Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos) vs S24 (Snapdragon)
85
out of 100
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72
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.3-inch Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos) (with Exynos 2600) that was released on February 25, 2026, against the Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon), which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and came out 2 years and 1 month before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)
- Delivers 82% higher peak brightness (2569 against 1415 nits)
- Shows 28% longer battery life (25:13 vs 19:44 hours)
- 38% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3161K versus 2292K)
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- The phone is 2 years and 1 month newer
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- Has 2 SIM card slots
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
- More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16
Review
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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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Dynamic AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 6.3 inches | 6.2 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 411 ppi | 416 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (24-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1500 nits | 2600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 2600 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.9% | 90.9% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 100% | - |
| PWM | 240 Hz | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | - |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 149.6 mm (5.89 inches) | 147 mm (5.79 inches) |
| Width | 71.7 mm (2.82 inches) | 70.6 mm (2.78 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.2 mm (0.28 inches) | 7.6 mm (0.3 inches) |
| Weight | 167 g (5.89 oz) | 167 g (5.89 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Silver, Blue, Pink, Purple | Black, Gray, Blue, Green, Orange, Purple, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | Good (3.01/5) | - |
| Drop resistance | Excellent (A) · 270 drops | - |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 2600 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
| Max clock | 3800 MHz | 3300 MHz |
| CPU cores | 10 (1 + 3 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 2.75 GHz: C1-Pro - 3 cores at 3.25 GHz: C1-Pro - 1 core at 3.8 GHz: C1-Ultra |
- 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 12 MB |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 2 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | AI engine with 32K MAC NPU | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Xclipse 960 | Adreno 750 |
| GPU shading units | 1792 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 980 MHz | 903-1000 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~7024.6 GFLOPS | ~2774 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 27264 | 17327 |
| Single-core score | 3271 | 2066 |
| Multi-core score | 11051 | 6434 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1060612 | 738110 |
| GPU | 1200578 | 814230 |
| Memory | 409429 | 244427 |
| UX | 491211 | 495918 |
| Total score | 3161830 | 2292685 |
| Samples | [15 tests] | [18 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 67% |
| Graphics test | 23 FPS | 11 FPS |
| Graphics score | 3109 | 1507 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | - | 62% |
| Graphics test | 45 FPS | 30 FPS |
| Section 1 | 51 FPS | 36 FPS |
| Section 2 | 44 FPS | 31 FPS |
| Section 3 | 39 FPS | 23 FPS |
| Graphics score | 11935 | 7976 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 50% |
| Graphics test | - | 28 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 4826 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 21279 | 18350 |
| Video editing | 8171 | 7968 |
| Photo editing | 40764 | 35076 |
| Data manipulation | 16909 | 14984 |
| Writing score | 30248 | 21029 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (82nd and 199th place)
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-30 -> Serost | AnTuTu 12 | 3359689 |
| 📘 2026-09-26 (gollim) | AnTuTu 12 | 3269772 |
| 📘 2026-09-24 (Pires) | AnTuTu 12 | 3302245 |
| 📘 2026-09-20 (Shaco) | AnTuTu 12 | 3216468 |
| 📘 2026-09-06 (Artem) | AnTuTu 11 | 3113554 |
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-30 (Y4nnick23) | Battery life | SOT 5:30 / 18:00 |
| 📘 2026-09-20 (Iizzzuu) | AnTuTu 12 | 2391410 |
| 📘 2026-09-05 (Самса с24) | AnTuTu 11 | 2278769 |
| 📘 2026-08-05 (Flames-2) | AnTuTu 11 | 2364143 |
| 📘 2026-06-30 (mrtcn) | AnTuTu 11 | 2068918 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5333 MHz | 4200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 17) |
| ROM | One UI 8.5 | One UI 9.0 |
| OS size | 29.5 GB | 24.1 GB |
| OS updates | 7 years | - |
| Security updates | 7 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 4300 mAh | 4000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 25 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | Yes | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (62% in 30 min) | Yes (59% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:04 hr | 1:15 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1200 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 09:34 hr | 07:07 hr |
| Watching video | 21:01 hr | 15:32 hr |
| Gaming | 06:20 hr | 05:03 hr |
| Standby | 97 hr | 83 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8160 x 6120 | 8160 x 6120 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 10 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 10 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN3 | Samsung ISOCELL GN3 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 10 MP | 10 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 67 mm | 67 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5K3K1 | Samsung ISOCELL 3K1 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX564 | Sony IMX564 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.4 micron | 1.4 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 150 | 65 |
| Preview | - | 69 |
| Zoom | 119 | 135 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos) from DxOMark | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 4000 x 3000 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3LU | Samsung S5K3LU |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) | 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes, DP 1.2 | Yes, DP 1.2 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | - | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | February 2026 | January 2024 |
| Release date | March 2026 | January 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $899 | $799 |
| Successor | - | - Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Snapdragon) |
| SAR (head) | 1.21 W/kg | 0.87 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.1 W/kg | 1.35 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Not included |
Further details
Notes on Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon):
- The 128 GB variant features UFS 3.1 memory, other models have UFS 4.0.
- There are two models: one with dual Nano SIM, and the other with 1 Nano SIM + eSIM.
*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 S26 (Exynos) is definitely a better buy.
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