The next Unpacked is on January 17, and leaker Evan Blass shared a spec sheet for the Galaxy S24 lineup. It showed that just as with the S23, there will be the regular model, the S24+, and an S24 Ultra. All are set to be powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. The leak indicates the S24 and S24+ will feature Space Zoom of up to 30x and dual telephoto zoom of up to 3x, while the Ultra will likely have a more powerful camera system. It might include a 200MP main lens, with up to 10x quad-telephoto zoom and 100x Space Zoom. Samsung’s S24 lineup likely won’t have any groundbreaking changes in designs and specs. It’ll probably incorporate the company’s own Gauss generative AI systems, so, much like with Google’s Pixel series, the hardware may only tell half of the story. This info comes from Mat Smith. Subscribe to our daily reports for more news, and catch up on the biggest stories you might have missed:
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