Samsung Galaxy A55 vs. Samsung Galaxy S24 FE

So, you are searching for a strong Samsung cellphone however do not need to break the financial institution? We get it; a Galaxy cellphone has loads of attraction, however pricing can get loopy for the Galaxy S household. Fortunately, the Korean large has a reasonably full lineup with gives at each worth level. At present, we’re exploring the best choice for a “funds flagship” or “higher midranger”, relying in your private definition.

It’s value stating that there’s a fairly substantial worth distinction between the 2 telephones. On the time of writing, a base 128GB/8GB Galaxy A55 will set you again round € 350, whereas a base 128GB/8GB Galaxy S24 FE retails for round € 550. It is a severe worth distinction.

There is no such thing as a doubt that the Galaxy S24 FE is the higher system out of the 2. The actual query is whether or not it’s twice nearly as good because the Galaxy A55. Whereas that can undoubtedly be a private resolution to make, we are able to no less than undergo the important thing factors of comparability shortly and concisely, stating the variations for you.

Desk of Contents:

For starters, you’ll be able to evaluate the entire specs sheets or immediately proceed with our editor’s evaluation within the following textual content.

Measurement comparability

The Galaxy A55 and Galaxy S24 FE are fairly comparable size-wise. Each are pretty large units, even by trendy requirements and actually, a bit on the heavy facet, tipping the dimensions at 213 grams. The 2 units have the identical footprint although the Galaxy A55 has a barely shorter 6.6-inch display screen diagonal, in comparison with 6.7 inches on the S24 FE.

The Galaxy A55 has barely thicker show bezels. The S24 FE additionally has a couple of design touches that make it look a bit extra trendy – particularly, the raised island for the facet buttons. Each telephones are very properly constructed. The S24 FE has higher IP68 ingress safety than the Galaxy A55 and its IP67. The distinction is not large in apply, however it’s there. The S24 FE ought to be capable to survive in barely deeper water.

The 2 telephones are additionally very comparable relating to supplies. They’ve sturdy aluminum frames and Gorilla Glass Victus+ on the entrance.

The S24 FE has a barely more durable Gorilla Glass Victus+ again facet in comparison with the fundamental Gorilla Glass on the Galaxy A55.

Each telephones have the identical set of controls and total management structure. This consists of an under-display optical fingerprint reader.

Each telephones use digital proximity sensors fairly than {hardware} ones. Apart from that, each telephones are chock filled with sensors. Each units have Sub-6 SA and NSA 5G connectivity. eSIM connectivity can also be out there on each.

Each telephones mainly assist the identical positioning and have Bluetooth 5.3 with LE assist, in addition to NFC, although that may be market-dependent. Talking of market-dependent options, the S24 FE has tri-band Wi-Fi in some locations.

The Galaxy A55 solely has a fundamental USB 2.0 port. Whereas it helps Host/OTG, it lacks superior options just like the DP video output out there on the S24 FE. Solely the S24 FE has Samsung DeX assist.

Show comparability

The Galaxy S24 FE has an ever-so-slightly-larger 6.7-inch show, in comparison with the 6.6 inches on the Galaxy A55. Each telephones naturally use Samsung-made OLED panels, and each even have a 120Hz refresh price and fairly comparable refresh price administration. Each shows are additionally licensed for HDR10+. In addition they each have a FullHD+ decision and really comparable show density.

The one actual distinction between the show of the 2 telephones is brightness. Each telephones have a reasonably modest handbook most brightness of under 500 nits.

If you change to Auto mode, nevertheless, the Galaxy A55 can attain 1,010 nits most, whereas the S24 FE can attain 1,372 nits.

Battery life

The Galaxy A55 has a barely bigger battery at 5,000 mAh, in comparison with 4,700 mAh on the Galaxy S24 FE. The distinction in capability is not large, however mixed with different {hardware} variations like show and chipset, issues compound right into a noticeably higher Lively Use Rating on the Galaxy A55. Each telephones have strong endurance, however the Galaxy A55 has the sting on this class.

