Samsung Galaxy S24 vs Samsung Galaxy S26: Which is better?

Screen size

Galaxy S246.2"

Galaxy S266.3"+1.6%

Technology

Galaxy S24

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G

Galaxy S26

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G

2G bands

Galaxy S24

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 , CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA

Galaxy S26

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 , CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA

3G bands

Galaxy S24

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 , CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

Galaxy S26

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 , CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

Resolution

equal specs

Galaxy S241080 × 2340 px

Galaxy S261080 × 2340 px

Refresh rate

equal specs

Galaxy S24120 Hz

Galaxy S26120 Hz

Peak brightness

equal specs

Galaxy S242,600 nits

Galaxy S262,600 nits

Pixel density

Galaxy S24416 ppi+1.7%

Galaxy S26409 ppi

CPU speed

Galaxy S248-core (1x3.39GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x3.1GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.9GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.2GHz Cortex-A520)10-core (1x3.2GHz Cortex-X4 & 2x2.9GHz Cortex-A720 & 3x2.6GHz Cortex-A720 & 4x1.95GHz Cortex-A520)

Galaxy S26Octa-core (2x4.6 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M)+26%

RAM

Galaxy S248.0 GB

Galaxy S2612.0 GB+33%

Storage

equal specs

Galaxy S24128 GB

Galaxy S26128 GB

Main camera

equal specs

Galaxy S2450.0 MP

Galaxy S2650.0 MP

Front camera

equal specs

Galaxy S2412.0 MP

Galaxy S2612.0 MP

Battery

Galaxy S244,000 mAh

Galaxy S264,300 mAh+7%

Wired charging

equal specs

Galaxy S2425 W

Galaxy S2625 W

Weight

Galaxy S24167 g

Galaxy S26—

Thickness

Galaxy S247.6 mm

Galaxy S267.2 mm+5.6%

IP rating

equal specs

Galaxy S24IP68

Galaxy S26IP68

Wi‑Fi

equal specs

Galaxy S24Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Galaxy S26Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Bluetooth

Galaxy S245.3, A2DP, LE

Galaxy S265.4, A2DP, LE+1.9%

USB

equal specs

Galaxy S24USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG

Galaxy S26USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG

5G support

equal specs

Galaxy S24Yes

Galaxy S26Yes

NFC

equal specs

Galaxy S24Yes

Galaxy S26Yes

3.5mm jack

equal specs

Galaxy S24No

Galaxy S26No

SD card

equal specs

Galaxy S24No

Galaxy S26No

Stereo speakers

equal specs

Galaxy S24Yes

Galaxy S26Yes

5G bands

Galaxy S24

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International, 1, 7, 25, 28, 41, 66, 71, 78, 257, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA

Galaxy S26

SA/NSA/Sub6 - International, SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA unlocked

Speed

Galaxy S24

HSPA, LTE (up to 7CA), 5G

Galaxy S26

HSPA, LTE (up to 7CA), 5G

Announced

Galaxy S24

2024, January 17

Galaxy S26

Not announced yet

Status

Galaxy S24

Available. Released 2024, January 24

Galaxy S26

Rumored

Dimensions

Galaxy S24

147 x 70.6 x 7.6 mm (5.79 x 2.78 x 0.30 in)

Galaxy S26

149.6 x 71.7 x 7.2 mm (5.89 x 2.82 x 0.28 in)

Weight

Galaxy S24

167 g or 168 g (5.89 oz)

Galaxy S26

Build

Galaxy S24

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame

Galaxy S26

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame

SIM

Galaxy S24

· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) - INT· Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) - USA· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM - CN

Galaxy S26

· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) - INT· Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) - USA· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM - CN

Other

Galaxy S24

IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) Armor aluminum 2 frame

Galaxy S26

IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) Armor aluminum 2 frame

Type

Galaxy S24

Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 nits (peak)

Galaxy S26

Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 nits (peak)

Size

Galaxy S24

6.2 inches, 94.4 cm2 (~90.9% screen-to-body ratio)

