Yes, USB-C to HDMI or USB-C and Wi-Fi support are available for monitors or smart TVs. |
| NFC | Yes |
| Ultra-wideband | No |
| Sensors | |
| Accelerometer | Yes – combo with Gyro |
| Gyro | Yes – combo with Gyro |
| e-Compass | Yes |
| Barometer | Yes |
| Gravity | |
| Pedometer | |
| Ambient light | Yes |
| Hall sensor | Yes |
| Proximity | Yes |
| Other | |
| Comment | DeX cable and wireless support are great, but Samsung still has not implemented mountable storage (despite the SoC supporting it), so it is not for vloggers and videographers. |
Tests on Wi-Fi 6E 6GHz band at 2, 5 and 10m. It is tytpcial that 2m tests report lower speeds that 5m or even 10m.
4/5G – Pass for city and suburb use
The Australian-certified version has a single SIM and an eSIM. Only one can be active at a time.
Samsung Exynos modems are acceptable for city and suburb use. It found 4G Band 3 at up to 5 pictowatts (pW)and 4G Band 28 at up to 4 picowatts. These signal strengths are far from the 20pW we see on some MediaTek and Qualcomm modems.
| SIM | Single SIM and eSIM |
| Active | DSDS Only one at a time. |
| Ring tone single, dual | Single |
| VoLTE | Carrier dependent |
| Wi-Fi calling | Carrier dependent |
| 4G Bands | B1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66 |
| Comment | All Australian 4G bands |
| 5G sub-6Ghz | N1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66 |
| Comment | All Australian and 5G low band |
| mmWave | No |
| Test Boost Mobile, Telstra | |
| DL/UL, ms | 54.1/14.1/25ms – above average |
| Tower 1 -dBm fW or pW | Band 28 -86 to -94 and 4pW to 316.2fW |
| Tower 2 | Band 3 -83 to -89 and 5pW TO 1.3Pw |
| Tower 3 | Not usable |
| Tower 4 | Not usable |
| Comment | The Exynos modem has improved over the S23 FE. It reliably found two towers on 4G but no usable 5G. |
Battery – Pass
It is a minor point, but every recent Samsung we test has a lower capacity battery than advertised—it is called typical versus rated. We don’t deduct points as I am sure there are minor battery variances when made. The good news is that this has a 500-cycle full recharge before it drops to 80% charge retention. It also earns points for 15W Qi wireless charging.
Samsung loses points as it does not supply a charger, and this phone is particular about the volts/amps/watts it needs to fast charge. In fact, with a genuine 25W Samsung fast charger, it took over four hours to charge. We also had similar issues with GaN chargers. The 1 hour and 30 minute result below use a Google Pixel 10V/2A/30W charger and 5W cable.
Power users will get 8-10 hours; typical users must recharge daily.
