Everything you need to know about the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S24 lineup—design, specs, cameras, and more.
January has finally arrived, and anticipation is high for Samsung‘s upcoming major smartphone launch, the Galaxy S24 series. The company’s flagship S series has been one of the most well-liked and capable smartphone lines every year. With only a few days remaining before the January 17 Galaxy Unpacked event, here’s a detailed rundown of all the design changes, state-of-the-art specifications, software improvements, camera upgrades, and other important information we currently know about these much anticipated new devices.
Samsung Galaxy S24 series: Design
While the S24 and S24+ are expected to have fully squared-off edges for a premium feel in hand, the S24 Ultra is expected to retain its signature contoured edges and sleek silhouette. Nevertheless, Samsung appears ready to finally adopt flat displays across the S24 range, with the S24 Ultra rumored to be equipped with an expansive 6.8-inch 1440p flat OLED display capable of an exceptionally bright 2500 nits peak brightness, a sizable upgrade from the S23 Ultra’s still impressive 1750 nits panel. The S24+ is also expected to receive a display boost with a slightly larger 6.7-inch QHD+ OLED screen.
Samsung Galaxy S24 series: Performance
The Galaxy S24 models that will be available in the US and other countries are rumored to be powered by Qualcomm’s most recent and greatest smartphone processor, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset, which was recently announced. Samsung made excellent use of a customized Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 variant in the S23 series, and it may decide to work with Qualcomm once more on a customized S24 chip.
There are differences among the rumors, though. Specific tipsters have suggested that Qualcomm’s most recent model will power a uniform portfolio, while others have mentioned that Samsung’s Exynos 2400 chip will be used in specific regions, like India.
Rumored storage capacities of 128/256/512GB for S24, 256/512GB on S24+, and 256GB/512GB/1TB for S24 Ultra will satisfy both casual users and demanding power users. RAM configurations are predicted to range from 8GB on the base S24 up to a mammoth 12GB on the productivity powerhouse S24 Ultra.
With a 4000mAh battery that charges at an efficient 25W on the S24, a 4900mAh battery that charges quickly at 45W on the S24+, and a massive 5000mAh battery that charges at 45W on the S24 Ultra, endurance is also likely to soar.
Samsung Galaxy S24 series: Camera
Insider leaks regarding the crucial zoom lenses suggest a split configuration with a 10MP 3x optical telephoto and a 50MP 5x optical periscope lens, which differs from the S23 Ultra’s single 10MP 10x optical zoom. We will be experimenting to see if this represents an improvement or a decrease, so stay tuned.
Unfortunately, in order to keep prices down, the S24 and S24+ might have to stick with the same 50MP primary sensor as their predecessors. However, Samsung’s powerful image processing and computational photography software could potentially yield gains in photos.
Samsung Galaxy S24 series: One UI
Based on Google’s most recent Android 14 OS, the Galaxy S24 series is set to launch with One UI 6 or 6.1. We can anticipate incremental improvements and tweaks to Samsung’s well-polished skin on top of Android’s most recent features. Preliminary reports indicate AI-powered features may take center stage in One UI 6, with generative wallpapers, intelligent photo editing, and other tools ready to highlight Samsung’s machine learning efforts.
Samsung Galaxy S24 Summary, in short:
