Phone comparison · UK prices · October 2026
Galaxy S25 FE or Galaxy S24 FE: which should you buy?
The short answer
The Galaxy S25 FE leads on battery life and is lighter. The Galaxy S24 FE doesn't pull clearly ahead on anything we compare. The Galaxy S25 FE costs £101 more than the S24 FE.
Comparing 2 phones
Galaxy S25 FEOverall score 83/100
Galaxy S24 FEOverall score 82/100
What the extra money buys
The Galaxy S25 FE costs £101 more than the S24 FE.
You get: faster charging by cable, faster wireless charging and a lighter body.
You give up: nothing in the specs we compare.
Worth it if you want faster charging by cable and faster wireless charging. Keep the money if those extras don’t matter to you.
Differences in daily life
Battery and charging
Best: Galaxy S25 FEThe Galaxy S25 FE charges faster by cable (45 W vs 25 W on the S24 FE), so it tops up quicker with a compatible charger.
It also charges faster without a cable (25 W vs 15 W on the S24 FE), so cable-free top-ups are quicker.
Camera
EvenBoth have similar selfie cameras (12 MP and 10 MP), close enough not to matter much day to day.
Speed
EvenBoth have similar benchmark results, close enough not to matter much day to day.
Size and weight
Best: Galaxy S25 FEThe Galaxy S25 FE is lighter (190 g vs 213 g on the S24 FE), so it is easier to hold and carry.
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Scores
| Score | Galaxy S25 FE | Galaxy S24 FE |
|---|---|---|
| Battery | 74 | 69 |
| Screen | 82 | 82 |
| Camera | 85 | 84 |
| Speed | 82 | 81 |
| Toughness | 89 | 89 |
| Connections and extras | 86 | 84 |
| Overall | 83 | 82 |
How these scores are made: Each score is calculated from the maker's published specs and benchmark results, using one fixed formula for every phone. We have not tested these phones in the hand. How we score phones
Specs side by side
Display
- Screen-to-body ratio
- 89.2 %88.0 %
- Display features
- Capacitive Touchscreen HDR10+ Multi-touch displayCapacitive Touchscreen HDR10+ Multi-touch screen
- Screen protection
- Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+, Enhanced armor aluminum frame, Mohs level 5Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+
Core Specifications
- Chipset
- Samsung Exynos 2400Samsung Exynos 2400e
- CPU max frequency
- 3.1 GHz3.11 GHz
- Microarchitecture
- 1x 3.1 GHz – Cortex-X4 2x 2.9 GHz – Cortex-A720 3x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A720 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A5201x 3.11 GHz – Cortex-X4 2x 2.9 GHz – Cortex-A720 3x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A720 4x 1.95 GHz – Cortex-A520
Software
- Operating System
- Android 16 (Baklava) , with up to 7 major Android upgradesAndroid 14 (Upside Down Cake)
Main Camera
- Video Resolution
- 4320p @ 30 fps 2160p @ 30/60/120 fps 1080p @ 30/60/120/240 fps4320p @ 30 fps 2160p @ 30/60/120 fps 1080p @ 30/60/120/240 fps 720p @ 960 fps
- Video Features
- Gyro-EIS, HDRN/A
- Lenses
- 50 MP , ƒ /1.8, 24 mm ( Wide-angle ), 1.0 μm , 1/1.57" Sensor size - Dual-Pixel PDAF - Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) 8 MP , ƒ /2.4, 75 mm ( Telephoto ), 1.0 μm , x3 optical zoom, 1/4.4" Sensor size - Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) - PDAF 12 MP , ƒ /2.2, 13 mm , 123° ( Ultra-Wide angle ), 1.12 μm , 1/3.0" Sensor size50 MP, ƒ/1.8, 24 mm ( Wide-angle ), 1.0 μm, 1/1.57" Sensor size - Dual-Pixel PDAF - Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) 8 MP, ƒ/2.4, 75 mm ( Telephoto ), 1.0 μm, x3 optical zoom, 1/4.4" Sensor size - Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) - PDAF 12 MP, ƒ/2.2, 13 mm, 123° ( Ultra-Wide angle ), 1.12 μm, 1/3.0" Sensor size
Selfie camera
- Matrix
- 12 MP10 MP
- Lenses
- 12 MP , ƒ /2.2, 26 mm ( Wide-angle ), 1.12 μm , 1/3.2" Sensor size10 MP, ƒ/2.4, 26 mm ( Wide-angle )
- Video Features
- Gyro-EIS, HDRGyro-EIS
General
- Announced
- Thursday, 04 September 2025Thursday, 26 September 2024
- Released
- Thursday, 04 September 2025Thursday, 03 October 2024
Battery
- Capacity
- 4900 mAh4700 mAh
- Wired charging power
- 45W25W
- Wireless charging power
- 25W15W
- Features
- Reverse wireless charging,Reverse wireless charging, Wired charging from 0-50% in 30 minutes (official specs),
Battery Life Test
- Browsing
- 15:16 hh:mm15:39 hh:mm
- Video watching
- 8:55 hh:mm8:03 hh:mm
- Playing games
- 10:00 hh:mm10:08 hh:mm
Design
- Height
- 161.3 mm162 mm
- Width
- 76.6 mm77.3 mm
- Thickness
- 7.4 mm8 mm
- Weight
- 190 g213 g
- Resistance cert. meaning
- Dust-tight and water-resistant (submersible up to 1.5m for 30 minutes)Dust and water-resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 minutes)
Network
- Network_5G bands
- 5G: n1 (2100), n2 (1900 MHz)5G: n1 (2100), n2 (1900), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n12 (700), n20 (800), n25 (1900), n26 (850), n28 (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n66 (2100), n75 (1500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500 MHz)
- Network_4G bands
- LTE: b3 (1800), b41 (2500 MHz)LTE: b1 (2100), b2 (1900), b3 (1800), b4 (1700), b5 (850), b7 (2600), b8 (900), b12 (700), b17 (700), b18 (800), b19 (800), b20 (800), b25 (1900), b26 (850), b28 (700), b32 (1500), b38 (2600), b40 (2300), b41 (2500), b66 (1700 MHz)
Connectivity
- Bluetooth support
- Yes, v5.4Yes, v5.3
- USB connectivity
- USB charging, USB Mass Storage device (UMS)USB charging, USB Mass storage device