Samsung Galaxy S24 FE vs Nothing Phone 3a Pro

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S24 FE vs Nothing Phone 3a Pro across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy S24 FE scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 6,407, while Nothing Phone 3a Pro scores 3,325, making Samsung Galaxy S24 FE the better performer.

Display: Nothing Phone 3a Pro offers a screen size of 6.77 inches, while Samsung Galaxy S24 FE offers 6.7 inches, making Nothing Phone 3a Pro the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S24 FE features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to Nothing Phone 3a Pro's Flexible AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy S24 FE the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy S24 FE and Nothing Phone 3a Pro feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Nothing Phone 3a Pro offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S24 FE offers 10 MP, making Nothing Phone 3a Pro better for front camera photography.

Battery: Nothing Phone 3a Pro delivers longer battery life with 14h 26m, while Samsung Galaxy S24 FE delivers 11h 20m, making Nothing Phone 3a Pro the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy S24 FE and Nothing Phone 3a Pro offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: Nothing Phone 3a Pro receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Samsung Galaxy S24 FE is rated 7.9.

User Rating: Samsung Galaxy S24 FE receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Nothing Phone 3a Pro has a rating of 4.3.

Samsung Galaxy S24 FE

₹39,999

@ Amazon

Nothing Phone 3a Pro

₹27,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

27 Sep, 2024

11 Mar, 2025

08 Oct, 2026

Performance

		N/A
Samsung Exynos 2400e	Snapdragon 7s Gen 3	MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Max
Deca Core (upto 3.1 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	6 GB RAM

Display

		N/A
6.7 inches (17.02 cm)	6.77 inches (17.2 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
Dynamic AMOLED 2x	Flexible AMOLED	AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1080x2392 px (FHD+)	1272x2712 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

		N/A
50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	2 MP Mono Depth Camera
8 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Periscope Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	N/A

Front Camera

		N/A
10 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP Wide Angle Lens	16 MP

Battery

		N/A
4700 mAh	5000 mAh	8000 mAh
25W Fast Charging	50W Fast Charging	45W Super VOOC Charging
Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB	128 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 2.2	UFS 3.1

Expert Review

7.9/10

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8.0/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

Appealing, minimalistic design
Balanced performance
Solid software support & AI capabilities
Good display

Unique transparent design with Glyph interface
Powerful chipset for smooth performance
Improved camera setup
Clean, bloat-free Android experience

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

No charger included
Average lowlight & portrait cameras

No charger in the box
Charging speeds are not the fastest in its class
Periscope lens needs improvement

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.5/5

(79,780 ratings)

4.3/5

(224 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,625,873 AnTuTu Score	809,554 AnTuTu Score	N/A
11h 20m Battery Life (PC Mark)	14h 26m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

Compare Prices

₹39,999

@ Amazon

₹27,999

@ Amazon

₹25,999

@ Flipkart

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General

Launch Date

Sep 27, 2024

(Official)

Mar 11, 2025

(Official)

Sep 29, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v14

Android v15

Android v17

OS Updates

7 Years

3 Years

6 Year

Security Updates

7 Years

6 Years

6 Year

Custom UI

Samsung One UI

Nothing OS

ColorOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

N/A

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 2400e

View Details

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3

View Details

MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Max

Processor

Deca Core

3.1 GHz, Single core, Cortex X2 2.9 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A720 2.6 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.95 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Octa core

2.5 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.4 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Octa core

2.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Xclipse 940

Adreno 710

Mali-G615 MC2

RAM

8 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

6 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR4X

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber

Vapor Chamber Cooling 5000 mm²

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

1,625,873

809,554

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

15.0 s

18.0 s

N/A

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

1,064

N/A

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

8.0 %

7.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

20.6 %

16.8 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

N/A

Display Type

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

Flexible AMOLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

1080x2392 px (FHD+)

1272x2712 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

1900 nits

3000 nits

3600 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1300 nits

1800 nits

PWM Dimming

N/A

2160 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

240 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

N/A

20:9

Pixel Density

385 ppi

388 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

87.81 %

87.32 %

90.5 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Plus

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

91.4 %

93.6 %

Design

Height

162 mm

163.52 mm

162.56 mm

Width

77.3 mm

77.50 mm

77.6 mm

Thickness

8.0 mm

8.39 mm

8.4 mm

Weight

213 grams

211 grams

207 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass 5

N/A

Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Armor 2

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Yes Splash proof IP64

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Shock proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

N/A

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.57" sensor size S5KGN3 ISO-CELL 1µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.88 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.57" sensor size S5KGNJ ISO-CELL 1µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view1/2" sensor size

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/3" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

2 MP
Mono Depth Camera

8 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera1/4.4" sensor size 1µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.55 Periscope Camera70 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size

N/A

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Beautify

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom

Video Recording

8k @30 fps
4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @120 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion

N/A

Dual Video Recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

N/A

Resolution

10 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size 1.22µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera24 mm focal length 1/2.76" sensor size

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.1" sensor size 1µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @60 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

N/A

Capacity

4700 mAh

5000 mAh

8000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

N/A

TalkTime

N/A

Up to 30.33 Hours(2G)

Quick Charging

Yes 25W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 50W Fast Charging 50% in 19 minutes

Yes 45W Super VOOC Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

N/A

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 7.5W Reverse Charging

Yes 10W Reverse Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes

N/A

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

11h 20m

14h 26m

N/A

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

1h 10m 57s

51m 50s

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

UFS 2.2

UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)