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Samsung will soon drop three new flagship Android smartphones in the market. The company will launch the Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24+, and Galaxy S24 Ultra on January 17. Ahead of that, it is busy hyping up the device. Samsung is also simultaneously working on obtaining regulatory certifications for the phones. It just picked up the IMDA certificates for the Galaxy S24+ and Galaxy S24 Ultra in Singapore.
Galaxy S24 phones receive another regulatory approval
Over the past few months, Samsung’s Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24+, and Galaxy S24 Ultra have received approval from several regulatory bodies around the world. The FCC in the US, BIS in India, KTR in South Korea, TKDN in Indonesia, and NBTC in Thailand are to name a few. Singapore’s IMDA has now joined this list. As of this writing, it appears to have certified only the latter two models. But the vanilla Galaxy S24 should also soon receive the IMDA approval.
Spotted by MySmartPrice, the Singaporean regulatory agency has certified the Galaxy S24+ and Galaxy S24 Ultra with the model numbers SM-S926B/DS and SM-S926B/DS, respectively. These are the global versions of the phone with dual-SIM support. The listing on the IMDA’s official website doesn’t reveal any specs. It says the devices boast 5G cellular connectivity, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and UWB (Ultra Wideband).
However, this isn’t all we know about Samsung’s upcoming flagships. Leaks have already revealed detailed specs and alleged prices for some regions. The company has slightly redesigned the Ultra model to include a flat display and a titanium frame. The device also replaces the 10x zoom camera with a 5x solution. The rest of the hardware is mostly unchanged, including the display size, battery capacity, and the other four cameras.
On the inside, Samsung has equipped the Galaxy S24 Ultra with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor and 12GB of RAM as standard. This chip may also power the Galaxy S24+ in most countries, with some regions getting the company’s in-house Exynos 2400 chip. Both variants have 12GB of RAM. The vanilla model, on the other hand, has 8GB of RAM and will arrive with the Exynos processor in most markets, excluding the US, Canada, and China.
The new Samsung flagships bring tons of AI features
The Galaxy S24 series does not bring many hardware upgrades over the Galaxy S23. The 2023 flagship lineup already boasts a capable camera system and a solid build. Samsung’s focus this year is to improve the user experience. It has built AI into the system, allowing for groundbreaking on-device and cloud-based AI features on the Galaxy S24. Time will tell whether the bet pays off. The new flagships are expected to go on sale at the end of this month.