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Samsung‘s next-gen flagship smartphones may see a notable design shift. There are already rumors that the Galaxy S24 and Galaxy S24+ will sport flat frames, similar to iPhones. The rumor mill is now suggesting that the Galaxy S24 Ultra will switch from a curved display to a flat one. Perhaps Samsung plans to keep the design consistent across the lineup, with a flat edge for the Ultra model as well.
The latest rumor comes from noted industry insider Ice Universe. The tipster created a mock-up of the Galaxy S24 Ultra based on available data about its dimensions, screen size, and screen aspect ratio. The device is said to be 79mm wide with a 6.8-inch display and a 19.5:9 aspect ratio. In comparison, the Galaxy S23 Ultra is 78.1mm wide with a similar-sized curved display and an almost identical aspect ratio (19.3:9).
Their calculation shows that the phone will get a flat display. If true, Samsung won’t have a flagship smartphone with a curved display for the first time since 2014, when it launched the Galaxy Note Edge. Since then, the Korean behemoth has had at least one premium phone with a curved display every year. But with the Galaxy S24 Ultra seemingly switching to a flat screen, there may be none next year.
The Galaxy S24 Ultra could have surprisingly wide display bezels
A switch to a flat panel may come with another disappointing design change. The tipster’s mock-up of the Galaxy S24 Ultra shows that the phone will have 3.42mm thick bezels on the side of the display. The top bezel measures 3.0mm. If Samsung keeps symmetrical top and bottom bezels (3.0mm thick), the screen-to-body ratio of the Galaxy S24 Ultra will come in at around 88 percent.
As pointed out by the tipster, that’s the lowest for a Galaxy flagship since the Galaxy S10 in 2019. If Samsung makes the chin (bottom bezel) thicker, which is often the case with smartphones, things get much worse. Hopefully, it won’t. The Galaxy S24 Ultra already looks like the Galaxy A54 in this mock-up.
All this said, there are still several months before the launch of the Galaxy S24 series. The rumored display specs and dimensions of the Ultra model may not be accurate. Samsung could go for a bigger display, thus reducing the bezels. Or maybe the curved design won’t go away, after all. We will have to wait for more details to confirm it all. As things stand, we advise you to not take anything for granted.
