Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos) vs Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos) Manufactured in January, 2024, with display 6.2 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2400, vs Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos), Manufactured in March, 2026with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2600. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos)
  • Higher pixel density: 416ppi
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)
  • Larger display: 6.3in
  • Higher battery capacity: 4300mAh vs 4000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos) and Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.2 in 6.3 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 416 ppi 411 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (24-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 2600 nits n/a
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90.9 % 90.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos)
1356 nits
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)
n/a
sRGB gamut98.9 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)483 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 147 mm (5.79 in) 149.6 mm (5.89 in)
Width 70.6 mm (2.78 in) 71.7 mm (2.82 in)
Thickness 7.6 mm (0.3 in) 7.2 mm (0.28 in)
Weight 167 g (5.89 oz) 167 g (5.89 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Orange
- Purple
- Yellow
- White
- Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Pink
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos)
90.9 %
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)
90.9 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos) and Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos) In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Samsung Exynos 2400 Samsung Exynos 2600
Max Frequency 3210 MHz 3800 MHz
CPU Cores 10 (1 + 2 + 3 + 4) 10 (1 + 3 + 6)
Architecture - 4/1.95 (Cortex-A520)
- 3/2.6 (Cortex-A720)
- 2/2.9 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.21 (Cortex-X4)
- 6/2.75 (C1-Pro)
- 3/3.25 (C1-Pro)
- 1/3.8 (C1-Ultra)
Process Samsung Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 2 nm
Neural Processor Yes AI engine with 32K MAC NPU
Graphics Samsung Xclipse 940 Samsung Xclipse 960
GPU Cores 768 1024
GPU Frequency 1095 MHz 980 MHz
FLOPS 3406.8 GFLOPS 4014.1 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos)
2181
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)
3203
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos)
6889
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)
11056
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)21813203
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)688911056
Geekbench Compute (GPU)1383927467
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos)
1725329
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)
3504102
CPU4219301013874
GPU6725251351843
Memory340303414601
UX290571723784
NanoReview Score17253293504102
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos)
12828
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)
n/a
Max Surface Temp.46.6 °Cn/a
Stability55 %n/a
Graphics Test76 fpsn/a
Graphics Score12828n/a
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos)
17199
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)
n/a
Writing score21676n/a
Web score16585n/a
Video editing8032n/a
Data manipulation15131n/a
NanoReview Score17199n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz n/a
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 4.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 Android 16
OS Size 24.1 GB 29.5 GB
UI Skin One UI 6.1 One UI 8.5

Battery

Volume 4000 mAh 4300 mAh
Max Charging Power 25 W 25 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) Yes (15 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes, (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 1:15 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos)
19:23
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)
n/a
Web Browsing07:20 hn/a
Video Playback11:58 hn/a
Games04:04 hn/a
Standby Mode97 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 8160x6120 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 3x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length24 mm24 mm
SensorSamsung GN3Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN3
Sensor size1/1.571/1.56 (0.64)
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix10 MP10 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.4
Focal lengthn/a67 mm
SensorSamsung S5K3K1Samsung ISOCELL S5K3K1
Sensor size1/3.91/3.94 (0.25)
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX564Sony IMX564
Sensor size1/2.551/2.55 (0.39)
Pixel size1.4 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3LU Samsung S5K3LU
Sensor size 1/3.2 1/3.2 (0.31)
Pixel size 1.12 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.4
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 Yes, DP 1.2
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G BandsUMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos)
91.4 dB
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced January, 2024 yr February, 2026 yr
Release Date January, 2024 yr March, 2026 yr
Launch Price ($) 799 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 879
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No No

Note

Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos):

The 128 GB variant features UFS 3.1 memory, other models have UFS 4.0. There are two models: one with dual Nano SIM, and the other with 1 Nano SIM + eSIM.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos) the clear winner in this comparison.

Survey

Which smartphone would you pick?
5 (35.71%)
9 (64.29%)
Total Votes: 14

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