Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos) review: specs, battery & used prices

Summary

The Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos) is the same compact flagship — 6.2-inch 120 Hz OLED at 2,600 nits, 167 g, IP68 — with Samsung's own Exynos 2400 in place of the Snapdragon, as sold in most non-US markets. The hardware experience is nearly identical; the differences are in the margins: slightly lower sustained-gaming headroom and, on the US secondhand market, near-total absence of listings, because America officially received the Snapdragon build.

Display and design

Identical to the Snapdragon variant: the 6.2-inch 120 Hz Dynamic AMOLED at 2,600-nit peak scores 86/100, in a 167 g Armor Aluminum body with IP68 sealing. Compactness of 99/100 — this is the small flagship, full stop, regardless of chip. The colorways and finishes are shared across both variants.

Performance

The Exynos 2400 scores 84/100 everyday and 52/100 gaming — a hair behind the Snapdragon variant in sustained load, indistinguishable in daily interface use. Four years of OS updates from 2024 apply to this variant. The honest summary of the Exynos-vs-Snapdragon debate for this generation: the gap is real but small, and largest only in long gaming sessions.

Camera

The identical triple stack — 50 MP main, 12 MP ultrawide, 10 MP telephoto, 8K30 — scores 42/100, with processing shared across variants. Output is interchangeable with the Snapdragon model for any practical purpose.

Battery and charging

The 4,000 mAh battery scores 20/100 on endurance with 25 W charging (7/100) — the shared compact-flagship tax. The Exynos platform's efficiency differences are within measurement noise for most users.

Verdict

This variant exists in our catalog for completeness and comparison: in the US, buyers will overwhelmingly encounter the Snapdragon S24 on the secondhand market, typically around $275, and should default to it on availability alone. Where the Exynos build is the local official unit, it is the same excellent small flagship with a two-point gaming asterisk.