Samsung Galaxy S24+

Size and screen, mostly. The S24+ has a 6.7-inch QHD+ panel against the S24's 6.2-inch FHD+, a larger 4,900mAh battery, faster 45W charging versus 25W, and 12GB of RAM instead of 8GB. The cameras are identical — same 50MP main, 12MP ultra-wide and 10MP 3x telephoto. If you want a bigger, sharper screen and better battery life, the plus is worth it; if you want better photos, neither is the upgrade.

Until January 2031 — seven years of OS upgrades and seven years of security patches from its January 2024 release, under Samsung's official policy. At a street price near $699 that is roughly $11.60 per month of supported ownership, and it drops further every time the price does.

Yes. The S24 series was Samsung's first to ship Wi-Fi 7 across the line, so the S24+ supports it alongside 5G, Bluetooth and UWB. In practice you need a Wi-Fi 7 router to see any benefit, and the real-world gain over Wi-Fi 6E is modest for most users — but it is one less thing to age out over a seven-year ownership window.

For most people, yes. The S25+ costs around $150 more and brings the Snapdragon 8 Elite, a slightly lighter body and a support window one year longer, to February 2032. The screens, cameras, battery and charging are effectively unchanged. Unless you specifically want the newest chip or that extra year, the S24+ delivers nearly the same experience for meaningfully less.

Yes — the S24 generation was the launch platform for Galaxy AI, and it receives the on-device features including live translate, note assist and generative photo editing. Samsung has committed to keeping these available on the S24 line, though it has said some AI features may become paid after 2025, so treat long-term free access as likely rather than guaranteed.