Samsung has aligned its product names perfectly to coincide with the year of release – 2022 brought the Galaxy S22, 2023 brought the S23, and if all goes well, 2024 will bring the Samsung Galaxy S24.
Until its reveal, which is expected at the Galaxy Unpacked event on January 18, we won’t know everything, but that hasn’t stopped the rumour mill. Here’s what we’ve learned so far.
Samsung Galaxy S24
Firstly, it’s unlikely that Samsung will stop the Galaxy S moniker at the current S23, as it represents the brand’s premium range of devices, so we can confidently say the next models will be the S24 family.
Yes, there will of course be a specs upgrade
It’s expected that the Samsung Galaxy S24 range will have some spec upgrades. According to Android Central, the S24 and S24+ are expected to get a display upgrade. Specifically, it’s expected that we’ll see an upgrade to an LTPO display with a better refresh rate (up to 144hz from 120hz) and better power management (this is the display present in the S23 Ultra). It’s expected that these two phones will come with slimmer bezels, while the S24 Ultra will retain the design of the S23 Ultra.
Additionally, as reported by GSMArena in July, the Galaxy S24+ was recently spotted on Geekbench, a performance benchmarking website. The performance benchmark indicated a codenamed chipset called ‘Pineapple’, which could very well be the upcoming Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip. A separate leak this month indicated that each model may ship with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3.
However, the Exynos 2400 chip, Samsung’s new in-house designed CPU, is also expected to power some models in some markets, according to Sammobile. In Australia, more often than not, if there’s been an Exynos version of a given Samsung phone, that’s the one we’ve seen released locally.
Further, Sammobile expects that each model in the Galaxy S24 range will start with 12GB RAM and 256GB storage capacity, with the S24 Ultra expected to ship with a 16GB RAM option.
A few days ago we actually saw the entire list of specs for the upcoming S24, S24 Ultra and S24+ leak as per German blog, WinFuture.
This suggests the S24 phones will keep to the 1-120Hz refresh rate, feature a FHD OLED display and be powered by 8GB or 12GB of RAM for the S24 and S24+/Ultra respectively.
The specs leak indicates that the Exynos 2400 chip is indeed what will be powering Samsung’s new smartphones, while the Ultra will receive the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, and that they will be available in Cobalt Violet, Amber Yellow, Onyx Black and Marble Grey colour options. The Ultra has different colours including Titanium Black, Grey, Violet and Yellow.
A slightly different design for the S24 Ultra
In November, renders of the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra began to leak online – first leaked by DavidMa05368498 on X (formerly Twitter). Later, the renowned Samsung leaker, Ice Universe, confirmed the legitimacy of those pictures.
The phone appears to be flatter, on both its back and its display, with a slightly curved casing but no curves on the glass. The camera layout appears to be the same, although internal specs are still to be confirmed. Additionally, the Ultra will supposedly have a titanium body, which is supported by the colour options described in the list by WinFuture.
It has been confirmed that this is the real Galaxy S24 Ultra. Photos from @DavidMa05368498 pic.twitter.com/PkaFZtkmOc
— ICE UNIVERSE (@UniverseIce) November 24, 2023
A subtle sensor buff for the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
As reported by Forbes, it’s likely that the Galaxy S24 Ultra will have a slight camera buff, with a 50mp 3x telephoto camera, up from 10mp. This should improve zoom quality over the already incredible zoom on the S23 Ultra model.
WinFuture’s list revealed the camera specs for the whole phone lineup which includes a 50MP main, 12MP Ultrawide, 10MP Telephoto 3x for the S24 and S24+, and a 200MP main, 12MP ultrawide, 10MP 3x telephoto and 50MP 5x telephoto for the Ultra.
AI? You know it
How could tech giant Samsung be left behind on the hype cycle tidal wave? Reports from early November indicated that the S24 range could come with Samsung’s ChatGPT competitor, Gauss, through a new assistant chatbot supposedly capable of summarising sentences, correcting grammar mistakes, and responding to users with natural language. Supposedly, it’ll also ship with a code-generating bot, and an AI image generator.
A tweet from Ice Universe in December hinted at more AI-powered features coming to the S24 range, which would include AI-optimised camera that can identify 12 different objects and optimise them for better-quality images.
Samsung later teased an “all-new mobile experience powered by AI” in its previews for the Galaxy Unpacked event, so the company is definitely looking to ride that wave.
A bigger battery for the standard Samsung Galaxy S24 and S24+
XDA Developers has put forward the expectation for the base-model Galaxy S24 to ship with a 4,000mAh battery (up from 3,900mAh), adding that the S24+ will ship with a 4,900mAh battery (up from 4,700mAh), and the S23 Ultra will ship with a 5,000mAh battery (the same as the S23 Ultra). This has since been supported by the leaked specs list from WinFuture.
The S24 Ultra is expected to adopt 65W fast charging technology, as reported by Sammobile, with a new stack-type battery design.
Could the Samsung Galaxy S24+ be ditched?
A rumour back in January indicated that the Samsung Galaxy S24+ could be axed altogether and that in its place, the standard S24 model could be shuffled as the middle device. The return of a cheaper ‘Fan Edition’ device could then take the place of the lower-end premium model in the range.
This would make the Galaxy S range more like its closest Android competitor, the Google Pixel range, which features the flagship ‘Pro’ model, a middle-range standard device, and an ‘a’ device for budget-minded users. It’s worth noting that Oppo also did this with its Find X flagship range recently, stripping out the mid-range ‘Neo’ model.
This rumour, however, has been contested by tech analysts and more recent rumours still seem to indicate an S24+ model. So, of the leaks and rumours around, this is probably one of the weaker ones.
Samsung Galaxy S24 pricing
Pricing expectations for the Samsung Galaxy S24 range have been set thanks to the leaked specs lists.
WinFuture reports that the pricing (in Euros) of the three phones will be €899 for the S24, €1149 for the S24+ and €1449 for the Ultra. This roughly equates to $1470, $1880 and $2370 respectively in AUD.
To remind you, the Samsung Galaxy S23 (128GB) started at $1,349, the Galaxy S23+ (256GB) started at $1,649, and the Galaxy S23 Ultra (256GB) started at $1,949.
It’s likely this rumoured pricing will be shifted slightly to align more with the local market, so don’t worry too much if it looks rather steep right now.
Samsung Galaxy S24 release date
Samsung typically reveals its Galaxy S range of smartphones at the very start of the year, so expect to see them in next week’s Galaxy Unpacked event on January 18.
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