If reports leading up to this point are anything to go by, Samsung will take the wraps off theGalaxy S24 seriesby mid-January, with one official mentioning aJanuary 17 announcement date, with the event supposedly taking place in San Jose, California. In another sign that the flagship trio’s launch is closer than ever, all three models in the lineup have now appeared on the FCC’s database, potentially solving a key part of the hardware puzzle in the process.
Some of the earliest Galaxy S24 rumors spoke about Samsung returning to amix of Exynos and Qualcomm Snapdragon-branded chipsetsfor the global Galaxy S24 and Galaxy S24+ variants. These FCC listings show the US-boundGalaxy S24(SM-S921U) andGalaxy S24+(SM-S926U) models featuring a Qualcomm modem, pointing to the use of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip underneath. This also gives more credence to the notion that Samsung will offer all variants of the Galaxy S24 in the US with Qualcomm’s latest and greatest silicon on board.
Meanwhile, theGalaxy S24 Ultra(SM-S928U) is expected to feature the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 across all markets, with the compromise seemingly being limited to the two entry-level models in global markets. In addition to digging up these FCC listings, the folks atAndroid Authorityalso spotted the S Pen stylus meant for the Galaxy S24 Ultra, bearing an identical model —EJ-PS928. As the site rightly notes, this isn’t beyond the pale since Samsung has supported a dedicated S Pen slot on the Ultra flagship since last year’sGalaxy S22 Ultra.
We’re also learning that the Galaxy S24 Ultra will feature support for the upgradedWi-Fi 7 standardand reverse wireless charging. While ultra-wideband (UWB) support is revealed for the Galaxy S24 Ultra and Galaxy S24+, it could be missing from the vanilla Galaxy S24, perAndroid Authority. Meanwhile, the two entry-level Galaxy S24 models should also feature reverse wireless charging, Bluetooth 5.3, and Wi-Fi 6E, per the documentation.
While there are likely going to be some upgrades with the upcoming Galaxy S24 series, fans may have to experience the same charging speeds as this year’s flagship trio.A September reportsuggested that Samsung would continue to support 25W charging at 9V/2.77A on the Galaxy S24, adding that the Plus and the Ultra variants would also retain 45W charging speeds at 11V/4.05A from their early 2023 counterparts.
The same could be said about the camera credentials of the Galaxy S24 Ultra, which is likely to retain the same 200MP sensor as theGalaxy S23 Ultra, with the focus being more on optimizing its performance for the newer hardware. We expect more info to trickle in as we inch closer to the rumored Jan 17 announcement date. Considering the competition in the burgeoningflagship smartphonesegment, it’s clear that Samsung will have to pull out all the stops to ensure its upcoming flagship trio can succeed in the marketplace.
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
If you’re looking for the best of the best out of Android in 2023, the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra is it. It’s the only one in the S23 lineup to feature the company’s flagship 200MP ISOCELL HP2 camera sensor, the only one with a 5,000mAh battery, and the only one to push the storage envelope up to 1TB. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy should run fast and easily. Everything on that 6.8" Dynamic AMOLED 2x display (the only one in the series with adaptive refresh rates between 1 and 120Hz) should look smooth and beautiful. And who can forget about all the note-taking features and the added convenience the S Pen brings? This is Samsung’s all-out effort for the Galaxy S nameplate.
