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Samsung Galaxy S24 FE vs Apple iPhone 13

73 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
VS
65 out of 100
Apple iPhone 13
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
Apple iPhone 13

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.7-inch Samsung Galaxy S24 FE (with Exynos 2400e) that was released on September 26, 2024, against the Apple iPhone 13, which is powered by Apple A15 Bionic and came out 3 years and 1 month before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
  • The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • Comes with 1473 mAh larger battery capacity: 4700 vs 3227 mAh
  • Has a 0.6 inch larger screen size
  • Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
  • Delivers 66% higher peak brightness (1372 against 828 nits)
  • 40% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1977K versus 1413K)
  • Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • The phone is 3 years and 1 month newer
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 13
  • 19% higher pixel density (460 vs 385 PPI)
  • Weighs 39 grams less
  • Better grip in hands – the body is 5.8 mm narrower
  • 10% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2241 and 2045 points

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy S24 FE and Apple iPhone 13 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Final comparison evaluation
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Value for money (Beta)

Should I update?
No 43% Yes
Mostly no. The difference is too small to matter in everyday use.
The overall difference between Apple iPhone 13 and Samsung Galaxy S24 FE is not big enough to justify updating.
Main improvements: display, gaming, and connectivity.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Galaxy S24 FE
vs
iPhone 13

Display

Type Dynamic AMOLED OLED
Size 6.7 inches 6.1 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels 1170 x 2532 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 385 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max rated brightness 1300 nits 800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1900 nits 1200 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus Plus -
Screen-to-body ratio 88% 87.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 100% 129%
PWM 120 Hz 609 Hz
Response time 2 ms 7.5 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Galaxy S24 FE
6.7″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.1 in2
iPhone 13
6.1″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 14.2 in2
~20% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Galaxy S24 FE +66%
1372 nits
iPhone 13
828 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 162 mm (6.38 inches) 146.7 mm (5.78 inches)
Width 77.3 mm (3.04 inches) 71.5 mm (2.81 inches)
Thickness 8 mm (0.31 inches) 7.65 mm (0.3 inches)
Weight 213 g (7.51 oz) 174 g (6.14 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber -
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Gray, Blue, Green, Yellow White, Black, Blue, Green, Red, Pink
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display No
Repairability Good (3.11/5) -
Drop resistance Excellent (A) · 270 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio
Galaxy S24 FE +1%
88%
iPhone 13
87.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy S24 FE and Apple iPhone 13
SoC
Chipset Samsung Exynos 2400e Apple A15 Bionic
Max clock 3110 MHz 3230 MHz
CPU cores 10 (1 + 2 + 3 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 2 cores at 2.9 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3.11 GHz: Cortex-X4		 - 4 cores at 2.02 GHz: Blizzard
- 2 cores at 3.23 GHz: Avalanche
L3 cache 8 MB -
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 5 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Apple Neural Engine
GPU
Graphics Xclipse 940 Apple GPU (4 cores)
GPU shading units 768 640
GPU clock 1095 MHz 1338 MHz
FLOPS ~3406.8 GFLOPS ~1712.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy S24 FE and Apple iPhone 13
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Galaxy S24 FE
2045
iPhone 13 +10%
2241
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Galaxy S24 FE +20%
6397
iPhone 13
5317
Compute Score (GPU)
Galaxy S24 FE
16611
iPhone 13 +11%
18447
Compute Score (GPU) 16611 18447
Single-core score 2045 2241
Multi-core score 6397 5317
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Galaxy S24 FE +40%
1977269
iPhone 13
1413275
CPU 675682 410975
GPU 670589 370837
Memory 229976 164151
UX 401022 467312
Total score 1977269 1413275
Samples [55 tests] [26 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 70% -
Graphics test 13 FPS -
Graphics score 1769 -
3DMark Solar Bay
Galaxy S24 FE +139%
7699
iPhone 13
3225
Stability - 76%
Graphics test 29 FPS 12 FPS
Section 1 35 FPS 16 FPS
Section 2 28 FPS 12 FPS
Section 3 24 FPS 9 FPS
Graphics score 7699 3225
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability - 74%
Graphics test - 14 FPS
Graphics score - 2445
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 15997 -
Video editing 8031 -
Photo editing 33878 -
Data manipulation 12347 -
Writing score 19836 -
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-10-12 -> bo177575AnTuTu 122370118
📘 2026-10-12 (Abs)AnTuTu 112053895
📘 2026-09-21 (Vishnu)AnTuTu 122276561
📘 2026-09-08 -> lUjekShCPU Throttle81%
📘 2026-09-08 -> lUjekShAnTuTu 122134029
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Apple iPhone 13
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-19 (Vova)AnTuTu 111297615
📘 2026-09-18 (charlesddd)AnTuTu 111461749
📘 2026-09-08 (lUjekSh)Geekbench 6 GPU18864
📘 2026-09-08 (lUjekSh)Geekbench 6 CPU2327 / 5604
📘 2026-09-03 (Yulik🇺🇦)AnTuTu 111289105
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 4200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 NVMe
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) iOS 15 (Can be upgraded to iOS 27)
ROM One UI 8.0 -
OS size 23.5 GB 18 GB
OS updates 4 years -
Security updates 7 years -