Battery specs
| mAh | 3.88V/4.565A/17.72W Typical 3.88/4.7A/18.24W Rated 4700mAh 25W maximum charge. Rated 5-year life cycle. |
| Charger, type, supplied | Not supplied Tests with Samsung 25W gave excessive charge times. Invest in a multi-port 30W or higher GaN charger and a 5W cable for best results. |
| PD, QC level | PD QC 2.0 |
| Qi, wattage | 15W |
| Reverse Qi or cable | 5W |
| Test (60Hz or adaptive screen) | Adaptive Screen |
| Charge % 30mins | Claim 50% in 30 minutes. |
| Charge 0-100% | Tends to charge at 10V/2A/20W Approx 1 hour and 30 minutes. If you use the wrong charger, it can take 4-5 hours. |
| Charge Qi, W Using Belkin Boost Charge 15W fast wireless charge |
15W We got odd results on several 15W Qi chargers including a genuine Samsung 15W pad 7W. At this rate, it takes about 4.5 hours. |
| Charge 5V, 2A | 4 hours 18 minutes |
| Video loop 50% brightness/volume Aeroplane mode |
18 hours 50 minutes Samsung claims 28 hours. |
| PC Mark 3 battery (best indication of mixed use) | 15 hours 38 minutes Accubattery 17 hours |
| GFX Bench Manhattan | Would not run – out of memory error. |
| GFX Bench T-Rex | 405.7 minutes, 6.76 hours, 6685 frames |
| Drain 100-0% full load screen on | 3 hours 38 minutes Accubattery 4 hours |
| mA Full load screen on | 2500-3000mA |
| mA Watt idle Screen on | 250-300mA |
| Estimate loss at max refresh | Up to 20% |
| Estimate typical use | We had odd battery results using a Samsung 25W charger. We tried two, and both seemed to be affected by some battery system settings. A 30W Google Pixel Charger gave the best results. It is pretty energy-hungry under load, so power users will get 8-10 hours, and typical users up to 24 hours. |
| Comment | No charger is penny-pinching. Out-of-memory error is common to the Exynos SoC and probably no issue. |
Sound – stereo but mainly for clear voice – Pass
It has a hybrid stereo speaker—a top earpiece, a bottom speaker, and top and bottom mics. There is a definite volume bias towards the bottom speaker.
| Speakers | Stereo – top earpiece and bottom down-firing. Volume and bass preference for the bottom speaker. |
| Tuning | No |
| AMP | 2 x TFA98XX 1.6W TDH+N (5) .022 x TFA9879 MPX Class-D stereo amp and DPS 1.6, 2.65W@8, 4OHM .2% THD |
| Dolby Atmos decode | Downmix to two speakers |
| Hi-Res | 16-bit/44100Hz stereo upscale to headphones only. |
| 3.5mm | No |
| BT Codecs | SBC, AAC, aptX (royalty-free version), LDAC, SSC (Samsung Scalable Codec). |
| Multipoint | Can connect to two devices |
| Dolby Atmos (DA) | Yes – auto, movie, music, voice and games mode |
| EQ | Balanced, Bass Boost, Smooth, Dynamic, Clear, Treble Boost, and Custom make more of a difference in headphones, as the built-in speakers limit their capabilities. |
| Mics | 2 – with background noise suppression – Care that the bottom mic is on the immediate left of USB-C and can be blocked by hand. |
| Test dB – all on EQ flat DA off | |
| Volume max | 78 – low but acceptable for personal use |
| Media (music) | 75.4 |
| Ring | 75 |
| Alarm | 75 |
| Notifications | 75 |
| Earpiece | 50 |
| Hands-free | The bottom mic is for voice only, and the top is for noise reduction. Hold the phone close, as the volume is a tad low. |
| BT headphones | Excellent left-right separation and DA makes quite a difference with DA content. |
Sound quality – passable
It has no low- or mid-bass. High bass starts at 100Hz and builds slowly to 200Hz, so do not expect a good bass response. It keeps building to 1kHz, where clear voice resides. It is flat (good) in a narrow range from 1-5kHz, then declines to 20kHz. Technically, it is a mid-sound signature (bass recessed, mid boosted, treble recessed)—for clear voice, but music is tinny, hollow, and harsh (more Analytical).
You can read more about sound signatures and, what to look for (including test tracks) How to tell if you have good music (sound signature is the key).
| Deep Bass 20-40Hz | No |
| Middle Bass 40-100Hz | No |
| High Bass 100-200Hz | Slowly building |
| Low Mid 200-400Hz | Slowly building |
| Mid 400-1000Hz | Flattening |
| High-Mid 1-2kHz | Flat |
| Low Treble 2-4kHz | Flat |
| Mid Treble 4-6kHz | Flat |
| High Treble 6-10kHz | Decline to 20kHz |
| Dog Whistle 10-20kHz | Decline to 20kHz |
| Sound Signature type | Mid: (bass recessed, mid boosted, treble recessed) – for clear voice. Music is tinny, hollow, and harsh at the mid/upper treble. |
| Soundstage | There is a definite bottom speaker bias. 2D is as wide as the phone. DA content gives a small bubble of sound around the phone. |
| Comment | Internal speakers are not the best for music – the focus is on clear voice for hands-free. Volume is below average. |
Build – Very good – Pass+
Samsung has made great strides in repairability (see tear-down video later). It uses a sandwich approach, allowing the back glass and front screen to be reasonably easily removed (forget any IP rating afterwards). It is well made and scored 8.5/10 for repairability.
