Samsung Galaxy A24 4G review

Android 13 with One UI 5.1

The Galaxy A24 4G ships with the latest One UI 5.1, based on Android 13 underneath.

You are getting the same general UX and even most of the features of the Galaxy S series, which is great to see on a mid-range device. The good news to all Galaxy users is that the list of software features reserved for the flagships has been shrinking in recent years and currently includes only niche things like Samsung DeX.

One UI 5.1 allows you to choose between a few clock styles of the Always-on Display or opt for an Image Clock. Music info is also supported. The AoD can be always-off, always-on, scheduled, shown only when new notifications are available, or you can opt for tap-to-show for 10s.

Always-on Display

For most, the side-mounted fingerprint reader will likely be the primary method of unlocking, but you can still use face unlock either instead of or alongside it. It can be more convenient in certain situations, but it generally is less secure since it's just using the selfie camera. You can disable the always-on function of the fingerprint scanner if you experience too many accidental scans.

Security options • Biometrics • Fingerprint settings • Fingerprint enrollment

The experience when dealing with the UI fundamentals is straightforward and familiar. The app drawer, notification shade, recent apps, lock screen, and home screen are all business as usual, as is the general Settings menu.

The accent color palette is automatically generated based on your wallpaper, and the system gives you a wide choice of color combinations that palette can also be applied to app icons.

The task switcher is the usual affair, and it supports both pop-up and split-screen multi-tasking.

One UI 5.1 basics: Lockscreen • Homescreen • App drawer • Notifications • Quick settings • Task switcher

Widgets can now be stacked, and you can switch between stacked widgets with a simple swipe. Not all widgets support stacking, so app developers might have to get around that pretty soon.

Stacked widgets

Modes and routines, a feature similar to Apple's Focus, is present too. You can choose a mode based on what you are doing right now and execute certain actions, change sound profiles, display settings, notifications, etc. For instance, the driving Routines profile can be set up to turn on DnD mode and launch Spotify automatically. You can even trigger certain Routines with actions of your choice, such as turning on the hotspot or airplane mode.

Modes and routines

Familiar proprietary Samsung features include the Edge panels - the panes that appear when you swipe in from the side and provide tools and shortcuts to apps and contacts. Game launcher, the hub for all your games, also provides options for limiting distraction when gaming is here to stay as well. An in-house Gallery app and a proprietary file manager are both present, as well as Samsung's Internet web browser. Split-screen multi-tasking is also an option.

Edge panel • Edge panel • Game Launcher • Gallery • File manager • Split-screen

Performance and benchmarks

The Samsung Galaxy A24 4G employs the Helio G99 chipset. It's a 6nm chip from Mediatek with a 2+6 core CPU configuration (2x2.2GHz Cortex-A76 and 2x2.0GHz Cortex-A55) and a Mali-G57 MC2 GPU. The base storage version has 4GB of LPDDR4X RAM and 128GB of UFS 2.2 storage. There are also two other versions with 6GB RAM and 8GB RAM, while the storage remains the same - 128GB.

And now, let's look at some performance benchmarks.

The Galaxy A24 4G is not a chart-topping smartphone, but its processor is surely doing a decent job in synthetic tests.

GeekBench 6 (multi-core)

Higher is better

• Galaxy A34
  2518
• Redmi Note 12 5G
  2017
• Infinix Note 30
  1971
• Galaxy A24 4G
  1900
• Motorola Moto G53
  1797
• Realme C55
  1413
• Redmi Note 12 4G
  1341

GeekBench 6 (single-core)

Higher is better

• Galaxy A34
  1034
• Redmi Note 12 5G
  763
• Motorola Moto G53
  733
• Infinix Note 30
  727
• Galaxy A24 4G
  712
• Redmi Note 12 4G
  469
• Realme C55
  425

The same can be said for its dual-core GPU. It is much better performing than the one inside the Galaxy A23 4G (the dated Adreno 610), and it's quite close to the one inside the Galaxy A23 5G (Adreno 619).

The Moto G53 tops the on-screen chart as it has a lower-res 720p display.

GFX Car Chase ES 3.1 (onscreen)

Higher is better

• Motorola Moto G53
  29
• Galaxy A34
  23
• Realme 10
  17
• Galaxy A23 5G
  16
• Realme 10 Pro
  16
• Galaxy A24 4G
  12
• Infinix Note 30
  12
• Realme C55
  9
• Redmi Note 12 4G
  7.5
• Galaxy A23
  6.7

GFX Manhattan ES 3.0 (offscreen 1080p)

Higher is better

• Galaxy A34
  68
• Realme 10 Pro
  47
• Galaxy A23 5G
  44
• Infinix Note 30
  41
• Motorola Moto G53
  41
• Galaxy A24 4G
  40
• Realme 10
  40
• Realme C55
  26
• Galaxy A23
  20
• Redmi Note 12 4G
  20

The Galaxy A24 4G scored an excellent AnTuTu 9 score for its class. The new chipset with the faster CPU, GPU and storage compared to the Galaxy A23 4G surely makes a big difference.

AnTuTu 9

Higher is better

• Galaxy A34
  472126
• Realme 10 Pro
  401860
• Poco X5
  400895
• Galaxy A24 4G
  398005
• Realme 10
  385829
• Infinix Note 30
  374263
• Redmi Note 12 5G
  360745
• Redmi Note 12 4G
  319219
• Galaxy A23 5G
  318821
• Motorola Moto G53
  314195
• Galaxy A23
  273554
• Realme C55
  257263

Finally, we ran a couple of stress tests, and the Galaxy A24 4G aced those.

The Galaxy A24 4G scored 85% on the CPU stress test and 99% on the 3D Mark stress test. This means that even when running at peak performance for prolonged periods of time, the phone won't throttle. The Galaxy A24 doesn't get hot; it may become barely warm.

CPU test • GPU test

Overall, the Galaxy A24 4G is a decent performer in its class and offers acceptable performance and excellent stability. The Android OS with One UI runs fine at 90fps, and while we rarely observed any stutter, the prolonged loading times are obvious, and they somewhat make the A24 4G appear slow at times. We suspect the lower RAM amount (4GB) on our base unit could be responsible for this. It is not a deal-breaking flaw, but it's there, and we would suggest opting for the 6GB RAM model instead.