Samsung announced its latest flagship smartphone lineup last night in Kenya, the Galaxy S24 series. The trio include the base model, the Plus model and the Ultra model.
Samsung shipped the S24 series with Galaxy AI and a few iterative upgrades as well. Samsung put the best tech with its Ultra version but the Plus and base model got new features as well.
All three models ship with brighter screens that have 2600 nits with the Plus and Ultra sporting QHD+ resolution and the base model has FHD+ resolution.
All three have glass backs with Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 protection for the base and Plus model and Corning Gorilla Glass Armor for the Ultra. This also protects the displays as well.
The base and Plus model have aluminium frames while the Ultra has a titanium frame. They have IP68 ingress protection and wireless charging.
The S24, S24 Plus and S24 Ultra boot Android 14 and One UI 6.1 with 7 years of Android OS upgrades which means the series could get upgrades to Android 21.
The base and Plus model in Kenya will ship with Samsung’s Exynos 2400 chipset with RAM starting at 8GB for the former and 12GB for the latter. The Ultra has Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and 12GB RAM. All three start with 256GB storage including the base S24.
The three also come with stereo sound and speakers, HDR10+, ultrasonic under-display fingerprint reader, Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX, AKG-tuned sound, Bluetooth 5.3 support for UWB and WiFi 7.
| Specs | S24 | S24 Plus | S24 Ultra |
|---|---|---|---|
| Body | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 front and back. Armor aluminum frame IP68 | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 front and back. Armor aluminum frame IP68 | Corning Gorilla Glass Armor front and back. Titanium frame IP68 |
| Weight | 168g | 197g | 233g |
| Screen | Flat 6.1″ FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2340 x 1080 pixels 120 Hz HDR10+ 2600 nits | Flat 6.6″ FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2340 x 1080 pixels 120 Hz HDR10+ 2600 nits | 6.8″ QHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 3200 x 1440 pixels 120 Hz HDR10+ 2600 nits |
| Chip | Exynos 2400 Xclipse 940 GPU | Exynos 2400 Xclipse 940 GPU | Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Adreno 750 GPU |
| RAM | 8 GB | 8 GB | 8/12 GB |
| Internal | 256GB UFS 4.0 No SD card support | 256 GB UFS 4.0 No SD card support | 256/512 GB UFS 4.0 No SD card support |
| Fingerprint reader | Ultrasonic In-Display reader | Ultrasonic In-Display reader | Ultrasonic In-Display reader |
| Main Camera | Triple 50 MP wide angle with OIS 12 MP ultra-wide 10 MP telephoto with OIS - 3X optical zoom 720p@960fps, 1080p@30/60/240fp, 4K@30/60fp, 8K@ 24fps and 30fps stereo sound recording HDR10+ | Triple 50 MP wide angle with OIS 12 MP ultra-wide 10 MP telephoto with OIS - - 3X optical zoom 720p@960fps, 1080p@30/60/240fp, 4K@30/60fp, 8K@ 24fps and 30fps stereo sound recording HDR10+ | Quad 200MP wide-angle with OIS 12 MP ultra-wide 10 MP telephoto, OIS, 3x optical zoom 50 MP Pertiscope telephoto, OIS, 10x optical zoom 720p@960fps, 1080p@30/60/240fp, 4K@30/60fp, 8K@ 24fps and 30fps stereo sound recording HDR10+ |
| Selfie | 12 MP 1080p@30fps, 4K@30/60fps HDR10+ | 12 MP 1080p@30fps, 4K@30/60fps HDR10+ | 12 MP 1080p@30fps, 4K@30/60fps HDR10+ |
| Radios | 5G Bluetooth 5.3 Wi-Fi 7 UWB | 5G Bluetooth 5.3 Wi-Fi 7 UWB | 5G Bluetooth 5.3 Wi-Fi 7 UWB |
| Headphone socket | No 32-bit/384kHz audio | No 32-bit/384kHz audio | No 32-bit/384kHz audio |
| Audio | Stereo with dual-speakers | Stereo with dual-speakers | Stereo with dual-speakers |
| Battery | 4000mAh 25W PD Wired 10W wireless 4.5W reverse wireless | 4900mAh 45W PD Wired 10W wireless 4.5W reverse wireless | 5000mAh 45W PD Wired 10W wireless 4.5W reverse wireless |
| Software | Android 14, One UI 6.1 | Android 14, One UI 6.1 | Android 14, One UI 6.1 |
| Colours | Sapphire Blue, Cobalt Violet, Onyx Black, Marble Grey, Sandstone Orange, Amber Yellow | Sapphire Blue, Cobalt Violet, Onyx Black, Marble Grey, Sandstone Orange, Amber Yellow | Titanium Black, Titanium Gray, Titanium Violet, and Titanium Yellow. |
| Price | 256 GB version - Ksh 174,999 | 256 GB version - Ksh 189,999 512GB version - Ksh 234,999 | 256 GB version - Ksh 274,999 512GB version - Ksh 276,999 |
Pricing and Availability – Pre-order Details and Goodies
The Samsung Galaxy S24 series is available on Samsung’s official retail stores & Safaricom shops.
- Samsung Galaxy S24: Ksh 172,999(8GB RAM +256GB storage)
- Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus: Ksh 187,999(12GB RAM +256GB storage)
- Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus: Ksh 234,999(12GB RAM +512GB storage)
Samsung S24 Ultra Price in Kenya Safaricom Shop.
- Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra: Ksh 274,999(12GB RAM +256GB storage)
- Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra: Ksh 275,999(12GB RAM +512GB storage)
Pre-orders are now available from 18th January until February 14th. Samsung adds that if you make a pre-order for the 256GB storage version of any of the S24 series, they will reward you with the 512GB storage version of that phone.
And a cherry on top of that pre-order deal is that customers also get access to Samsung Galaxy VIP services which allows you to get same-day repair for your devices.
If you pre-order from Safaricom shops, you get 45GB of free data. JTL Fiber’s subscribers aren’t left out as they will offer free 65GB data and free 50 minutes to other networks.
If you purchase the S24 series, you get free access to Kenya Airways lounges through their Asante Rewards program and one free preferred seating, extra legroom, 75% bonus miles for every flight and a free extra bag.
Financing and Trade-in Options
Samsung has partnered with Absa, Watu Credit and Badili Africa to offer affordable financing options.
If you are an ABSA credit card holder, you can buy the S24 series smartphones with repayments starting from Khs 13,000 per month.
Samsung says that they will top up to Ksh 20,000 the value of your trade-in phone when opting to upgrade to any Galaxy S24 series smartphone.
