We could be just a few weeks away from Samsung’s big Galaxy S24 reveal. Here’s what we could see arrive on the S24, S24 Plus, and S24 Ultra smartphones.
It’s been a busy year for Samsung. At the beginning of 2023, the company launched its Galaxy S23 series. And this past summer, we got the Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Galaxy Z Flip 5 — two of the year’s best folding phones. However, it is never too early to anticipate the company’s next lineup of smartphones. If Samsung sticks to its previous calendar schedule, we can expect to see the Galaxy S24, S24 Plus, and S24 Ultra announced early in 2024.
What can we expect from these phones regarding their specs, design, price, and more? Let’s look at everything we know (so far) about the Samsung Galaxy S24.Samsung Galaxy S24: release date
There’s no official date for when Samsung will announce its newest Galaxy smartphones. Recent history, however, suggests the new Galaxy S24 handsets will be announced in January or February 2024.
In 2023, Samsung announced the Galaxy S23 series on February 1, with a release date of February 17. A year earlier, the Galaxy S22 series was launched on February 9, with a release date of February 25. In 2021, the Galaxy S21 series was announced on January 14, with a release date of January 29.
According to one report from The Elec, Samsung may announce the Galaxy S24 series on January 17, 2024, at an Unpacked event in San Jose, California. This wouldn’t be the first time Samsung launched its new Galaxy S series in January, but it would be the first time in three years for the company to do so.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is now tasked with approving the three new handsets as filings for model numbers SM-S921U, SM-926U, and SM-928U have commenced. These are the Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24 Plus, and Galaxy S24 Ultra, respectively. FCC documents like these are always a strong indicator that a product is launching soon, meaning the Galaxy S24 series shouldn’t be too far away now.Samsung Galaxy S24: price
Prices for Samsung’s Galaxy handsets have been mostly stable in recent years, with the entry-level S23 model starting at $800 in the U.S., the S23 Plus model starting at $1,000, and the S23 Ultra model starting at around $1,200.
It looks like Samsung is en route to keep the same pricing for the S24 series as before, unlike competitors like Apple and Google raising prices by $100 for the iPhone 15 Pro Max and Google Pixel 8 series. This means that the base model Galaxy S24 will start at $800, the S24 Plus will begin at $1,000, and the flagship S24 Ultra will be at least $1,200. They’ll still be expensive phones, but we’ll never complain about not having to deal with a price increase.Samsung Galaxy S24: design
A few rumors in recent months have suggested there will be a few changes on the design front for the S24 series. In September, Smartprix (in collaboration with @OnLeaks) shared purported renders showing the Galaxy S24 and Galaxy S24 Ultra. We also received Galaxy S24 Plus renders from GizNext in early October.
If the renders are correct, we’ll see flat screens this time, with no curved edges like in previous generations.
