Samsung Galaxy S23 FE vs Samsung Galaxy A55 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 04, 2023	Mar 11, 2024
Prices (MSRP)
$599	$489

Design

Dimensions
6.22 x 3.01 x 0.32 inches 158 x 76.5 x 8.2 mm	6.34 x 3.05 x 0.00 inches 161.1 x 77.4 8.2 mm
Weight
7.37 oz / 209.0 g	7.51 oz / 213.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Iceblue, Lilac, Navy, Lemon

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 83.24% screen-to-body	6.6-inch, 84.30% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1450 nits	Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 550 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 29.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 399 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	1510 (Good)
Bright Min
1.5 (Good)	1.3 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm)	Exynos 1480 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x2.8GHz Cortex-X2 3x2.50G​Hz Cortex-A710 4x1.8​GHz Cortex-A510	Octa-core 4x2.7GHz Cortex-A78 4x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 730	Yes
Memory
8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB	8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC
OS
Android (14, 13)	Android (14)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1566	1163
GeekBench 6 Multi
3839	3487
3D Mark High
2208	930
3D Mark Low
1208	916

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Battery

Type
4500 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 25.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 18min

Browsing

16h 15min

Video

8h 3min

Gaming

8h 50min

Battery Life Estimate

6h 36min

Browsing

17h 7min

Video

8h 15min

Gaming

9h 39min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 1.0 μm	50 MP (OIS, Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.0 μm	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps)	4K UHD (30 fps)
Front
10 MP	32 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

137

Overall

146

Photo

128

Video

132

Overall

140

Photo

123

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, 5G Ready	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, 5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
	1, 2, 3, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

Links

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Samsung Galaxy S23 FE Specs	Samsung Galaxy A55 5G Specs
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