Charging velocity

Each telephones assist as much as 25W wired charging via Samsung’s Quick Cost commonplace, which is simply USB Energy Supply + PPS, so any third-party charger with this spec will do.

The S24 FE additionally helps 15W wi-fi charging and reverse wi-fi charging, neither of which is a function on the Galaxy A55.

In typical Samsung trend, charging both cellphone takes over an hour. The 2 telephones have comparable however nonetheless barely totally different charging curves. With its barely smaller battery, the S24 FE slows down within the remaining stretch of its charging cycle, staying in trickle cost for longer.

Technically, the Galaxy A55 prices a bit sooner than the Galaxy S24 FE, although there’s a marginal distinction.

Speaker take a look at

Each telephones have a hybrid stereo setup with a devoted bottom-firing speaker and an amplified earpiece because the second channel. The earpiece is quieter and focuses totally on excessive and mid-tones, whereas the underside full-blown speaker has bass and good vocals. The steadiness is nice, although.

Each telephones managed a Very Good loudness rating in our testing. Each telephones are additionally tuned fairly equally. Their sound high quality is nice – there may be some bass, and the vocals are strong.

The S24 FE has a slight edge within the speaker division relating to loudness and output readability, particularly within the larger ranges.

Efficiency

The Galaxy S24 FE and Galaxy A55 use fairly totally different chipsets. Each are trendy Samsung-made components manufactured on a 4nm course of. Nevertheless, the Exynos 2400e contained in the S24 FE is certainly on a unique stage than the Exynos 1480 contained in the Galaxy A55.

Earlier than we go on to some precise benchmark figures, it’s value stating that the Galaxy A55 has 6GB of RAM in its base variant, with 8GB and even an elusive 12GB possibility additionally out there. The S24 FE has 8GB of RAM throughout the board.

By way of storage, you may get the A55 with 128GB or 256GB. It’s value noting that each of those are expandable for the reason that Galaxy A55 has a microSD card slot. The S24 FE is offered in 128GB, 256GB and 512GB variants, however the S24, as soon as once more, lacks a microSD card slot.

Whereas each telephones at the moment run Android 14 and One UI 6.1 with comparable options, Samsung has promised as much as 4 main OS upgrades on the Galaxy A55.

The Galaxy S24 FE will get Samsung’s new, extremely beneficiant therapy, with the promise of as much as seven main OS upgrades.

AI can also be a probably necessary issue to think about. The Galaxy S24 FE will get the complete set of Galaxy AI options. These are sadly not out there on the Galaxy A55. At the least not but. There was some discuss of Galaxy AI probably coming to the A sequence as properly in some unspecified time in the future.

Benchmark efficiency

One fast glimpse on the benchmark scores of the 2 telephones makes it immediately obvious that the Galaxy S24 FE is roughly twice as highly effective within the CPU division and 4 instances as highly effective within the GPU division. AnTuTu and its compound benchmarks present that the S24 FE has roughly greater than twice the efficiency of the Galaxy A55.

In sensible phrases, regardless of the benchmark efficiency disparity, the Galaxy A55 is completely succesful, providing loads of efficiency to chew via each day duties and demanding video games.

That mentioned, higher efficiency now undoubtedly equates to higher efficiency sooner or later, down the road, when a couple of years have passed by and some software program upgrades have hit. So, a greater cellphone now’s form of an funding into futureproofing.

Digicam comparability

At first look, the Galaxy A55 and S24 FE have comparable digicam setups. Every cellphone’s primary and ultrawide cameras have sensors with comparable dimension and backbone.

Nevertheless, the S24 FE’s primary cam has extra superior autofocus and might seize 8K@30fps and 4K@120fps video. The S24 FE additionally will get an additional 3x optical zoom digicam, which is far more versatile than the 5MP macro digicam on the Galaxy A55.

