Weekly poll results: Galaxy S24 Ultra is great but pricey, S24+ attracts owners of older S+ phones

28 January 2024
And the vanilla S24 gets the cold shoulder. 

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  • 28 Jan 2024

S24 Ultra is too high, considering all multiple major downgrades

    potato4k, 28 Jan 2024Higher models have lower sales but higher margins. Mid to l... moreThin margins are for Chinese phones. Samsung is always high on margins.

      ltk, 28 Jan 2024"Samsung got some things right, like the flat display.... moreIf majority is over 80% , it's is universal truth.

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        • Anonymous
        • qqA
        • 28 Jan 2024

        Duh it's good but pricey.
        Samsung still has a little edge in certain things. But it's nothing like it used to be.
        And they just follow the apple way now. Recycle same package but raise the price.
        That's not just samsung though. This is just the world now with almost every company. Run by corporate greed.

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          • Alex
          • kkR
          • 28 Jan 2024

          I have used several phones in the past several years, and most recently decided to dive into the Samsung world - and got myself an S23 Ultra, and my wife s23+.

          Looking at the specs of the S24 Ultra, it is a true S23.1 Ultra - there is nothing S24 about it other than "Hey, there are these Samsung online servers that will process your AI requests" ... and then the fine print says "AI will be free until 2025" - so technically until they collect enough data to analyze and start charging for something people gave them for free (yeah, on the phone they paid $1300-1400)... Another fine print that is not there is that like every server ran query service, this AI will be subject to slowdowns, outages, maintenance, etc. so what you are getting free will be like I said more of a pilot alpha testing period...

          One question remains unanswered: is "AI" that much requested, and required on phone devices? Who cares about crooked sunglasses on the photo if you are with your friends, family, pets, etc.??? Nothing in this world is perfect, so introducing AI to make photos perfect makes no sense... losing perspective on what is real and what is fake, will cost dearly whoever gets hooked on that crap...

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            • Anonymous
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            • 28 Jan 2024

            14% of voters think there are better phones at market. Please indicate in the comments which phone models are better than S24U. Im curious.

              potato4k, 28 Jan 2024Higher models have lower sales but higher margins. Mid to l... moretarget 30 millions out of 900m from overall android market size yearly shipment this consider tiny fraction margin. The s series wont save this brand in term of profit margin. the xiaomi 13 series ( pro,13,13t,13tpro,ultra ) also sink like samsung flagship. they sold not even 20mil . when come to android flagship always hard to sell . Even increase the price alone wont help this brand to profitable more money.

                NOK6600, 28 Jan 2024the survey result clearly tell the s series as usual are ... moreHigher models have lower sales but higher margins. Mid to low end models have very thin margins.

                Think about it, the SoC in general would cost $50 to $80. The Snapdragon 8gen2 itself costed about $160 according to analysts. Add on distribution, marketing, etc how much profit do you think you can get from selling a $200 or $300 phone?

                Thats why Samsung needs the flagship models. The profits from these high end models are used for R&D and to subsidize the lower margin but higher volume of the lower end models.

                  Anonymous, 28 Jan 2024"Older S" phones is a very vague category. You c... moreS Plus. That means there's only S8+ and above.

                    ltk, 28 Jan 2024"Samsung got some things right, like the flat display.... moreBecause they look good? Oh nah

                      ltk, 28 Jan 2024People jumped on the "+" model because it got a r... moreIt is for a 6.1" phone. You do know QHD+ consumes more battery life, don't you? Especially for a 4000mah battery phone.

                        S22U or iPhone 13 Pro? I'm worried the S22U's curved screen is a dealbreaker. Besides that, it looks perfect for a upgrade. However, the iPhone 13 Pro has the saving grace of a flat display really.

                        I don't care about software or bubble color.

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                          • Anonymous
                          • tZ4
                          • 28 Jan 2024

                          total android sales las year was 900 millions and iphone was 200m shipment.
                          Even xiaomi 13series ( 13,pro,T, Tpro,ultra ) also having low sales volume less 20 millions which still low compares to galaxyS23 on last year.

                          Whatever come from which brand. when come to android flagship wont get good sale.Imagine in a year 900mil android was sold but entry and mdrange will con

                            ltk, 28 Jan 2024People jumped on the "+" model because it got a r... moreFor a 6.2" screen, it should be more than enough for everyday use. Also, it helps a lot with battery life.

                              With the vanilla and Plus model getting the Exynos SoC for ROW, I can see why some people would better off getting last year's phone instead. The only saving grace for the new Plus model is the long-awaited RAM and screen resolution bump.

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                                • p%r
                                • 28 Jan 2024

                                People jumped on the "+" model because it got a realistic display resolution - which the vanilla model didn't.
                                I said it all along: full hd is not good enough for a premium smartphone.

                                  Well, at least there's no anons to complain about the lack of QHD+ on S24+.

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                                    • p%r
                                    • 28 Jan 2024

                                    "Samsung got some things right, like the flat display."
                                    This is the reason why I DID NOT buy one.
                                    I do like curved displays!
                                    I got that everyone with its own, but I don't like things said as universal truths.

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                                      • Anonymous
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                                      • 28 Jan 2024

                                      Anonymous, 28 Jan 2024"Older S" phones is a very vague category. You c... moreOf course. If you're an S23U owner and Samsung did this to you, would you still trust them?
                                      https://www.reddit.com/r/GalaxyS23Ultra/s/NiDrJxmoe3

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • THy
                                        • 28 Jan 2024

                                        NOK6600, 28 Jan 2024the survey result clearly tell the s series as usual are ... moreCompare the last top selling selling Samsung Galaxy, the S10, and it's clear why. The base S24 has the same RAM (8GB), the same storage (128GB), a lower resolution display (1080p vs 1440p), no headphone jack and no SD card. The S10 also shipped with a charger and earbuds in the box - something the S24 lacks. Smartphone companies have run out of ideas, so they are terminating support for things customers actually want (SD cards and headphone jacks) to force them to buy things they don't want (higher storage for an exorbitant amount and earbuds).

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