Samsung Galaxy S24 series: Everything you need to know.

Samsung has unveiled its latest flagship smartphones, the Galaxy S24, S24 Plus, and S24 Ultra, at the Galaxy Unpacked 2024 event in San Jose, California, on January 17, 2024. These devices offer the best of Samsung’s technology, design, and innovation, with a focus on enhanced AI features, stunning cameras, and powerful performance. Here is everything you need to know about the Samsung Galaxy S24 series.

Design and Display

The Galaxy S24 series features a sleek and unified design, with a satin finish and curved edges that feel smooth in the hand. The devices are available in four mineral-inspired colors: Jade Green, Sapphire Blue, Ruby Red, and Onyx Black. The Jade Green color is an online exclusive.

The Galaxy S24 series also boasts a new space-grade Armor Aluminum frame, which offers better drop and scratch resistance than previous models. The devices are also IP68-rated for dust and water resistance, so you can use them in any environment.

The Galaxy S24 series comes with Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X displays, which offer a 120Hz refresh rate, HDR10+ support, and up to 2600 nits of peak brightness. The displays are also protected by Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2, which is the toughest glass ever on a smartphone.

The Galaxy S24 has a 6.2-inch display with a resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, while the Galaxy S24 Plus has a 6.7-inch display with a resolution of 1440 x 3200 pixels. The Galaxy S24 Plus also has the highest screen resolution on a Galaxy device ever, with QHD+ quality. The Galaxy S24 Ultra has a 6.9-inch display with a resolution of 1440 x 3200 pixels and also supports S Pen input.

Performance and battery

The Galaxy S24 series is powered by either the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset or the Exynos 2400 chipset, depending on the market. Both chipsets are based on a 4nm process and offer 8-core or 10-core CPU configurations, respectively. The devices also come with Adreno 750 or Xclipse 940 GPUs, respectively, for enhanced graphics performance.

The Galaxy S24 series offers various memory and storage options, ranging from 8GB to 12GB of RAM and from 128GB to 1TB of internal storage. The devices also support UFS 4.0, which is the fastest flash storage standard available.

The Galaxy S24 series comes with Li-Ion batteries that support 25W wired charging, PD 3.0, and wireless charging. The Galaxy S24 has a 4000 mAh battery, the Galaxy S24 Plus has a 4500 mAh battery, and the Galaxy S24 Ultra has a 5000 mAh battery. The devices also support reverse wireless charging, which allows you to share power with other compatible devices.

Camera and AI

The Galaxy S24 series features a 50MP multi-camera system, where each lens is a powerhouse. The devices have a 50MP wide-angle lens, a 10MP telephoto lens with 3x optical zoom, and a 12MP ultra-wide lens with 120-degree field of view. The Galaxy S24 Ultra also has a 200MP primary camera, which is the highest resolution camera on a smartphone ever, and a 50MP telephoto lens with 5x optical zoom.

The Galaxy S24 series also introduces a new ProVisual engine, which uses AI to enhance the quality and creativity of your photos and videos. The ProVisual engine offers features such as Nightography, which allows you to capture stunning night portraits with vibrant colors and details; Super HDR, which gives you a preview of the HDR effect before you take the shot and also works with Instagram; Generative Edit, which lets you apply artistic filters and effects to your photos and videos; and Resize, which allows you to adjust the aspect ratio and resolution of your photos and videos without losing quality.

The Galaxy S24 series also offers a range of AI features that improve your overall user experience. Some of these features are Circle to Search, which lets you circle an object on the screen and get Google Search results; Live Translate, which gives you real-time language translations on calls or in texts; Transcript Assist, which transcribes your voice notes and meetings; and Chat Assist, which gives you tone suggestions to make your writing more professional or conversational.