Galaxy S26

6.3 inches, 97.4 cm2 (~90.8% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

Galaxy S24

1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~416 ppi density)

Galaxy S26

1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~409 ppi density)

Protection

Galaxy S24

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Galaxy S26

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Galaxy S24

Android 14, up to 7 major Android upgrades, One UI 8.0

Galaxy S26

Android 16, up to 7 major Android upgrades, One UI 8.5

Chipset

Galaxy S24

Qualcomm SM8650-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm) - USA/Canada/ChinaExynos 2400 (4 nm) - International

Galaxy S26

Qualcomm SM8850-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm) - ROWExynos 2600 - Europe

CPU

Galaxy S24

8-core (1x3.39GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x3.1GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.9GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.2GHz Cortex-A520)10-core (1x3.2GHz Cortex-X4 & 2x2.9GHz Cortex-A720 & 3x2.6GHz Cortex-A720 & 4x1.95GHz Cortex-A520)

Galaxy S26

Octa-core (2x4.6 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M)

GPU

Galaxy S24

Adreno 750 (1 GHz) - USA/Canada/ChinaXclipse 940 - International

Galaxy S26

Adreno 840

Card slot

Galaxy S24

Galaxy S26

Internal

Galaxy S24

128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM

Galaxy S26

128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM

Other

Galaxy S24

UFS 3.1 - 128GB only UFS 4.0

Galaxy S26

UFS 4.X

Triple

Galaxy S24

50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 10 MP, f/2.4, 67mm (telephoto), 1/3.94", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video

Galaxy S26

Features

Galaxy S24

LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama

Galaxy S26

Best Face, LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama

Video

Galaxy S24

8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS

Galaxy S26

8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS

Single

Galaxy S24

12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF

Galaxy S26

12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF

Features

Galaxy S24

HDR, HDR10+

Galaxy S26

HDR, HDR10+

Video

Galaxy S24

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

Galaxy S26

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

Loudspeaker

Galaxy S24

Yes, with stereo speakers

Galaxy S26

Yes, with stereo speakers

3.5mm jack

Galaxy S24

Galaxy S26

Other

Galaxy S24

High-bitrate audio support

Galaxy S26

High-bitrate audio support

WLAN

Galaxy S24

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Galaxy S26

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Bluetooth

Galaxy S24

5.3, A2DP, LE

Galaxy S26

5.4, A2DP, LE

Positioning

Galaxy S24

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS

Galaxy S26

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS

NFC

Galaxy S24

Yes

Galaxy S26

Yes

Radio

Galaxy S24

Galaxy S26

USB

Galaxy S24

USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG

Galaxy S26

USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG

Sensors

Galaxy S24

Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

Galaxy S26

Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

Other

Galaxy S24

Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)

Galaxy S26

Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)

Type

Galaxy S24

Li-Ion 4000 mAh

Galaxy S26

4300 mAh

Charging

Galaxy S24

25W wired, PD3.0, 50% in 30 min 15W wireless (Qi) 4.5W reverse wireless

Galaxy S26

25W wired, PD3.0 25W wireless (Qi2.2) 4.5W reverse wireless

Colors

Galaxy S24

Onyx Black, Marble Grey, Cobalt Violet, Amber Yellow, Jade Green, Sandstone Orange, Sapphire Blue

Galaxy S26

Black; other colors

Models

Galaxy S24

SM-S921B, SM-S921B/DS, SM-S921U, SM-S921U1, SM-S921W, SM-S921N, SM-S9210, SM-S921E, SM-S921E/DS

Galaxy S26

SAR

Galaxy S24

1.23 W/kg (head) 1.10 W/kg (body)

Galaxy S26

SAR EU

Galaxy S24

0.87 W/kg (head) 1.35 W/kg (body)

Galaxy S26

Price

Galaxy S24

$ 282.48 / C$ 549.00 / £ 345.00 / € 446.00 / ₹ 40,999

Galaxy S26

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