Samsung Galaxy A24 4G review

Triple-camera on the back with OIS

The Samsung Galaxy A24 4G camera remains similar to the one on the Galaxy A23 and A23 5G with one difference - the 2MP depth sensor is no more. The new A24 4G model has a triple-camera on the back with a 50MP OIS primary, a 5MP ultrawide cam, and a 2MP macro shooter.

We have some good news for the selfie camera, though, it is now 13MP instead of 8MP.

The Galaxy A24 4G's primary camera uses a 50MP Samsung ISOCELL (S5K)JN1 1/2.76" sensor with Tetracell filter and 0.64µm pixels. The sensor is coupled with a stabilized (OIS) 27mm f/1.8 lens and supports PDAF. Night Mode is available on this camera.

The ultrawide camera uses a 5MP GalaxyCore 5035 imager. The sensor is behind a 17mm f/2.2 lens, and the focus is fixed.

The macro camera uses a 2MP GalaxyCore GC02M1 sensor with f/2.4 aperture and focus fixed at about 4cm.

The selfie camera relies on either 13MP Sony IMX 258 or Hynix Hi-1339 1/3.06" sensor with 1.12µm pixels. It sits behind a 25mm f/2.2 lens, and the focus is fixed.

The camera app is the same as you'd find on every Samsung phone these days. Swiping left and right will switch between all available modes, and there's an option to re-arrange or remove some of the modes from the viewfinder. Vertical swipes in either direction will switch between front and rear cameras.

The settings icon is located in the upper left corner of the screen and gives you fine control over the cameras. You don't get separate setting screens for photos and videos since the options aren't that many in total. Like grid lines, location data, etc., the usual stuff can be found there. You can also turn on and off the Scene Optimizer. Once on, you still have to toggle it on a second time from the main UI, though. Keep that in mind.

Camera app

Only the primary camera supports Night Mode.

There's a Pro mode, too. You get granular exposure controls and manual focus with peaking, up to 10s shutter speed control, but no live histogram or the option to operate anything but the main cam.

Camera settings

The full resolution mode on the primary is triggered from the aspect options, which is a rather unintuitive bit.

Photo quality

The main camera saves 12.5MP photos by default, and the ones we took in broad daylight are pretty good. The resolved detail is sufficient, the noise reduction did a great job, the contrast is superb, and the dynamic range is wide, but not extremely wide.

Samsung's processing is doing a solid job here - the images are not over-sharpened and not overprocessed in general, even if the colors are a bit more popping than usual. Many users prefer Samsung's livelier color rendition, and we can understand why - they do look great.

Overall, great photos from the main camera, not the most detailed out there, but we'd say pretty well-rounded.

Main camera, 12.5MP

There is a 2x zoom toggle on the viewfinder, but shooting at 2x magnification saves digitally zoomed (cropped and upscaled) photos. They look fine on the phone's display but are soft and poor in detail when viewed in full resolution.

2x zoom, main camera

There is a 50MP mode available within the aspect ratio settings. It shoots passable high-res photos - we can see there was some actual processing involved instead of a simple upscale.

The photos offer enough detail, accurate colors and higher contrast than the default 12.5MP ones, and it could make sense to shoot with the 50MP mode if you want less processed images - downsizing those yields more natural-looking, color rendition and balanced sharpness. It is a hassle, though - downloading and resizing each photo on a computer.

Main camera, 50MP

And here are the same photos downsized to 12.5MP.

50MP-to-12MP

The 5MP photos from the ultrawide camera are rather poor - the detail is mediocre at best, there is visible over-sharpening, the colors are far from accurate as there is a visible bluish tinge, but, oh well, the dynamic range is alright.

This camera often saves a mixture of washed-out and over-sharpened photos of poor quality, and we'd say it's rather pointless - better use the panorama mode on the main cam for ultrawide-angle purposes.

Ultrawide camera, 5MP

The 2MP macro camera has its focus fixed at 4cm away, and it may take a few attempts to get it right. Once you do, you can save some usable closeups you can post on your Instagram. Their colors and dynamic range are good, but the resolved detail is rather unimpressive.

Macro camera, 2MP

The Galaxy A24 4G has no depth sensor, but it still shoots good portrait photos. The main camera relies on AI-generated depth map, and we have to say it's pretty good. The subject separation is satisfactory, the blurred background looks nice, and the Auto HDR does a great job of widening the dynamic range.

The person is detailed enough, well-exposed, and with a good color rendition.

Portraits

The 13MP selfie camera is a nice update over the previous 8MP imagers. The camera app has a toggle to determine how wide the frame will be. This setting annoyingly defaults to the narrower option and hence - about an 8MP crop. When shooting in the wider aspect, selfies come out in 13MP.

The 13MP selfie we took on the Galaxy A24 4G are outstanding - there is plenty of resolved detail and balanced overall rendition, accurate colors, and wide dynamic range.

We've seen much worse selfies from much-expensive phones, so we do commend Samsung for making a good selfie camera on such an affordable device.

Selfies, 13MP

The low-light photos from the main camera are well-exposed and with likable color saturation. Their resolved detail is subpar, hurt further by the noise reduction that is often responsible for smeared parts across the photos.

The dynamic range is narrow, but the contrast is good.

We expected somewhat better low-light photos from this camera.

Main camera, 12MP

You can use the Night Mode for this purpose, which works only on this camera. It saves brighter photos, with a wider dynamic range and far fewer blown highlights, and the colors are even better. The resolved detail is still uninspiring, and we can see smeared noise and/or detail at times, but the photos are still good and very much usable.

Main camera, Night Mode

The 5MP ultrawide photos are of rather poor quality - they are often too dark to see what's on them, the colors are desaturated, and the detail is extremely poor.

Ultrawide camera

And here's how the main camera stacks up against the competition in our extensive Photo compare database.

Galaxy A24 4G against the Redmi Note 12 4G and the Moto G53 in our Photo compare tool

Video quality

The Galaxy A24 4G captures 1080p@30fps videos with its primary, ultrawide, and selfie cameras. There is no 60fps video mode and no 4K resolution for the main camera.

Optional electronic stabilization is available for the primary and ultrawide cameras.

The video bitrate is generous at 17Mbps in 1080p resolution. Audio is captured stereo with a 256Kbps bitrate, and the sound is good across all videos.

The 1080p videos from the main camera are good - the detail is okay, the noise is low, the colors are true to life, the dynamic range is good, too, and the contrast seems high.

The 2x zoom videos are as good as the 1x ones, even if they are a bit less detailed.

The low-light videos from the main camera are usable but far from great. While their color saturation is good, and we can see what's on them, the detail is low, there is visible noise, and they are radar dark and with a narrow dynamic range.

The 1080p videos from the ultrawide camera are alright - they offer acceptable resolved detail and a wide dynamic range. Their colors are cooler than they should have been, and we observed some noise, though.

The electronic stabilization works great on both the main camera and the ultrawide camera.

Finally, there is no EIS available for the selfie camera, and the video footage is rather shaky. Other than that, the video quality is good - the detail is enough, and the sharpness is good; there is no visible noise, the colors are true to life, and the contrast is high. The dynamic range is alright, but nothing too extreme.

Here's how the Galaxy A24 4G compares to other devices in our vast video compare database.

Galaxy A24 4G against the Redmi Note 12 4G and the Moto G53 in our Video compare tool