Samsung Galaxy S24 leaks point to design changes and more AI than the Pixel 8

Here’s what’s coming, maybe

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TheSamsung Galaxy S24is slowly coming into view as its expected early 2024 launch window gets closer, and the latest from the rumor mill suggests that the phone series will be packed full of AI smarts – and come with a design tweak on the Ultra model, too.

Sources speaking toSamMobilesay thatSamsungwill be “going all in with artificial intelligence” on its upcoming flagship phones – and indeed that the company wants to make these handsets “the smartest AI phones ever”.

That clearly means that Samsung’s engineers have seen whatGooglehas done with thePixel 8andPixel 8 Pro, and are wanting to go even further. Certain features will closely mimic what tools such as ChatGPT can already do, SamMobile says.

Even a quick read of ourGoogle Pixel 8 reviewis enough to tell you how much AI is packed in: AI tech can remove background noise on videos, or help you create composite photos in which all of your family members are smiling at the same time.

All the AI

We don’t get much detail about what Samsung is planning, but there are mentions of text-to-image generative AI (something youcan do with Dall-E, for example), and an upgrade for the speech-to-text engine offered on the phones.

And it would appear that Samsung hasn’t given up on Bixby yet, either. According to SamMobile, the digital assistant could be pushed back into the spotlight as the focus is put on AI, in a direct challenge to Google Assistant and Google Bard.

The design of the speaker opening on the bottom of the Galaxy S24 Ultra has changed, becoming a long strip design instead of holes. pic.twitter.com/108rQXbs32October 22, 2023

Our other Galaxy S24 leak today concerns theSamsung Galaxy S24 Ultra. Prolific tipster@UniverseIcesays that the speaker on the bottom edge of the phone will be one long grille, rather than a series of holes – reminiscent of theSamsung Galaxy S9from 2018.

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All will be revealed next year, with those in the know suggesting thatJanuary is the monthwhen the Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24 Plus, and Galaxy S24 Ultra will break cover – so slightly earlier in the year than their direct predecessors.

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