iPhone 15 Plus vs Galaxy S24 FE

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Winner

Samsung Galaxy S24 FE

The Galaxy S24 FE wins this one, taking display and camera decisively. Against the iPhone 15 Plus it's also the sounder buy at $7.86 per month of safe use.

Value Score: iPhone 15 Plus 66 · Galaxy S24 FE 72 — 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 15 Plus $403

Safe to buy$7.88/mo

2023◆ Buy-by Sep 20282030

Samsung Galaxy S24 FE $499

Safe to buy$7.86/mo

2024◆ Buy-by Oct 20292031

Category by category

Display

iPhone 15 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 15 Plus 80Galaxy S24 FE 82

Performance is a wash — same chip tier.

Camera

iPhone 15 Plus 62Galaxy S24 FE 79

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

Battery

iPhone 15 Plus 68Galaxy S24 FE 74

4,700mAh vs 4,383mAh — the Galaxy S24 FE lasts longer between charges.

Software longevity

iPhone 15 Plus 61Galaxy S24 FE 76

The Galaxy S24 FE is supported until Oct 2031 — 12 months longer than the iPhone 15 Plus.

Value

iPhone 15 Plus 66Galaxy S24 FE 72

Overall value goes to the Galaxy S24 FE at $7.86 per month of safe use.

Full spec table

Spec	iPhone 15 Plus	Galaxy S24 FE
Price (street)	$403	$499
Display	6.7-inch Super Retina XDR OLED, 60Hz, up to 2000 nits peak	6.7-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X, FHD+, up to 120Hz, up to 1900 nits
Chipset	Apple A16 Bionic	Exynos 2400e
RAM	6GB	8GB
Storage	128GB/256GB/512GB	128GB/256GB/512GB
Battery	4,383 mAh	4,700 mAh
Charging	20W+ wired (50% in ~30 min), MagSafe 15W wireless, Qi 7.5W	25W wired, 15W wireless
Rear cameras	48MP main, 12MP ultra-wide	50MP main, 12MP ultra-wide, 8MP telephoto 3x
Dimensions	160.9 × 77.8 × 7.8 mm	162.0 × 77.3 × 8.0 mm
Weight	201 g	213 g
Water resistance	IP68	IP68
Supported until	Sep 2030	Oct 2031

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