Along with a countdown showing that the next Unpacked will be on January 17, leaker Evan Blass shared a spec sheet that aims to break down the components of the Galaxy S24 line. Like the S23 (pictured above), expect three Galaxy devices: the regular model, an S24+, and an S24 Ultra. All three are planned to run on Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Gen 3.
The leak suggests that Samsung will offer up to 30x Space Zoom and up to 3x dual telephoto zoom on the Galaxy S24 and S24+, while the Ultra will likely have a more robust camera system. If the leak turns out to be true, it will have a 200MP main lens, with a quadruple telephoto lens of up to 10x and a 100x space zoom.
So far, the Samsung S24 line is not likely to have any terribly interesting upgrades in pure designs and specifications. These are likely to include the company's own Gauss generative ai systems, so, as with Google's Pixel series, the hardware may only tell half the story. Let's see what appears next year.
-Mat Smith
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