Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra, S24+ and S24 hands-on review

17 January 2024


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  • 17 Jan 2024

So the S24 battery grew by 2.5% vs last year's model and that is significant. I am allowed to laugh.

    shame for exynos in the EU. Ultra is too bulky for me and emulation too important. s21 fe stays for a bit longer...

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      • anonimously
      • LyS
      • 17 Jan 2024

      AnonD-1138975, 17 Jan 2024I don't know what I will do in 2 years time, let alone... moreI still have a note 8 from 2017 and I still love it, just stopped using it precisely cause no more security updates and too lazy to install lineage OS

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        • 17 Jan 2024

        LVBurner1, 17 Jan 2024Oh, come on, you know you want one. Mine is on pre-order a... moreIf you are picking SD one, is OK, if is Exynos... natural selection.

          So, can you write something with a pen and send it ''written'' anywhere?
          It would be great feature for a pen to make it more useful.

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            • Anonymous
            • mJm
            • 17 Jan 2024

            Nice

              Oh, come on, you know you want one. Mine is on pre-order and my wife gets one too. It will be nice and shiny, a beautiful new display, plenty of camera features, and faster than my S22. I'll be the envy of the world, even though no one, and I mean no one, ever asks me what brand of phone I own. Especially when I'm laying it on the conference table with twenty other phones. The point is, NOBODY CARES, THEY ARE TOOLS OF THE TRADE! The simple truth, mine is scratched badly and I'm sick of looking at it when it is off. Buh-bye!

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                • DGA
                • 17 Jan 2024

                Anonymous, 17 Jan 2024No sd card = no buy. I already made my peace with no head... moreYou can insert any usb-c stick and save whatever you want. when you have 1 tb storage, your point is useless

                  AlexandrePG, 17 Jan 2024Bro, just admit you're broke, it's ok. The are 2(... moreIt's not a matter of broke or not, I was a long term Sony buyer but since they removed all the app and the 'Sony' way with their phone ... Why continue to support them ? Just for the SD slot ? (I'm not the anonymous person but just a Sony user in the past until Z5 and some compact model)

                  I was angry at first and then I purchased a 2Tb SSD T7 Shield that I'll connect to my S23 Ultra ... Problem solved but it was cool to have 512Gb or more in addition to the phone. For cheap, and reliable. Not as fast, but could act as a USB drive to avoid loss :)

                    Wesker, 17 Jan 2024The "Galaxy S" line gained a cult following becau... moreIt's the first year since many year (Or when the killed the Note Series or with the flawed S22 Ultra) that I'm not interested.

                    Why ? My S23 Ultra with S8G2 will surely works with all the AI features that was announced and the boxy squared design isn't great IRL. I'll need to see it before judging more but RN I doesn't like it and the price increase doesn't help :)

                    They need to refresh the camera and why not using an 1" sensor ...

                      Anonymous, 17 Jan 2024No sd card = no buy. I already made my peace with no head... moreBro, just admit you're broke, it's ok. The are 2(TWO) phones with snapdragon gen 2 or gen 3 who have SD slot, they are the Sony flagships, they are commited to it, and if you are not buying one of those, then it's just you accepting you're broke but still coming on GSMArena trying to play a façade. I wish they had a slot, but they're on command and people are not gonna stop buying the best phone just because of that, and they know it.

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                        • Anonymous
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                        • 17 Jan 2024

                        Can't believe they still have the 10mp 3x on the Ultra. That's wild

                        Still super tempted though. Probably going to stick with my S23U

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                          • Anonymous
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                          • 17 Jan 2024

                          "sees the eu versions of the phones"

                          me: ok

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                            • 17 Jan 2024

                            Nerfed S23+ makes no sense in European and Asian markets. I was a potential buyer. But I guess I will skip it.

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                              • 17 Jan 2024

                              Mr. Anonymous, 17 Jan 2024Exactly! That's why I'm reluctant to upgrade from... moreI might also gonna buy xiaomi 14. Better charging speed, surprisingly better camera ( laica is lit🔥). Most importantly i am using an old semi-flagship of xiaomi (9T pro) and it still runs as butter 🙏🙏

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                                • Anonymous
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                                • 17 Jan 2024

                                Anonymous, 17 Jan 2024No sd card = no buy. I already made my peace with no head... moreCouldn’t a m.2 with a usb type c enclosure offer similar.

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                                  • 17 Jan 2024

                                  Anonymous, 17 Jan 2024No sd card = no buy. I already made my peace with no head... moreOh no! im sure Samsung will miss you as their potential customer!

                                    The 10x are noticeably worse in quality than the 5x ones..
                                    If it really performs like this, then its a downgrade from the S23 Ultra

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                                      • 17 Jan 2024

                                      Anonymous, 17 Jan 2024"The bezels around the screen are razor-thin." an... moreThe bezels haven't changed since the S7. In fact, if you include the metal rails, they're larger. The chin is smaller than the S23U because of the flatscreen, but the rails bulge out on the sides, thus it has significantly larger side bezels.

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                                        • AlienNextDoor
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                                        • 17 Jan 2024

                                        I disagree about the bezels being slimmer.
                                        The black bars, sure, but the titanium rails are part of the bezel as well, and they've grown on the sides (obviously, since it's a flat panel). Thus...I'm not that impressed tbh.
                                        I wish someone could make a phone where the screen goes all the way to the metal rails, and do without the black bars.

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