Samsung Galaxy S24's Korea pre-orders off to a record start

25 January 2024
The series is estimated to reach 36 million shipments in Korea, most in five years.

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Galaxy phones allegedly face harsh criticism in video at Samsung CEO meet
Samsung's chairman seemingly wants the company to focus more on what the customer wants (image via Samsung)Samsung's chairman seemingly wants the company to focus more on what the customer wants (image via Samsung)
In a meeting with 40 department heads, Samsung chairman Lee Jae-Yong played a video with feedback from Samsung customers. The video clip apparently featured some users expressing dissatisfaction with the current state of Galaxy smartphones. Chairman Lee Jae-Yong then implored the executives to think from a customer's perspective.
Update 2024/01/25 12:00 CET:

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    • Anonymous
    • X5u
    • 26 Jan 2024

    jiyen235, 25 Jan 2024pre-orders are always record breaking but actual sales turn... moreThe iPhone sells well because of its proprietary apps (message, FaceTime etc) and their loyal fans not because of anything. And mind u only the pro and pro maxes sell well. And try reading some news to see how many s23 units got sold.

      Narazumono, 25 Jan 2024I actually mind the curved screen a lot, i hate it so muchSure, then you can go for the Samsung S23s.

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        • Anonymous
        • MSJ
        • 25 Jan 2024

        Cpt.Power, 25 Jan 2024Record start. Honestly rather would buy Oneplus 12 for ex... moreJust who in the world would even imagine you to use Samsung ☺️ Peace

          pre-orders are always record breaking but actual sales turn out lower than expected and in the end Apple gets more sales, if Samsung reduced prices by 200 dollars for each S model then they'd all be viable and understandably priced. Half a year later they'll be cheaper anyways, they always sell less and complain about low sales and profit instead of targeting volume sales with good enough profits. Apple phones are different, yk iOS, so there's a USP. There's no USP of samsung phones now, all android phones are fighting for more features for cheaper like X100 Pro or the Oneplus 12, stellar phones considering the price. Google and Samsung just don't get it. It's easy to get good reviews for those phones, they're nice to use yes but 1200$+? Nope, everyone likes to forget that the Pixel 8 Pro starts at 1000$, very Pro of Google lol. Vivo selling the X100 Pro in india for the same price and providing 512 GB of storage is a stellar achievement I'd say, Oneplus sells the 12 for cheaper than the S24+ for both storages I believe. Very happy to see that. I wish them the best and hope to see this trend continue and trickle down to midrangers, getting even more features/power that is. Everyone deserves a good experience! Google imo is the king of upper midrange with the Pixel 7a. Google doesn't tap into their strengths of creating great cameras at any price range and well designed phones even for a midranger, no they just market their Pro models like they are the second coming of Jesus or something. Imagine if Google focused more on a Pixel 6a priced phone and another priced like the Pixel 7, the smartphone world would've been a better place and Google would've established themselves firmly as well. The Tensor chips are the kings at that price point too. I hope Google can understand their strengths and weaknesses and capitalize on that, there's great potential.

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            • Anonymous
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            • 25 Jan 2024

            Flickering is 492Hz.
            What a miracle, after years of 240.

            Gladly is not 90 like X100 Pro

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              • LaoWang
              • tZ4
              • 25 Jan 2024

              Samsung AI for the win.

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                • Anonymous
                • vxG
                • 25 Jan 2024

                Super phones so no surprise sales have started well. Other brands like Xiaomi should take note and try to improve their phones too instead of just giving minor upgrades year after year

                  el papi, 25 Jan 2024ex exactly the same phone as the last 3 years, they just mo... morei mean samsung doesnt do what apple says? otherwise we woulve gotten an action button/dynamic island already

                  and the small increments we get, well there's nothing left to improve🤷‍♂️smartphones have peaked/are peaking, only newer brands are innovating since they dont have refined phones yet

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                    • M86k
                    • 3g5
                    • 25 Jan 2024

                    Anonymous, 25 Jan 2024How do you know, the phone is still not on the market yet...My S24 has arrived yesterday at a pickup point.

                      justasmile, 25 Jan 2024TBF, unless you want that AOD style (it looks damn good) an... moreI actually mind the curved screen a lot, i hate it so much

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                        • Dubaiboy78
                        • ss1
                        • 25 Jan 2024

                        Received my titanium orange 1TB S24 Ultra yesterday here in dubai. 😊 #newphone #techlover #samsung 📱 🇦🇪

                          HyperionBurn, 25 Jan 2024yeah download some AI apps on your s23 ultra, wait for the ... moreBut to be completely fair - who the hell changes top-shelf phone every year to justify this moaning? Why is marginal case so vehemently represented as general market practice?

                            Mahmood Albraim, 25 Jan 2024My workmate received his S24 Ultra and I have S23 Ultra, by... moreThat’s a good thing though. You can immediately travel to China the moment you put on a cover. 😂

                              justasmile, 25 Jan 2024TBF, unless you want that AOD style (it looks damn good) an... moreMy workmate received his S24 Ultra and I have S23 Ultra, by holding both the S24 has sharp and a bit high edges and with a adding the thickness of any cover you will have the great wall of China around your screen.
                              For me it's ugly with the flat screen, the S23 Ultra feels more premium to hold and handle.
                              And I have base S23 as well which is flat but it's way comfortable and has better edges than S24 Ultra.

                                Pre-order in Korea and people in Saudi Arabia already started to receive their devices?

                                  Anonymous, 25 Jan 2024How do you know, the phone is still not on the market yet...It is, my workmate received his device yesterday.

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                                    • el papi 2
                                    • 8xr
                                    • 25 Jan 2024

                                    Anonymous, 25 Jan 2024Every year they say that the preorders are over the moon...... moreObviously they can't say that they didn't sell... then at the end of the year what happened last year happens, Apple sold more premium range phones than Samsung, if Samsung didn't sell tens of thousands of ranges of phones and there were only 3 like those of Apple. He would have been dead years ago...

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • AQe
                                      • 25 Jan 2024

                                      Anonymous, 25 Jan 2024S24 is out but Samsung still hasn't fixed their s23 ca... moreHow do you know, the phone is still not on the market yet...

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                                        • el papi
                                        • 8xr
                                        • 25 Jan 2024

                                        HyperionBurn, 25 Jan 2024yeah download some AI apps on your s23 ultra, wait for the ... moreex exactly the same phone as the last 3 years, they just modify something here and there and raise the price, they are applying the same formula as Apple with the iPhone, that's all! For the S25 Ultra you will see how they announce an action button or for the camera, how Apple plans to do with the iPhone 16, Samsung does what Apple says

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