Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked event today barely let us catch our breath after last week’s CES. As we expected, the company revealed its latest flagship smartphones, the Galaxy S24, S24+ and S24 Ultra, which rely more than a little on new AI features. There’s Circle to Search, Live Translate and Chat Assist to help you find the right words (and the right tone) of your messages — all of which you can read about in our hands-on report on the new handhelds.
As for the design and hardware, not much has changed since last year’s S23. The rear triple camera array remains the same with a 50MP main, a 12MP wide, and a 10MP telephoto lens. The 6.2-inch Full HD+ screen is 1/10th of an inch bigger and the battery adds 100 mAh to the size of the previous generation. The new Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor has been optimized for the new Galaxies — which should help them handle all of those nifty AI-powered tricks. Here’s how the Samsung Galaxy S24 stacks up against its two closest rivals, the Apple iPhone 15 and the Google Pixel 8.
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Samsung Galaxy S24 |
Google Pixel 8 |
Apple iPhone 15 |
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Pricing (MSRP) |
From $800 |
From $699 |
From $799 |
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Dimensions |
5.79 x 2.78 x 0.3 inches |
5.9 x 2.8 x 0.4 inches |
5.81 x 2.82 x 0.31 inches |
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Weight |
5.93 ounces |
6.6 ounces |
6.02 ounces |
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Screen size |
6.2 inches |
6.2 inches |
6.1 inches |
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Screen resolution |
1,080 x 2,340 Full HD+ |
1,080 x 2,400 428 ppi |
1,179 x 2,556 460 ppi |
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Screen type |
AMOLED 2x Up to 120Hz (1-120Hz) Up to 2,600 nits brightness Gorilla Glass Victus 2 |
OLED Up to 120Hz (60-120Hz) Up to 2,000 nits brightness Gorilla Glass Victus |
OLED 60Hz Up to 2,000 nits brightness Ceramic Shield |
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SoC |
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
Google Tensor G3 |
Apple A16 Bionic Hexa-core CPU (up to 3.46GHz) 5-core Apple GPU |
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RAM |
8GB |
8GB |
6GB |
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Battery |
4,000mAh |
4,485mAh “Beyond 24 hours” |
“Up to 20 hours video playback” |
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Charging |
USB Type-C “Up to 50 percent charge in around 30 minutes” Fast Wireless Charging 2.0 Wireless PowerShare |
USB Type-C 3.2 Up to 27W wired Up to 18W wireless with Google Pixel Stand (2nd gen) Qi wireless charging up to 12W Reverse wireless charging |
USB Type-C (USB 2.0) “Up to 50 percent charge in around 30 minutes” MagSafe wireless charging up to 15W Qi wireless charging up to 7.5W Reverse wired charging |
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Storage |
128GB / 256GB |
128GB / 256GB |
128GB / 256GB / 512GB |
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Rear camera(s) |
Main: 50 MP, f/1.8 Ultrawide: 12 MP, f/2.2 Telephoto: 10 MP, f/2.4 3x optical zoom |
Main: 50 MP, f/1.68 Ultrawide: 12 MP, f/2.2, 125.8 degree FOV |
Main: 48 MP, f/1.6 Ultrawide: 12 MP, f/2.4, 120 degree FOV |
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Front camera(s) |
12 MP, f/2.2 |
10.5 MP, f/2.2 |
12 MP, f/1.9 |
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Video capture |
Rear: 8K at 24/30 fps, 4K at 30/60 fps, 1080p at 30/60/240/960 fps Front: 4K at 30/60 fps, 1080p at 30 fps |
Rear: 4K at 24/30/60 fps, 1080p at 24/30/60/120/240 fps Front: 4K at 24/30/60 fps, 1080p at 30/60 fps |
Rear: 4K at 24/25/30/60 fps, 1080p at 25/30/60/120/240 fps Front: 4K at 24/25/30/60 fps, 1080p at 25/30/60/120 fps |
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Water and dust resistance |
IP68 |
IP68 |
IP68 |
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Wi-Fi |
Wi-Fi 6E |
Wi-Fi 7 |
Wi-Fi 6 |
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Bluetooth |
v5.3 |
v5.3 |
v5.3 |
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NFC |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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OS |
Android 14 |
Android 14 |
iOS 17 |
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Finishes |
Sapphire Blue, Sandstone Orange, Jade Green, Cobalt Violet, Marble Gray, Onyx Black, Amber Yellow Armor Aluminum frame |
Obsidian, Hazel, Rose Matte aluminum frame |
Black, Blue, Green, Yellow, Pink Aluminum frame |
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