PhoneLifespan

iPhone 14 Plus vs Galaxy S24 FE

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Winner

Samsung Galaxy S24 FE

The Galaxy S24 FE wins this one, taking software longevity and camera decisively. Against the iPhone 14 Plus it's also the sounder buy at $7.84 per month of safe use.

Value Score: iPhone 14 Plus 67 · Galaxy S24 FE 73 — methodology

The lifespan decider

When specs are close, support length decides it — this is what each phone costs per month of safe use.

Apple iPhone 14 Plus $301
Safe to buy$7.56/mo
2022◆ Buy-by Oct 20272029
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE $499
Safe to buy$7.84/mo
2024◆ Buy-by Oct 20292031

Category by category

Display
iPhone 14 Plus 50Galaxy S24 FE 70

The Galaxy S24 FE's screen is the better one — 6.7-inch dynamic amoled 2x, fhd+, up to 120hz, up to 1900 nits.

Performance
iPhone 14 Plus 74Galaxy S24 FE 82

The Galaxy S24 FE's Exynos 2400e is simply the faster chip.

Camera
iPhone 14 Plus 52Galaxy S24 FE 79

The Galaxy S24 FE has the stronger camera system (3 real rear lenses vs 2).

Battery
iPhone 14 Plus 67Galaxy S24 FE 74

4,700mAh vs 4,325mAh — the Galaxy S24 FE lasts longer between charges.

Software longevity
iPhone 14 Plus 47Galaxy S24 FE 76

The Galaxy S24 FE is supported until Oct 2031 — 24 months longer than the iPhone 14 Plus.

Value
iPhone 14 Plus 67Galaxy S24 FE 73

Overall value goes to the Galaxy S24 FE at $7.84 per month of safe use.

Full spec table
SpeciPhone 14 PlusGalaxy S24 FE
Price (street)$301$499
Display6.7-inch Super Retina XDR OLED, 60Hz, 1200 nits HDR peak6.7-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X, FHD+, up to 120Hz, up to 1900 nits
ChipsetApple A15 Bionic (5-core GPU)Exynos 2400e
RAM6GB8GB
Storage128GB/256GB/512GB128GB/256GB/512GB
Battery4,325 mAh4,700 mAh
Charging20W wired (50% in ~30 min), MagSafe 15W wireless25W wired, 15W wireless
Rear cameras12MP main, 12MP ultra-wide50MP main, 12MP ultra-wide, 8MP telephoto 3x
Dimensions160.8 × 78.1 × 7.8 mm162.0 × 77.3 × 8.0 mm
Weight203 g213 g
Water resistanceIP68IP68
Supported untilOct 2029Oct 2031
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