Samsung Galaxy A24 4G vs Galaxy A20s

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.5-inch Samsung Galaxy A24 4G (with MediaTek Helio G99) that was released on April 19, 2023, against the Samsung Galaxy A20s, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 and came out 3 years and 8 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A24 4G
  • 3.1x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (528K versus 173K)
  • Delivers 164% higher peak brightness (1015 against 384 nits)
  • Shows 35% longer battery life (27:40 vs 20:26 hours)
  • Comes with 1000 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4000 mAh
  • Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
  • 53% higher pixel density (396 vs 259 PPI)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Optical image stabilization
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 11
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Helio G99
  • Has 2x more RAM: 4GB versus 2GB
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 5 wireless networks
  • Super AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy A24 4G and Galaxy A20s crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Final comparison evaluation
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Value for money (Beta)

Should I update?
No 84% Yes
Yes, this is a clear and meaningful upgrade.
Updating from Samsung Galaxy A20s to Samsung Galaxy A24 4G is a clear step forward, and the improvements should be easy to notice.
Main improvements: display, battery life, and performance.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 6.5 inches 6.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels 720 x 1560 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19:9
PPI 396 ppi 259 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 1000 nits 400 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 82.5% 83.3%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
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Display tests
RGB color space - 94.5%
Response time - 36 ms
Contrast - 914:1
Peak brightness test (auto)
1015 nits
384 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 162.1 mm (6.38 inches) 163.3 mm (6.43 inches)
Width 77.6 mm (3.06 inches) 77.5 mm (3.05 inches)
Thickness 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) 8 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 195 g (6.88 oz) 183 g (6.46 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Blue, Green, Red Black, Blue, Green, Red
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, rear
Screen-to-body ratio
83.3%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy A24 4G and Samsung Galaxy A20s
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Helio G99 Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
Max clock 2200 MHz 1800 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (8)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76
- 8 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A53
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung
Lithography process 6 nanometers 14 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Hexagon 546
GPU
Graphics Mali-G57 MC2 Adreno 506
GPU shading units 64 48
GPU clock 1000 MHz 600 MHz
FLOPS ~128 GFLOPS ~57.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy A24 4G and Samsung Galaxy A20s
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
714
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
1906
Single-core score 714 301
Multi-core score 1906 831
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
528070
173104
CPU 216008 76165
GPU 44464 15861
Memory 111928 43094
UX 155670 37984
Total score 528070 173104
Samples [5 tests] Less than 3
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Graphics test 1 FPS -
Graphics score 133 -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 98% -
Graphics test 2 FPS -
Graphics score 344 -
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 9010 -
Video editing 5482 -
Photo editing 14841 -
Data manipulation 8315 -
Writing score 11562 -

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy A24 4G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-04-16 (İsmet)Geekbench 6 CPU718 / 1821
📘 2026-04-11 (Taha)AnTuTu 11543676
📘 2026-02-22 (imreefun52)AnTuTu 11525749
📘 2026-02-20 (Ayaz)AnTuTu 11531545
📘 2026-01-13 (Cyber588)AnTuTu 11528070
Samsung Galaxy A20s
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2024-06-27 (Johirul Islam)Geekbench 6 CPU301 / 831

Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 2 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 1333 MHz
Channels 2 1
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 32 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 eMMC 5.1
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB Up to 512 GB

Software

Operating system Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 11)
ROM One UI 8.5 One UI 3.1
OS size 26.7 GB 11 GB
OS updates 2 years 2 years
Security updates 3 years 4 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 4000 mAh
Max charge power 25 W 15 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (46% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 40 min)
Full charging time 1:29 hr 2:20 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 09:37 hr 07:55 hr
Watching video 14:45 hr 12:11 hr
Gaming 05:51 hr 04:49 hr
Standby 157 hr 102 hr
General battery life
27:40 hr
20:26 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6120 4128 x 3096
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No No
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
Slow motion 120 FPS (720p) 120 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 123° 123°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 5 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
1) Standard: 13 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Depth: 5 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 27 mm 27 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KJN1 -
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) -
Pixel size 0.64 micron -
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 5 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 17 mm 13 mm
Sensor GalaxyCore 5035 -
Sensor size 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP -
Aperture f/2.4 -
Sensor GalaxyCore GC02M1 -
Stabilization Digital -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 13 megapixels 8 megapixels
Image resolution 4128 x 3096 3264 x 2448
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 25 mm -
Sensor SK Hynix Hi-1339 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 720p at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5.3 4.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Yes No
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 13 4
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio Yes Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Budget Mid-range
Announced April 2023 September 2019
Release date May 2023 October 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $215 $190
Successor - - Samsung Galaxy A24 4G
SAR (head) 0.41 W/kg 0.35 W/kg
SAR (body) 1.3 W/kg 0.83 W/kg
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included -
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Samsung Galaxy A24 4G is definitely a better buy.

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