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Samsung Galaxy S24 FE vs OnePlus Nord 3

73 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
VS
64 out of 100
OnePlus Nord 3
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
OnePlus Nord 3

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.7-inch Samsung Galaxy S24 FE (with Exynos 2400e) that was released on September 26, 2024, against the OnePlus Nord 3, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 9000 and came out 1 year and 3 months 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
  • Handles wireless charging up to 15W
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 13
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • 28% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1977K versus 1542K)
  • Delivers 23% higher peak brightness (1372 against 1114 nits)
  • The phone is 1 year and 3 months newer
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
  • Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Nord 3
  • Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 25W)
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • 17% higher pixel density (451 vs 385 PPI)
  • Weighs 19.5 grams less
  • Has a built-in infrared port

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy S24 FE and OnePlus Nord 3 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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Value for money (Beta)

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8 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
65.9
(Good)
Value Index
74.6
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Galaxy S24 FE
vs
Nord 3

Display

Type Dynamic AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.7 inches 6.74 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels 1240 x 2772 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20.1:9
PPI 385 ppi 451 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes
Max rated brightness 1300 nits 600 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1900 nits 1450 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate - 360 Hz
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus Plus Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 88% 89.5%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 100% 98.7%
PWM 120 Hz 366 Hz
Response time 2 ms 7 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Galaxy S24 FE +23%
1372 nits
Nord 3
1114 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 162 mm (6.38 inches) 162.6 mm (6.4 inches)
Width 77.3 mm (3.04 inches) 75.1 mm (2.96 inches)
Thickness 8 mm (0.31 inches) 8.1 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 213 g (7.51 oz) 193.5 g (6.83 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP54
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Plastic
Colors Black, Gray, Blue, Green, Yellow Gray, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability Good (3.11/5) -
Drop resistance Excellent (A) · 270 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio
Galaxy S24 FE
88%
Nord 3 +2%
89.5%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy S24 FE and OnePlus Nord 3
SoC
Chipset Samsung Exynos 2400e MediaTek Dimensity 9000
Max clock 3110 MHz 3050 MHz
CPU cores 10 (1 + 2 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 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 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-A710
- 1 core at 3.05 GHz: Cortex-X2
L3 cache 8 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes MediaTek APU 590
GPU
Graphics Xclipse 940 Mali-G710 MC10
GPU shading units 768 640
GPU clock 1095 MHz 848 MHz
FLOPS ~3406.8 GFLOPS ~1085.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy S24 FE and OnePlus Nord 3
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Galaxy S24 FE +20%
2045
Nord 3
1710
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Galaxy S24 FE +43%
6397
Nord 3
4477
Compute Score (GPU)
Galaxy S24 FE +159%
16611
Nord 3
6409
Compute Score (GPU) 16611 6409
Single-core score 2045 1710
Multi-core score 6397 4477
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Galaxy S24 FE +28%
1977269
Nord 3
1542660
CPU 675682 576859
GPU 670589 296679
Memory 229976 223305
UX 401022 445817
Total score 1977269 1542660
Samples [55 tests] [7 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Galaxy S24 FE +128%
1769
Nord 3
775
Stability 70% 63%
Graphics test 13 FPS 6 FPS
Graphics score 1769 775
3DMark Solar Bay
Graphics test 29 FPS -
Section 1 35 FPS -
Section 2 28 FPS -
Section 3 24 FPS -
Graphics score 7699 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Galaxy S24 FE
16227
Nord 3
n/a
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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OnePlus Nord 3
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-05 -> alominzikkAnTuTu 111500307
📘 2026-09-05 (Alominzikk)AnTuTu 111500307
📘 2026-06-20 (LukisekCZ)AnTuTu 111584537
📘 2026-05-11 (DG)AnTuTu 111542660
📘 2026-04-30 (Gigimutu1)AnTuTu 111561642
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 4200 MHz -
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 13
ROM One UI 8.0 OxygenOS 13.1
OS size 23.5 GB -
OS updates 4 years 3 years
Security updates 7 years 4 years

Battery

Capacity 4700 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 25 W 80 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (15 W) No
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) No
Bypass charging No -
Fast charging Yes (56% in 30 min) Yes (60% in 15 min)
Full charging time 1:10 hr 0:32 hr
Battery cycles 2000 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 07:20 hr 08:39 hr
Watching video 13:33 hr 15:44 hr
Gaming 05:11 hr 05:40 hr
Standby 129 hr 94 hr
General battery life
Galaxy S24 FE +5%
23:02 hr
Nord 3
21:57 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6120 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash LED 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 (720p)
Angle of widest lens 123° 112°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 8 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 24 mm 24 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN3 Sony IMX890
Sensor size 1/1.57" (≈ 0.64 inch) 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus
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 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 13 mm -
Sensor Samsung S5K3L6 Sony IMX355
Sensor size 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution - 2 MP
Aperture - f/2.4
Sensor - GalaxyCore GC02M1
Sensor size - 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch)
Pixel size - 1.75 micron
Stabilization - Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh 60 -
Preview 69 -
Zoom 126 -
Samples Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S24 FE from DxOMark -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 10 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution 3648 x 2736 4608 x 3456
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Focal length 26 mm 24 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3J1 1/5
Sensor size 1/2.65" (≈ 0.38 inch) 1/3.09" (≈ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 1.22 micron 1 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

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 5.3
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 -
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No Yes
Network
Number of SIM* 1 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* Yes No
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 20 19
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 +16%
91.9 dB
Nord 3
78.9 dB

Other

Category Flagship Mid-range
Announced September 2024 July 2023
Release date October 2024 July 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $649 $499
Successor - Samsung Galaxy S25 FE - OnePlus Nord 5
SAR (head) 0.86 W/kg -
SAR (body) 1.29 W/kg -
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Yes, 80 W
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.

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1 (20%)
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Total votes: 5

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