Samsung Galaxy S24 announcement live blog: we're covering all Samsung Unpacked 2024 news

Samsung's Galaxy Unpacked event just finished. We saw some really interesting things today, including Samsung's new fancy smart ring. Sadly the tech giant didn't say anything else about this shiny new smart jewellery. Nevertheless, we thank you for being with us during the live coverage of this exciting event. Although the Galaxy Unpacked event has ended, we are just beginning. Be sure to follow PhoneArena for reviews of the new Galaxy S24 lineup, as well as other tech news.

Samsung's latest health-tracking device is now a reality. Samsung just announced the Galaxy Ring. A smart ring that will help you track your health.

Pre-orders of the new Galaxy S24 phones start today. The regular Galaxy S24 starts at $799, the Galaxy S24 Plus — at $999, and the big bad wolf, the Galaxy Tab S24 Ultra — at $1,299. Samsung also announced that the new Galaxy AI features will be coming to select galaxy devices as well.

Thoghest Gorrila display yet. That's how Corning described its new Gorilla Armor Display. According to the company, the new display is 4x more scratch-resistant.

Samsung claims that the Galaxy S24 is perfect for gaming thanks to better heat dispersion, Ray Tracing support, and 2600 Nits of brightness 

Quickshare is now the single sharing solution across all Android devices. The feature now also works with Windows PCs

Using Instant Slow-mo, the Galaxy S24 Ultra can turn high-resolution videos in slow motion allowing you to watch your videos in slow motion.

Samsung announces that Super HDR, Nightography, and Video Stabilizations are now available on social media platforms like Instagram

Here are the Galaxy S24 Ultra's camera specs at a glance

All three Galaxy S24 support a new feature called Circle to Search which lets you search with gestures without exiting the app. You can just long-press the home button then select any item to make a Google search without taking a screenshot and then search it manually in Google Search. You can even use Circle to Search on YouTube. The 

When you record a meeting, the Galaxy S24 can sumurise what has been said during the meeting giving you a quick summary of the most important things said during the meeting. Additionally, Galaxy AI can summarise lon notes in key points.

With Tap Assist Galaxy S24 users will be able to write a message in their language which will be translated into the language of the other person when texting. It's an useful feature, which will help you communicate with your friends from other countries easier.

When you make or take a call on a language you don't speak. the Galaxy S24 will translate the call in your language allowing you to speak with the person on the other side without any issues. The best thing is that everything is on the device and Live Translate works no matter what phone the other person is using.

Translations work in person, allowing you to communicate directly with people who don't speak your language face to face. Everything will be translated into text and voice.

Samsung announces that it will be providing 7 years of OS upgrades starting with the Galaxy S24! That's awesome news!

The event starts with a really strong words about Galaxy AI and how it can improve the life of Galaxy users and allow you to free your potential.

The event started with a teaser trailer showcasing Galaxy AI and that the next big thing is is you 

The wait is over. Samsung's Galaxy AI Unpacked event is now on!

That's it, guys! We have less than 10 minutes until Samsung's Galaxy AI Unpacked event, which means we are just moments away from Samsung unveiling its latest top dogs, the Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24 Plus, and its majestic king, the Galaxy S24 Ultra!

A nice expected upgrade to the Galaxy S24 and Galaxy S24 Plus is that they may sport LTPO displays, allowing them to drop their refresh rate as low as 1 Hz when static content, such as emails, is displayed on the screen. This will allow the phones to save battery life when possible.

In comparison, the Galaxy S23 and Galaxy S23 Plus can go as low as 24 Hz, and only the Galaxy S23 Ultra was able to lower its refresh rate to 1 Hz

An awesome Live Translate during calls feature may be coming as well.

The language barrier is usually challenging to breach. While we have Google Translate, it's hard to use it during a phone call, right? Well, according to rumors, the new Galaxy S24 phones will pack an AI-powered feature called Live Translate during calls, which will translate phone calls in real time. Now, that's useful, don't you think?

It remains to be seen whether rumors will be correct on this one. We really hope so, since this is a feature that could save a lot of time and make communication with foreigners faster and easier.

We have a little more than an hour left until Samsung announces its latest Galaxy S lineup. So if you still have some things to do, we suggest you do them fast, since not much time is left, and you definitely don't want to miss Samsung's announcement.

AI was the theme last year, and it appears it will be the hottest topic on the block this year as well. According to the rumor mill, One UI 6.1 will bring new AI-enhanced video processing, improving low-light performance.