The phone and a 3W charging cable are all you get inbox. The warranty is 24 months.
| Size (H X W x D) | 162.0 x 77.3 x 8.0 |
| Weight grams | 213 |
| Front glass | Gorilla Glass Victus+ fingerprint magnet |
| Rear material | Gorilla Glass Victus+ fingerprint magnet |
| Frame | Machined Aluminium |
| IP rating | 68, 1.5m for 30 minutes, fresh, still water only. |
| Colours | Blue Mint Graphite |
| Pen, Stylus support | No |
| Teardown | Repair 8.5/10 – screen replacement requires removal of the rear panel and some motherboards. |
| In the box | |
| Charger | No |
| USB cable | USB-A to USB-C rated 3W |
| Buds | No |
| Bumper cover | No |
| Comment | It’s nice to see IP68, but it’s a big, heavy phone with thick bezels. |
Tear down video
Android 14 and seven years OS upgrades and OS patches – Exceed
Samsung (and Google) have a 2+7+7 year warranty, OS upgrades and security patches. It is industry-leading but more about bragging rights than practicalities.
Analysts are already saying 8GB phones won’t be able to run 2025 Google Gemini Nano AI, and 128GB of storage is too small. The reality is that the upgrades are subject to the hardware’s ability to handle the new OS requirements. So, when you look at this, also consider other brands that may have a shorter 2+3+3 policy.
Samsung tries to draw you into its world with its Galaxy Apps, Samsung Account and Backup. There is nothing wrong with that; you can avoid these if you don’t want Samsung to know what you do. We strongly recommend using the Google app alternatives to make it easier if you ever want to exit the Samsung world.
| Android | Android 14 |
| Security patch date | 1 October 2024 |
| UI | UI 6.1 |
| OS upgrade policy | 7 |
| Security patch policy | 7 |
| Bloatware | Samsung alternative to Google Suite. Microsoft Suite and OneDrive (requires subscription) |
| Other | Selection of Galaxy Apps |
| Comment | Excellent upgrade policy and One UI is easy to use |
| Security | |
| Fingerprint sensor location, type | Optical under glass – slower than Ultrasonic found on S24 |
| Face ID | 2D |
| Other | Knox and Secure folder |
| Comment | One of the more secure Android devices |
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE camera – Pass+
This is a three-sensor camera 50 (binned) +12 + 8MP—wide/ultrawide/telephoto. It is pretty much the same as the S22 FE and S23 FE. DXOMARK has rated it 133, a few steps above the S23 FE, because the processor has more AI post-processing smarts.
We found inaccurate screen preview colours for video and photographs, some bokeh issues, and a little too much noise in low-light shots. Let’s say that as a point-and-shoot camera, you cannot go wrong.
The videos were excellent; you can get 4K@30 with OIS and 1080p@60 with OIS and EIS.
