Should I upgrade my Galaxy S24?
The Samsung Galaxy S24 went on sale on 24 January 2024, launched at £799 (Samsung Newsroom UK — Galaxy S24 series). It has a 6.2-inch display, a weight of 167 g, the Exynos 2400 (4 nm) — International chip, a 50 MP main camera and 128 GB of storage to start. Samsung claims up to 29 hours of video playback. Security updates are committed until 24 January 2031. Every figure in the Samsung Galaxy S24 specifications below links the page it came from and the date it was read.
2.7 years oldPatched until 2031-01-24Read
Is it still supported?
Yes. Samsung has committed to security updates for the Galaxy S24 until 2031-01-24. A phone that is still patched is not a phone you have to replace.endoflife.date — Samsung mobile, retrieved 2026-08-20
What the Galaxy S26 changes
The newest Samsung phone in this line is the Galaxy S26 at £879, released 6 March 2026. Judged row by row against our published thresholds; the full table is at Galaxy S26 vs Galaxy S24.
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.
- Storage (base): 128 GB → 256 GB
- RAM: 8 GB → 12 GB borderline; marginal — most people won’t notice.
Other makers at the price
Phones from other makers released within a year of the Galaxy S26 and priced within a quarter of its £879, nearest price first, each judged the same way against your Galaxy S24 — or, where that pair is not one this site indexes, against the Galaxy S26.
What yours is worth
Our reading of the figures
The Galaxy S24 is committed to security updates until 24 January 2031, so nothing forces a move yet.
The Galaxy S26 clears our noticeable threshold on one row: storage (base). One more gap is borderline, which most people would not notice. Nothing goes backwards.
At £879 new, less the £233 CeX was paying for a grade A Galaxy S24 on 2026-08-14, the move costs about £646.
Every sentence above is built from the figures on this page by a rule, not written for this phone: a support date, the rows that clear a published threshold, a price and a trade-in. There is no score and no recommendation. The methodology page has the thresholds and where they come from. Every phone’s version of this page is listed at All upgrade questions.