Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra release window prediction – when could it release?

The Samsung Galaxy S23 launched this February, but that doesn’t stop our interest in the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra release date, and when it could hit the shelves.

We know, we know, the dust has barely settled on sales, so we may be jumping the gun a little, but for those of you who may not have seen much difference between the S23 Ultra vs S22 Ultra, you may be holding off upgrading this year, instead choosing to wait for what 2024 has in store.

And we wouldn’t blame you! It does seem like the changes are becoming more subtle each year across a number of smartphones, and we see more impactful upgrades when we compare to two generations back – case in point, the S23 Ultra and S21 Ultra.

But how long will we have to wait to see a Samsung Galaxy 24 Ultra, and can we pinpoint an exact date or a release window? Let’s take a closer look.

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra release window speculation

Let’s first take a look at previous launches and see if a pattern emerges…

• Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra – announced January 14, 2021, released January 29, 2021
• Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra – announced February 9, 2022, released February 25, 2022
• Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra – announced February 1, 2023, released February 17, 2023

As we’ve seen in the past, the new line of phones is typically announced at the Samsung Unpacked event, which takes place early in the year, around January or February.

The announcement dates and release dates don’t appear to be set in stone, but they do give us an indication as to when we could expect an S24 Ultra to hit the scene. Based on the previous patterns we can predict that it’s likely there will be a 15 – 16 day window from announcement to release.

We’d also predict that the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra could be announced in early February 2024, and then released mid-February 2024, based on the last two years’ announcement patterns.

Is there any chance this could change? We don’t think it’s likely, as many of the big players in the smartphone industry tend to keep things fairly predictable – as you’ll see if you’re wondering when the iPhone 15 or Google Pixel 7a will release.

How the next Ultra improves upon the previous iteration is still too early to speculate on, but we’d almost certainly expect more improvements to its camera, battery, and even an upgrade to its powerful Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset. This speculation seems to be tentatively supported by the alleged Geekbench 5 results leaked by @OreXDA for Exynos 2400 that, if true, would point to a big jump in performance with apparent average single-core results of 1,530 and average Multi-core results of 6,210.

Furthermore, our speculation on improvements to camera performance are being tentatively supported in these early days as some possible leaks are surfacing. Rumours have been floating around that the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra could come with a 1-inch camera sensor, which if true, could see a serious boost to image capture quality.

Time will tell, but we’re curious, that’s for sure.

If you’ve still on the fence about the Samsung S23 Ultra, check out our S23 Ultra alternatives – who knows, you may end up upgrading after all.

Frequently Asked Questions

Has the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra been confirmed yet?

At the time of writing – the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra has not been announced. We don’t know if it ever will, but we expect it to be announced in early 2024.

Will the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra be better than the S23 Ultra?

We don’t know for certain, though we imagine that it very much will be better than the previous iteration.