The Galaxy A55’s selfie cam makes use of a 32MP Quad-Bayer sensor, whereas the S24 FE has a 10MP ISOCELL 3J1 unit. We’ll see if that makes any distinction.

Picture high quality

When there may be loads of gentle, the principle cameras of the 2 telephones take fairly comparable photographs. You get comparable distinction, dynamic vary, resolved element and noise.

Neither cellphone has a very spectacular ultrawide. Nevertheless, the S24 FE has a transparent benefit within the element division. It additionally has significantly better distinction and a wider dynamic vary.

Samsung Galaxy A55: ultrawide • primary • 2x digital zoom • Portrait mode primary cam

Samsung Galaxy S24 FE: ultrawide • primary • 3x optical zoom • Portrait mode primary cam

The Galaxy A55 lacks a devoted telephoto. We determined to check its digital crop 2x zoom pictures from the principle digicam with the 3x telephoto pictures from the devoted digicam on the S24 FE. Expectedly, it’s hardly a good combat. The telephoto on the S24 FE is simply superior in each potential manner. It has way more element, higher distinction and dynamic vary and far much less noise.

In a fairly attention-grabbing plot twist, trying on the low-light photographs from the principle cameras on each telephones, we undoubtedly just like the Galaxy A55’s higher. Its photographs are cleaner, with a lot much less noise and better-developed shadows and highlights.

The ultrawide cameras on the 2 telephones seize fairly totally different low-light photographs, particularly by way of coloration rendition. We type of like the hotter method of the A55 a bit higher. That apart, neither ultrawide is especially spectacular. The photographs are decidedly tender and noisy.

Relating to zoomed photographs, the devoted telephoto on the S24 FE nonetheless has the sting. Nevertheless, the distinction between it and the 2x digital zoom on the A55 in low-light circumstances will not be main. Each pictures are likable sufficient.

Samsung Galaxy A55: ultrawide • primary • 2x digital zoom

Samsung Galaxy S24 FE: ultrawide • primary • 3x optical zoom

Each selfie cameras take good photographs. Pores and skin tones are rendered very competently, and the dynamic vary is sweet.

Samsung Galaxy A55: selfies

Samsung Galaxy S24 FE: selfies

Video high quality

The Galaxy S24 FE technically has the higher seize capabilities of the 2 telephones. Not that we notably care about 8K on a cell phone, however having 4K@60 and 4K@120fps is a pleasant addition. Nonetheless, the Galaxy A55 can greater than fortunately do 4K@30fps on all however its macro digicam, which is what most customers will care about anyway.

The 2 telephones’ primary cameras seize comparable 4K video footage. Maybe the S24 FE has a slight edge intimately and readability. 4K video seize from the ultrawide cameras on each telephones is okay however not spectacular in any manner.

Beneath, we now have a couple of body grabs from the movies taken by the 2 telephones at every focal size so it is simpler to check to at least one one other.

Samsung Galaxy A55: ultrawide • primary • low-light

Samsung Galaxy S24 FE: ultrawide • primary • telephoto • low-light

At evening, the principle digicam on the S24 FE appears to have a slight benefit in video high quality with higher dynamic vary. The distinction is not large, although.

Verdict

The Samsung Galaxy A55 and Galaxy S24 FE are glorious and well-rounded units. The S24 FE is objectively the higher cellphone out of the 2. It’s a lot nearer to flagship territory in its function set. Some highlights in comparison with the A55 embody higher ingress safety and more durable again glass, a sooner USB port with DP output and DeX assist, tri-band Wi-Fi in some markets, higher beak show brightness, wi-fi and reverse wi-fi charging, louder and cleaner audio system, as much as seven main OS upgrades, significantly better total efficiency and a extra versatile digicam setup.

All of the whereas, the Galaxy A55 holds its personal fairly properly in each division. Plus, it has a couple of alluring benefits over the S24 FE of its personal, together with higher Lively Use Rating and expandable storage. Its largest benefit, nevertheless, is its lower cost however that hole is step by step closing because the S24 FE goes down in worth.