Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Exynos) vs Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Exynos) Manufactured in January, 2024, with display 6.7 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2400, vs Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra, Manufactured in January, 2024 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (for Galaxy). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Exynos)
  • Higher pixel density: 513ppi
  • Lighter design: 196g vs 232g
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4900mAh

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB

Review

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

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.7 in 6.8 in
Resolution 1440x3120 pixels 1440x3088 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 513 ppi 501 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 2600 nits 2600 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 91.6 % 88.5 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Exynos)
1348 nits
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
1445 nits
sRGB gamut98.1 %99.5 %
PWM (Flicker)479 Hz480 Hz
Response time2 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 158.5 mm (6.24 in) 162.3 mm (6.39 in)
Width 75.9 mm (2.99 in) 79 mm (3.11 in)
Thickness 7.7 mm (0.3 in) 8.6 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 196 g (6.91 oz) 232 g (8.18 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
- Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Orange
- Purple
- Yellow
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Exynos)
91.6 %
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
88.5 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Exynos) and Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Samsung Exynos 2400 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (for Galaxy)
Max Frequency 3210 MHz 3390 MHz
CPU Cores 10 (1 + 2 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture - 4/1.95 (Cortex-A520)
- 3/2.6 (Cortex-A720)
- 2/2.9 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.21 (Cortex-X4)
- 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon
Graphics Samsung Xclipse 940 Adreno 750
GPU Cores 768 1536
GPU Frequency 1095 MHz 1000 MHz
FLOPS 3406.8 GFLOPS 2774 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Exynos)
2179
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
2271
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Exynos)
6906
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
7119
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)21792271
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)69067119
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Exynos)
1800193
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
1954703
CPU443462432608
GPU723817801870
Memory332219418926
UX300695301299
NanoReview Score18001931954703
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Exynos)
13893
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
16056
Max Surface Temp.n/a46.8 °C
Stabilityn/a59 %
Graphics Testn/a96 fps
Graphics Scoren/a16056
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Exynos)
17398
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
18029
Writing score2232722590
Web score1664318325
Video editing80488000
Data manipulation1544715921
NanoReview Score1739818029

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 4266 MHz 4200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 Android 14
OS Size 49 GB 28 GB
UI Skin One UI 6.1 One UI 6.1

Battery

Volume 4900 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 45 W 45 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 (74% in 30 min) Yes (69% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:58 h 1:05 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Exynos)
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
26:30
Web Browsingn/a10:18 h
Video Playbackn/a18:00 h
Gamesn/a05:51 h
Standby Moden/a122 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 200 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 16320x12240 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 5x
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 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 240 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Standard: 200 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP200 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.7
Focal length24 mm23 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL GN3Samsung ISOCELL HP2
Sensor size1/1.561/1.3
Pixel size1 μm0.6 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Laser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix10 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/3.4
Focal length67 mm111 mm
SensorSamsung S53K1Sony IMX854
Sensor size1/3.941/2.52
Pixel size1 μm0.7 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
Pixel size1.4 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Exynos)
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
144
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Exynos)
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
137
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Exynos)
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
144
Bokehn/a70
Previewn/a82
Zoomn/a145

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 35K3LU Samsung S5K3LU
Sensor size 1/3.2 1/3.2
Pixel size 1.12 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
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 5.3
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*11
SIM TypeNanoNano
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)WCDMA 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/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B66)
LTE category2020
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Exynos)
92.1 dB
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
93 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced January, 2024 yr January, 2024 yr
Release Date January, 2024 yr January, 2024 yr
Launch Price ($) 999 1299
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 Plus (Exynos):

Two models exist: a dual Nano SIM and a single Nano SIM + eSIM variant.

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra:

There is a model with two physical SIM cards and no eSIM, and another with one physical SIM card and eSIM support.

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

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