Battery

Capacity 4700 mAh 3227 mAh
Max charge power 25 W 20 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (15 W) Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) No
Bypass charging No No
Fast charging Yes (56% in 30 min) Yes (54% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:10 hr 1:46 hr
Battery cycles 2000 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 07:20 hr 09:29 hr
Watching video 13:33 hr 13:58 hr
Gaming 05:11 hr 05:12 hr
Standby 129 hr 114 hr
General battery life
Galaxy S24 FE
23:02 hr
iPhone 13 +2%
23:23 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6120 4032 x 3024
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 30FPS No
4K video recording Up to 120FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 120FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 960 FPS (720p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 123° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 8 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
1) Standard: 12 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.6
Focal length 24 mm 26 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN3 Sony IMX603
Sensor size 1/1.57" (≈ 0.64 inch) 1/1.9" (≈ 0.53 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1.7 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 8 MP -
Aperture f/2.4 -
Focal length 75 mm -
Sensor OmniVision OV08A10 -
Sensor size 1/4.4" (≈ 0.23 inch) -
Pixel size 1 micron -
Stabilization Optical -
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.4
Focal length 13 mm 14 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3L6 Sony IMX372
Sensor size 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.4 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Galaxy S24 FE +2%
136
iPhone 13
133
Video quality
Galaxy S24 FE
125
iPhone 13 +15%
144
Generic main camera score
Galaxy S24 FE +6%
133
iPhone 13
125
Bokeh 60 65
Preview 69 76
Zoom 126 65
Samples Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S24 FE from DxOMark Photo samples of Apple iPhone 13 from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 10 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 3648 x 2736 4032 x 3024
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 23 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3J1 Sony IMX514
Sensor size 1/2.65" (≈ 0.38 inch) 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch)
Pixel size 1.22 micron -
Autofocus No Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No Yes
DxOMark front camera
Photo - 128
Video - 143

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard 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, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C -
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes -
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby -
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 20 18
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Galaxy S24 FE +10%
91.9 dB
iPhone 13
83.2 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced September 2024 September 2021
Release date October 2024 September 2021
Launch price (MSRP) $649 $800
Successor - Samsung Galaxy S25 FE - Apple iPhone 17
SAR (head) 0.86 W/kg 0.99 W/kg
SAR (body) 1.29 W/kg 0.98 W/kg
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Face recognition sensor
Bundled charger Not included -
Further details
Notes on Galaxy S24 FE:
    - The 128 GB variant features UFS 3.1 memory, other models have UFS 4.0.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Samsung Galaxy S24 FE is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
421 (81.7%)
94 (18.3%)
Total votes: 515

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