Samsung Galaxy A26 5G vs A24 4G

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.7-inch Samsung Galaxy A26 5G (with Exynos 1380) that was released on March 2, 2025, against the Samsung Galaxy A24 4G, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G99 and came out 1 year and 11 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A26 5G
  • Waterproof body (IP67 classification)
  • 45% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (768K versus 528K)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • Slow-motion recording at 480FPS
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • The phone is 1 year and 11 months newer
  • 42% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1015 and 714 points
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A24 4G
  • Shows 42% longer battery life (27:40 vs 19:28 hours)
  • Delivers 29% higher peak brightness (1004 against 777 nits)
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy A26 5G and A24 4G crucial features
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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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4 / 128 GB
VS
4 / 128 GB
101.7
(Excellent)
Value Index
20.4
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.7 inches 6.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels 1080 x 2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 385 ppi 396 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max rated brightness 800 nits 1000 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus Plus Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 86.7% 82.5%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 100% -
PWM 240 Hz -
Response time 2 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Peak brightness test (auto)
777 nits
1004 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 164 mm (6.46 inches) 162.1 mm (6.38 inches)
Width 77.5 mm (3.05 inches) 77.6 mm (3.06 inches)
Thickness 7.7 mm (0.3 inches) 8.3 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 200 g (7.05 oz) 195 g (6.88 oz)
Waterproof IP67 No
Rear material Glass Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Black, Green, Pink Black, Blue, Green, Red
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Repairability Good (3.22/5) -
Drop resistance Very good (B) · 269 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio
86.7%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy A26 5G and Samsung Galaxy A24 4G
SoC
Chipset Samsung Exynos 1380 MediaTek Helio G99
Max clock 2400 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76
L3 cache 4 MB -
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC
Lithography process 5 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali-G68 MP5 Mali-G57 MC2
GPU shading units 160 64
GPU clock 949 MHz 1000 MHz
FLOPS ~303.7 GFLOPS ~128 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy A26 5G and Samsung Galaxy A24 4G
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
2899
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 3046 -
Single-core score 1015 714
Multi-core score 2899 1906
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
768287
528070
CPU 320350 216008
GPU 83203 44464
Memory 129434 111928
UX 230611 155670
Total score 768287 528070
Samples [27 tests] [5 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 98% -
Graphics test 2 FPS 1 FPS
Graphics score 274 133
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability - 98%
Graphics test - 2 FPS
Graphics score - 344
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
13227
Web score 11515 9010
Video editing 7315 5482
Photo editing 24850 14841
Data manipulation 10288 8315
Writing score 17482 11562

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy A26 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-10-07 (bes)AnTuTu 12872304
📘 2026-10-04 (Subzero)AnTuTu 12919003
📘 2026-10-03 (twisee)AnTuTu 11793564
📘 2026-09-29 (Saveloy)AnTuTu 12717743
📘 2026-09-26 (maks🇰🇿)AnTuTu 12871135
Samsung Galaxy A24 4G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-10-03 (Joe)AnTuTu 12642231
📘 2026-04-16 (İsmet)Geekbench 6 CPU718 / 1821
📘 2026-04-11 (Taha)AnTuTu 11543676
📘 2026-02-22 (imreefun52)AnTuTu 11525749
📘 2026-02-20 (Ayaz)AnTuTu 11531545

Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.2
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 2048 GB Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM One UI 8.5 One UI 8.5
OS size 21.7 GB 26.7 GB
OS updates 6 years 2 years
Security updates 6 years 3 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 25 W 25 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Bypass charging No -
Fast charging Yes (51% in 30 min) Yes (46% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:26 hr 1:29 hr
Battery cycles 1200 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 06:42 hr 09:37 hr
Watching video 12:14 hr 14:45 hr
Gaming 05:11 hr 05:51 hr
Standby 100 hr 157 hr
General battery life
19:28 hr
27:40 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8160 x 6120
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS No
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 30FPS
Slow motion 480 FPS (720p) 120 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 120° 123°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 5 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 27 mm 27 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL S5KJN1 Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.64 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 5 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length - 17 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K4HA GalaxyCore 5035
Sensor size 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP 2 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Sensor GalaxyCore GC02M1 GalaxyCore GC02M1
Sensor size 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) -
Pixel size 1.75 micron -
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 13 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 4160 x 3120 4128 x 3096
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length - 25 mm
Sensor Hynix Hi-1339 SK Hynix Hi-1339
Sensor size 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
DisplayPort No -
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Depends on the region Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot Yes No
LTE Cat* - 13
5G support Yes No

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono
Headphone audio jack No Yes
FM radio - Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Mid-range Budget
Announced March 2025 April 2023
Release date March 2025 May 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $190 $215
SAR (head) 0.41 W/kg 0.41 W/kg
SAR (body) 0.96 W/kg 1.3 W/kg
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Not included
*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 A26 5G is definitely a better buy.

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