Furthermore, it's expected that users will be able to erase subjects from videos with a simple selection. Rumors also suggest that, with the help of AI, users will be able to expand the borders of a photo and recreate more of it.

Outside the camera department, One UI 6.1 is anticipated to pack an AI-powered feature that will summarize your calls by extracting important information. Moreover, the AI will then suggest actions such as putting things on your calendar or to-do list.

While performance is no doubt important, the aspect that excites people the most in a smartphone is not performance; it's the phone's camera capabilities. And being Samsung's next top-of-the-line phone and possibly the new king of all Android smartphones, the Galaxy S24 Ultra is expected to take incredible photos and pack awesome cameras.

Here are the anticipated camera specs at a glance:

Wide: 200MP ISOCELL HP2SX 1/1.3", 0.6µm pixels
Ultra-wide: 12MP
Telephoto: 3X 10MP
Periscope: 50MP 1/2.52" Sony IMX854 5X telephoto, 0.7µm pixels
Front-facing: 12MP

Now, those with a keen eye will most likely notice that there probably won't be any 10X periscope camera on the Galaxy S24 Ultra. Instead, Samsung'll most likely use a 5X telephoto shooter, which will allow the phone to snap extremely close 5X portraits.

Of course everyone is talking about the S24 Ultra. But what about the base S24? From leaks and rumors, we've heard the following new things the Galaxy S24 is expected to rock: an evolved design with flat sides, slimmer screen borders, a 6.2-inch display, Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 in most markets, 8 gigs of RAM, new camera processing (but same triple camera hardware), and a slightly bigger 4,000mAh battery.

In less than three hours, we're going to be watching the official unveiling of the trio. The event will be livestreamed on Samsung's official YouTube channel, while it's actually live in San Jose. We expect the flagships to be unveiled, and we're not expecting other devices, so no Buds or foldables this time around, just like any year. We're also going to see One UI 6.1 with Android 14 during the event, most likely.

Here's how to watch the event livestream, but if you can't watch it, stay with us as we'll report live here what is happening during the event, so you can browse through the most important things without watching the stream.

This year, Samsung's taking things up a notch when it comes to colors, it seems. Leaks say we're going to see loads of different color options for the three phones. We expect the following colors for the S24 and S24+: Amber Yellow, Cobalt Violet, Jade Green, Marble Gray, Onyx Black, Sandstone Orange, and Sapphire Blue. Keep in mind some of these are likely to be exclusive to Samsung.com buyers, so not all colors will be available for purchase at every retailer.

For the Ultra, we expect colors like Titanium Black, Titanium Gray, Titanium Yellow, and Titanium Violet, according to leaks.

According to leaks, Samsung has prepped quite a few exciting changes for its king flagship, the Galaxy S24 Ultra. A new titanium design with Gorilla Glass Armor (likely a tougher successor to Gorilla Glass Victus 2) at the front and back are expected. Around the globe, buyers will enjoy the ultra-fast Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip. Reportedly, we also expect a brighter display, allegedly capable of hitting 2,600 nits of peak brightness.

As usual, we'll most likely see 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB storage options. And as the cherry on top: new AI features and functionalities.

We now have a new leak that showcases what the pre-order perks will be for the Galaxy S24 buyers in Europe.

If this leak turns out to be true, in Austria (and likely in many other EU countries), getting a pre-order deal means a free storage upgrade. You could even be able to get a 1TB S24 Ultra at the price of the 512GB version. We don't have any leaks about the US perks as of yet, but Samsung is known to give very sweet deals to early buyers, so we expect things to be exciting for US buyers as well!

Apart from the powerful chip and AI to make your life easier, we also expect to see a new design on the Ultra: Samsung seems to be ready to ditch the curves and have the Ultra with a completely flat screen, according to leaks. The most powerful device from the trio will also reportedly feature a titanium frame.

Apart from that, we expect a new 5X telephoto instead of the 10X periscope for the Ultra, a brighter display, and new and gorgeous-looking colors. Stay with us as the event nears as we'll discuss more leaks and things to expect.

Also, Samsung itself has recently leaked the looks of the phones, and we're more than hyped to see them official!

Almost everything there is to be known about the flagship trio has somewhat been leaked online. Of course, Samsung may have managed to hide a surprise or two... or maybe not! We'll see! For now, we expect several note-worthy changes with the S24 phones.

As usual, we expect the most powerful chip for 2024, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, to power the devices. There are some rumors the base S24 will have an Exynos 2400 internationally. We expect AI to be a key thing for the new Galaxy generation, and Samsung seems to have planned to make AI the center of attention this time.