Samsung Galaxy S24: latest news, rumors and everything we know so far

By storyarb Friday, December 1, 2023

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 Samsung’s next Galaxy entries will likely land next year

SAMSUNG GALAXY S24 release date

The Samsung Galaxy S23 line came to market back in February 2023, so it's high time we looked ahead to what the Samsung Galaxy S24 (and its siblings) might bring to the mobile table next year.

Samsung’s latest flagships are three of the best phones money can buy right now (read our Samsung Galaxy S23 review, Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus review and Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra review to find out why), and early signs suggest that the next few entries in the brand’s popular S series will continue to push boundaries for mobile performance and battery life.

Naturally, we’re still a couple of months away from the release of the Samsung Galaxy S24 line, but we’ve nonetheless put together this one-stop guide to all the latest news and rumors 

surrounding Samsung’s next Galaxy S phones.

Could land on January 17

There might not be a Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus

Samsung debuted its Galaxy S23 phones at Galaxy Unpacked in February, with the Galaxy S23, S23 Plus and S23 Ultra all going on sale from February 17. The Samsung Galaxy S22 range was revealed around the same time a year prior, so we’d expect next year’s Galaxy Unpacked event – which will likely fall in either January or February – to play host to the launch of the Galaxy S24 line. 

So far, all the Samsung Galaxy S24 release date rumors point to January, so that's probably the most likely month. Some have got more specific, with one source claiming the Galaxy S24 will land in mid-to-late January, and the most recent Samsung Galaxy S24 release date rumors pointing to January 17.

We've heard that date twice now, with a second source additionally claiming that pre-orders for the Samsung Galaxy S24 will open on January 18, and the phone will ship by January 30.

It’s worth noting that we don’t yet know whether Samsung will again release three Galaxy models in the S24 line – a vanilla S24, an S24 Plus and a Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra. The company has stuck with a three-pronged release strategy every year since 2020, but The Elec reports that Samsung may be preparing to ditch the Plus variant due to “polarization in the flagship product market” and the “stagnation of the entire smartphone market”. Though we've elsewhere heard that the Plus is still planned.

SAMSUNG GALAXY S24: PRICE

• Likely to be upwards of $799.99 / £849 / AU$1,349
• Prices might be similar to last year
• The Ultra could cost more than the S23 Ultra

We haven't heard much about Samsung Galaxy S24 pricing, but using this year’s Galaxy S23 phones as a marker, though, we can safely assume that the vanilla S24, S24 Plus, and S24 Ultra will cost at least $799.99 / £849 / AU$1,349, $999.99/ £1,049 / AU$1,649, and $1,199.99 / £1,249 / AU$1,949, respectively.Indeed, one Galaxy S24 price leak points to prices remaining similar to the current models.
However, one older leak points to the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra costing even more than the S23 Ultra, so you'd better get saving.

SAMSUNG GALAXY S24: COLORS

The Galaxy S23 line shipped in Phantom Black, Green, Lavender and Cream (Image credit: Future / Lance Ulanoff)

So far, we've only heard two rumors concerning potential Samsung Galaxy S24 colors, with the first coming from serial Samsung leaker Ross Young. 

According to the tipster, the Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24 Plus and Galaxy S24 Ultra will debut in four colors: Black, Gray, Violet and Yellow. As with the Samsung Galaxy S23, it’s likely that Samsung will make additional color options available exclusively through Samsung.com, and Ross Young claims these will be orange, light blue, and light green.

We've now heard that exact same selection also mentioned by leaker @UniverseIce, who has a fairly respectable track record.

For comparison, the Galaxy S23 line shipped in Phantom Black, Green, Lavender and Cream, while the Samsung Galaxy S22 shipped in Bora Purple, Phantom White, Green, Pink Gold and Phantom Black.

If Young’s claim rings true, the Galaxy S24 will mark the first yellow Samsung phone since the Galaxy S10e, which launched in Canary Yellow back in 2019. But the Galaxy S24 might also mark the first Samsung phone since the Galaxy S9 to not be made available in white (the S23’s Cream is de facto white).

SAMSUNG GALAXY S24: DESIGN AND DISPLAY

The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra is expected to improve upon its predecessor's already impressive camera array (above) (Image credit: Future | Alex Walker-Todd)

• Likely to have roughly the same screen sizes as last year
• iPhone 15 Pro-style designs rumored for the S24 and S24 Plus 
• The S24 Ultra might have a slightly different camera layout

Assuming there are three models in the S24 line, you’ll likely have to decide between the Galaxy S24’s 6.1-inch display, the Galaxy S24 Plus's 6.6-inch one, and the Galaxy S24 Ultra’s 6.8-inch screen (that’s assuming these phones adopt the same display sizes as their respective predecessors.

That said, the standard and middle models might be marginally larger, at 6.17 inches and 6.65 inches, respectively, according to one Galaxy S24 Plus screen leak. The latter phone may also come with a WQHD display, meaning it could be closer to the S22 Ultra than the base S24.

Unless Samsung rocks the boat, we’d expect the vanilla model to stick with the S23’s 120Hz AMOLED display (2340 x 1080 pixels), with the S24 Plus and S24 Ultra sporting the S23 Ultra’s glorious dynamic AMOLED 2X panel (1440 x 3088 pixels), as well as its dynamic refresh rate that can scale between 1Hz and 120Hz. That might top out at 144Hz this time around though.

The Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra boasts an AMOLED 2X display (Image credit: Peer Hoffmann)

However, one leak suggests both the Samsung Galaxy S24 and the Galaxy S24 Plus will also be able to dynamically adjust their refresh rates between 1Hz and 120Hz. Their predecessors could only drop to 48Hz, so this would be a big upgrade, and could help improve battery life.

There's also talk of a new, more power efficient M13 OLED panel at work on at least the S24 Ultra, with scale of production dictating whether this more power efficient panel also gets used on the S24 and S24 Plus. Also on the screen front, we've heard that all three Galaxy S24 models might have a peak brightness of 2,500 nits, which would make them the brightest smartphone screens on the planet.

Since then, another source has echoed that brightness claim and also said that all three Samsung Galaxy S24 models will get an M13 screen.

Intriguingly, the actual look of the phones may be very different to what we’re used to. Samsung recently hired Hubert H. Lee, a former design executive at Mercedes-Benz, to lead its smartphone and smartwatch design department from 2023 and beyond, so the S24 and S24 Ultra may veer away from recent Galaxy S models in terms of aesthetics.

Indeed, several leaks point to design changes for the Galaxy S24 and S24 Plus, with both phones reportedly in line for smaller bezels. They're rumored to be getting slightly flatter edges, too, following the lead of the Galaxy Z Fold 5 and, ironically, the iPhone 15 Pro. Recent Galaxy S24 render leaks (below) seemingly corroborate this.

We've also seen renders of the Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus with a similar design, and of the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra, with no real changes other than smaller bezels, some of which can also be seen below. Leaked dummy units of the Galaxy S24 and Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus also show the same design as these renders.