Samsung Galaxy A35 5G vs A24 4G

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.6-inch Samsung Galaxy A35 5G (with Exynos 1380) that was released on March 11, 2024, against the Samsung Galaxy A24 4G, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G99 and came out 11 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 A35 5G
  • Waterproof body (IP67 classification)
  • 45% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (768K versus 528K)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • Stereo speakers
  • Slow-motion recording at 240FPS
  • The phone is 11 months newer
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
  • Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A24 4G
  • Shows 23% longer battery life (27:40 vs 22:25 hours)
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy A35 5G and A24 4G 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
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Final comparison evaluation
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Value for money (Beta)

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4 / 128 GB
VS
4 / 128 GB
60.6
(Average)
Value Index
20.4
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.6 inches 6.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels 1080 x 2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 390 ppi 396 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max rated brightness 1000 nits 1000 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10 No
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz -
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus Plus Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 84.8% 82.5%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 99.9% -
PWM 240 Hz -
Response time 2 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Peak brightness test (auto)
1017 nits
1007 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 161.7 mm (6.37 inches) 162.1 mm (6.38 inches)
Width 78 mm (3.07 inches) 77.6 mm (3.06 inches)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) 8.3 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 209 g (7.37 oz) 195 g (6.88 oz)
Waterproof IP67 No
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber -
Rear material Glass Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Blue, Purple Black, Blue, Green, Red
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
84.8%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy A35 5G and Samsung Galaxy A24 4G
SoC
Chipset Samsung Exynos 1380 MediaTek Helio G99
Max clock 2400 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76
L3 cache 4 MB -
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC
Lithography process 5 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali-G68 MP5 Mali-G57 MC2
GPU shading units 160 64
GPU clock 949 MHz 1000 MHz
FLOPS ~303.7 GFLOPS ~128 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy A35 5G and Samsung Galaxy A24 4G
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
2855
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 3033 -
Single-core score 1006 714
Multi-core score 2855 1906
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
768212
528070
CPU 311721 216008
GPU 89942 44464
Memory 136276 111928
UX 230273 155670
Total score 768212 528070
Samples [23 tests] [5 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 98% -
Graphics test 2 FPS 1 FPS
Graphics score 279 133
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 99% 98%
Graphics test - 2 FPS
Graphics score - 344
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
13073
Web score 11340 9010
Video editing 7357 5482
Photo editing 25659 14841
Data manipulation 10930 8315
Writing score 16320 11562

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy A35 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-28 (P3RF3CT)AnTuTu 12866054
📘 2026-09-27 -> LessPlum3393AnTuTu 12857296
📘 2026-09-25 (ttk:kotakbass.official)Geekbench 6 CPU1010 / 2895
📘 2026-09-22 (ttk:kotakbass.official)AnTuTu 12922710
📘 2026-09-17 (kotakbass.official)AnTuTu 11829716
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

Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 2.2
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM One UI 8.5 One UI 8.5
OS size 28 GB 26.7 GB
OS updates 4 years 2 years
Security updates 5 years 3 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 25 W 25 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Bypass charging No -
Fast charging Yes (52% in 30 min) Yes (46% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:26 hr 1:29 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:47 hr 09:37 hr
Watching video 14:03 hr 14:45 hr
Gaming 05:56 hr 05:51 hr
Standby 106 hr 157 hr
General battery life
22:25 hr
27:40 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8160 x 6120
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS No
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 30FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (720p) 120 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 123° 123°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 5 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 5 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length - 27 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN8 Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 0.64 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 5 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length - 17 mm
Sensor GalaxyCore GC08A3 GalaxyCore 5035
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 5 MP 2 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Sensor - GalaxyCore GC02M1
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh 50 -
Preview 52 -
Zoom 71 -
Samples Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A35 5G from DxOMark -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 13 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 4160 x 3120 4128 x 3096
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length - 25 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL S5K3L6 SK Hynix Hi-1339
Sensor size 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- 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 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
DisplayPort No -
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Depends on the region Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* Yes No
Hybrid slot Yes No
LTE Cat* 18 13
5G support Yes No

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
Headphone audio jack No Yes
FM radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Mid-range Budget
Announced March 2024 April 2023
Release date March 2024 May 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $380 $215
Successor - Samsung Galaxy A37 5G -
SAR (head) 0.44 W/kg 0.41 W/kg
SAR (body) 0.92 W/kg 1.3 W/kg
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Not included
Further details
Notes on Galaxy A35 5G:
    - The 128 GB variant features UFS 2.2 memory, other models have UFS 3.1.
    - Only SM-A356E/DS and SM-A356B/DS models support two physical SIM cards.
*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 A35 5G is definitely a better buy.

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