Samsung Galaxy S24 series hot take

21 January 2024
The return of Exynos, 5x is the new 10x, AI all the things!

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DashF, 21 Jan 2024Let's say even if Exynos is better than SD counterpart... moreExactly what im saying my friend. They should create Exynos chips for the S FE series phones till they can comfortably go toe to toe with SD in terms of efficiency and then go all in on that. They could then optimize for the ISP in the Exynos phones with more control, like Apple and Google, and thus get even better quality.

    Besides the flat screen, another great thing about the ultra is the anti reflective screen
    This is insanely helpful for outdoors during the day where bright lights are everywhere and they all get reflected from your phone forcing you to increase the brightness

      punmeisterone, 21 Jan 2024Since you mentioned that sensor wish list. Samsung's S... moreThat makes no sens. Why would you need 12mm with 2x lossless zoom when u have 25mm on main sensor. Same goes for 4x crop from 25mm if u have separate 100mm module.

        rosesarerosie, 21 Jan 2024As I said before, people with a S22U-S23U should skip this ... moreAnd it's by design. In some markets, even Samsung offers extra trade in value for S21 series. So they know that most people keep their phones for at least 2 to 3 years.

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          punmeisterone, 21 Jan 2024Samsung could've done what Xiaomi did and crop digital... moreCrop and upscale harm quality.

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            SA466, 21 Jan 2024Honor Magic 3 Pro from 2021 had 90mm 1/2" without peri... moreYou can see the rectangular shaped outer element

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              punmeisterone, 21 Jan 2024S7 had the Dual Pixel AF and larger pixels that made it a b... morePixel size is irrelevant if iso is below 25600 ( that would be like 6400 on phones).
              Too high value phones should not use.

              Dual Pixel is not necessarily better. It is up.how well it is used ( software size)
              Sony Alpha uses Phase detection, still far ahead of canon cameras ( who created dual pixel).


                Anonymous, 21 Jan 202469mm is too much for 1/2.5" without periscope. Xiaom... moreSamsung could've done what Xiaomi did and crop digitally to 72mm, much like they do now.

                  Anonymous, 21 Jan 2024Wow, what an upgrade. S6 had 16MP 1/2.6" vs 12MP 1... moreS7 had the Dual Pixel AF and larger pixels that made it a big upgrade over the S6.

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                    Anonymous, 21 Jan 202469mm is too much for 1/2.5" without periscope. Xiaom... moreHonor Magic 3 Pro from 2021 had 90mm 1/2" without periscope. Phone was a bit thicker, but not by much, 9 vs 8.6 mm.

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                      Anonymous, 21 Jan 2024The Nubia has a 0.6% better STB ratio. Big whoop.Curved screen has higher STB% compared to flat of same diagonal.

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                        DarlingYext, 21 Jan 2024"Samsung gave the Galaxy S24 Ultra a flat display and ... moreTests show phones that advertise 4000-4200 nits do not even reach 2800.
                        Even at 1% APL (brightest possible for oled screen).

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                          i own an s23 ultra. I'm not convinced that 5x at 50mp will beat 10x at 10mp for the use cases I've enjoyed the latter at...wildlife photography, landmark id'ing, and people watching among them. I would welcome better night zooming and longer-zoom portraits, but not enough for a 1 year upgrade.

                          my opinion might change after GSMA's full review, still pending.

                            Anonymous, 21 Jan 2024How is samsung supposed to use 200MP dual pixel when it doe... more"200 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/1.22", 0.64µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS"

                            Samsung HP1.

                            https://m.gsmarena.com/infinix_zero_ultra-11922.php

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                              punmeisterone, 21 Jan 2024And you're right. There are murmurs coming from Weibo ... more69mm is too much for 1/2.5" without periscope.
                              Xiaomi 75mm is digital zoom from narrower FOV.
                              Lens is even shorter than 69mm.
                              Only manual mode allows you to use without crop.

                              Periscope does it do. Crop and upscale to 50MP. Then outputs 12.5

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                                Darth Caesium, 21 Jan 2024The problem with the S24 series is that Samsung is holding ... moreHow is samsung supposed to use 200MP dual pixel when it does not exist?
                                All HP series are Phase detection.
                                Also, there are no isocell with these other specs.
                                No brand is going to put so many custom sensors when public sensors are way cheaper, even with same specs.

                                  Pre-ordered mine today. I really hope it's going to be a huge upgrade and not a disappointment like when I upgraded from the Note9 to Note20 Ultra.

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                                    punmeisterone, 21 Jan 2024Definitely the S24 Ultra is a good upgrade (especially the ... moreWow, what an upgrade.

                                    S6 had 16MP 1/2.6" vs 12MP 1/2.55" of s7

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                                      Plus is 7.7mm.
                                      Should have made it 8.3 and give 5100-5200 battery

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                                        DarlingYext, 21 Jan 2024Ergonomics? It's a literal brick, as uncomfortable as ... moreThe Screen-to-body ratio is lower then S24 and S24+ because the sides are still slightly rounded. If they made it an actual brick like Nubia Z60 Ultra it would be well over 90 percent

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