Head to head
Samsung Galaxy S26vsSamsung Galaxy S24
The short answer
Choose the Galaxy S26 for more base storage. The Galaxy S24 wins no row by a gap you’d notice. The Galaxy S24 is £80 cheaper at UK RRP (£799 against £879). The Galaxy S26 gets security updates for longer: until February 2033, against January 2031 for the Galaxy S24.
- Released
- 2026-03-06endoflife.date, retrieved 2026-08-20
- Price
- £879Samsung Newsroom UK — Galaxy S26 series, retrieved 2026-08-20
- Security updates until
- 2033-02-28Samsung UK spec API — Galaxy S26, retrieved 2026-09-22
- Released
- 2024-01-24endoflife.date, retrieved 2026-08-20
- Price
- £799Samsung Newsroom UK — Galaxy S24 series, retrieved 2026-08-20
- Security updates until
- 2031-01-24endoflife.date — Samsung mobile, retrieved 2026-08-20
1 win for Galaxy S260 wins for Galaxy S241 gap borderline3 differences you won’t notice£80 apart at RRP
Verdict: Galaxy S26 ahead on 1 row, Galaxy S24 on none
On the makers’ published figures, the Galaxy S26 wins on storage (base) (256 GB against 128 GB). One gap is borderline, a difference most people would not notice: RAM (12 GB against 8 GB) for the Galaxy S26. The differences in display size, battery capacity and claimed video playback are below the thresholds you would notice. Both state the same weight, refresh rate, peak brightness, fast charging and wireless charging. The other 37 rows have no threshold or no direction to judge by, so nobody wins them.
True to scale
Outlines from each maker’s published dimensions, drawn to scale. Corner rounding is our drawing convention, not a measurement.
Specifications
A win is marked only where the figures can be ranked and the gap is one you could notice. A row the site has no threshold for says whether the two differ, and that it is not ranking them. = marks the same figure on both, ≠ not ranked a difference with no ranking. Every figure carries its source.
Body
Display
Platform
Memory
Camera
Battery
Connectivity
Benchmarks
4 attributes neither phone has a sourced figure for
Typical brightness · HDR peak brightness · OS versions supported · Google Mobile Services. Rows appear as sources are cited — a gap in our data, not a statement about either phone.
Questions
Is the Galaxy S26 better than the Galaxy S24?
On the figures, the Galaxy S26 is ahead wherever there is a gap you’d notice: storage (base), 256 GB against 128 GB (both Samsung Newsroom UK). The Galaxy S24 wins no row by such a gap. That is a count of rows, not an overall score.
Which has the better battery?
The Galaxy S26 is ahead on paper, but not by a gap you’d notice: claimed video playback, 30 h against 29 h (both Samsung UK). The Galaxy S26 is ahead on paper, but not by a gap you’d notice: battery capacity, 4,300 mAh against 4,000 mAh (both Samsung Newsroom UK).
Which is lighter?
Neither: both state 167 g for weight (Samsung Newsroom UK).
Which has the brighter screen?
Neither: both state 2,600 nits for peak brightness (GSMArena and Samsung Newsroom UK).
Which gets updates for longer?
The Galaxy S26 gets security updates for longer: until February 2033, against January 2031 for the Galaxy S24. Sources: dates from Samsung UK spec API and endoflife.date.
Which is cheaper?
The Galaxy S24 is £80 cheaper at UK RRP (£799 against £879). Prices from Galaxy S26: Samsung Newsroom UK; Galaxy S24: Samsung Newsroom UK.
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