5 vs Galaxy S25 FE

Phone 1

Phone 2

Winner

Samsung Galaxy S25 FE

The Galaxy S25 FE wins this one, taking performance and display decisively. Against the 5 it's also the sounder buy at $7.88 per month of safe use.

Value Score: 5 57 · Galaxy S25 FE 74 — methodology

The lifespan decider

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

Fairphone 5 $600

Safe to buy$9.54/mo

2023◆ Buy-by Sep 20292031

Samsung Galaxy S25 FE $599

Safe to buy$7.88/mo

2025◆ Buy-by Oct 20302032

Category by category

Display

5 50Galaxy S25 FE 70

The Galaxy S25 FE's screen is the better one — 6.7-inch dynamic amoled 2x, fhd+, up to 120hz.

Performance

5 55Galaxy S25 FE 84

The Galaxy S25 FE's Exynos 2400 is simply the faster chip.

Camera

5 67Galaxy S25 FE 79

The Galaxy S25 FE has the stronger camera system (3 real rear lenses vs 2).

Battery

5 64Galaxy S25 FE 78

4,900mAh vs 4,200mAh — the Galaxy S25 FE lasts longer between charges.

Software longevity

5 75Galaxy S25 FE 90

The Galaxy S25 FE is supported until Oct 2032 — 13 months longer than the 5.

Value

5 57Galaxy S25 FE 74

Overall value goes to the Galaxy S25 FE at $7.88 per month of safe use.

Full spec table

Spec	5	Galaxy S25 FE
Price (street)	$600	$599
Display	6.46-inch OLED, FHD+, 90Hz, Gorilla Glass 5	6.7-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X, FHD+, up to 120Hz
Chipset	Qualcomm QCM6490 (6nm)	Exynos 2400
RAM	8GB	8GB
Storage	256GB	128GB/256GB/512GB
Battery	4,200 mAh	4,900 mAh
Charging	30W wired; user-removable battery	45W wired, 15W wireless
Rear cameras	50MP main, 50MP ultra-wide	50MP main, 12MP ultra-wide, 8MP telephoto 3x
Dimensions	161.6 × 75.8 × 9.6 mm	161.3 × 76.6 × 7.4 mm
Weight	212 g	190 g
Water resistance	IP55 (also MIL-STD-810H)	IP68
Supported until	Sep 2031	Oct 2032

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