Photo Test
Camera Specs
| Rear Primary | Wide |
| MP | 50MP BINS TO 12.5MP |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K36L |
| Focus | Dual Pixel PDAF |
| f-stop | 1.8 |
| um | 1 (bins to 2) |
| FOV° (stated, actual) | 74.1 to 86.7 |
| Stabilisation | OIS |
| Zoom | 10X digital |
| Rear 2 | Ultrawide |
| MP | 12MP |
| Sensor | DXOMARK 133 Same as Samsung S23/+, 24/+, Fold6, Pixel 7a, iPhone 14/+ Good overall performance, slightly reduced by inaccurate video preview, bokeh and noise in low light. |
| Focus | Fixed |
| f-stop | 2.2 |
| um | 1.12 |
| FOV (stated, actual) | 123 (104.3 TO 116.3) |
| Stabilisation | No |
| Zoom | 8x |
| Rear 3 | Telephoto |
| MP | 8 |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV08A1 |
| Focus | Fixed |
| f-stop | 2.4 |
| um | 1.12 |
| FOV (stated, actual) | 29.2 to 36.1 |
| Stabilisation | OIS |
| Zoom | 3X Optical 30X Space zoom |
| Video max | 8K@30 OIS/EIS 4K@30 |
| Flash | 1 |
| Auto-HDR | Yes |
| QR code reader | Yes |
| Night mode | Nightography |
| DXO Mark | DXOMARK 133 Same as Samsung S23/+, 24/+, Fold6, Pixel 7a, iPhone 14/+ Good overall performance, slightly reduced by inaccurate video preview, bokeh and noise in low light. |
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE Front Camera
The selfies were natural with good dynamic range. The field of view is pretty narrow—not for group selfies.
| Front | Selfie |
| MP | 10 but produces 7.3MP cropped images |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3J1 |
| Focus | Fixed focus can result in out-of-focus shots. |
| f-stop | 2.4 |
| um | 1.22 |
| FOV (stated, actual) | 62.9 to 73.1 |
| Stabilisation | No |
| Flash | Screen fill |
| Zoom | No |
| Video max | 4K@60fps |
| Comment | The camera is largely unchanged from the S22/S23 FE. It is a good overall performer but shows the reuse of older tech to meet a price point. |
CyberShack’s view: Samsung S24 FE is Galaxy S24+ you can afford
Samsung makes good gear, and the Galaxy S24 series are its best glass slabs. While we can see the compromises made to bring the Samsung Galaxy S24 FE in at a lower price point, they don’t affect day-to-day use.
My concerns are that it only has 8MB RAM, 128GB storage, and city and suburb phone signal strength. If that does not bother you, then this is a great buy.
Competition – 6.7” OLED
At $1099 for 8/128GB, there are better value phones.
The $999 Motorola Edge 50 Pro is our pick of the year as it is the only one that met or exceeded all 15 judging criteria (read Best Android phones 11/2024). It has a 6.7” pOLED (no PWM), Qualcomm SD7 Gen 3 SoC, 12/256 RAM/Storage (plus virtual RAM), and a better camera system. It is suitable for city, suburb, regional and rural use.
The $999 Nothing Phone 2 has a Qualcomm SD8+ Gen 1 and 12/256GB and arguably a more flexible 50+50MP camera. It is suitable for city, suburb, regional and rural use. The 512GB version is $1099.
The $999 OPPO Reno 12 Plus has a MediaTek Dimensity 7300, 12/512GB, and a huge 50+50+8MP camera. It is a city and suburb phone.
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE ratings
| Features | 80 |
| Solid processor, but compromises to meet a price like UFS 3.1 and 8GB limit this phone’s future, especially for AI use. There is no microSD, charger, or 8-bit screen. It is not for PWM-sensitive people. | |
| Value | 80 |
| The Exynos 2400e performs well, but there are other phones in this price bracket with Qualcomm or MediaTek Dimensity, more RAM, and faster storage that perform better. | |
| Performance | 80 |
| We keep saying its performance is good but throttles badly, and lower-cost/speed components hamper the processor. | |
| Ease of Use | 90 |
| Long warranty, OS update and security patch. One UI 6.1 is easy to use | |
| Design | 80 |
| It is a glass slab with no distinguishing features except a coloured back. | |
| Rating out of 10 | 83 |
| Final comment | It is a worthy successor to the S23 FE with a much brighter screen and faster processor. |
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