Galaxy S24 review: A compact flagship that started the Galaxy AI era.
The small Galaxy flagship — long support, modest battery.
The Galaxy S24 packs a compact body, a bright screen and a seven-year update promise. Battery capacity and charging speed are its clear compromises.
01Display
89/10089/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2024.
02Camera
84/10084/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2024.
03Performance
87/10087/100 trails the 90-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2024.
04Battery
77/10077/100 is one of the weaker battery results among flagship phones of 2024 — 8 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
05Build
88/10088/100 puts it above the 85-point average for flagship phones of 2024.
06Value
84/10084/100 puts it above the 80-point average for flagship phones of 2024.
- Compact, light flagship at 167 g.
- Seven years of OS updates.
- Bright 2,600-nit display.
- Galaxy AI features included.
- 4,000 mAh battery and 25 W charging are modest.
- 1080p resolution.
- Exynos variant runs warmer than Snapdragon.
- 8 GB RAM base.
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 248-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .