Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra, S24+ and S24 hands-on review
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- alcatraz
- p@j
- 18 Jan 2024
Anonymous, 18 Jan 2024There is 12/256GB variant of S24 for China.
The 128 and 5... moreReally? That's interesting. Does it have SD8G3 you think?
I like the asian samsung firmwares because they allow OEM unlock (bootloader unlock).
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- janeymac
- vxy
- 18 Jan 2024
What i like about Samsung is that they are very environmentally conscious and don't include a charger in the box, unlike some of the Chinese brands which insist on including 120W chargers in the box😜
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- Anonymous
- 8Np
- 18 Jan 2024
There is 12/256GB variant of S24 for China.
The 128 and 512GB reamain 8GB ram.
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- Anonymous
- Fek
- 18 Jan 2024
Exikias, 18 Jan 2024What about the s23?It stays the same
7 years is starting from S24 series.
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- n22xx
- M8r
- 18 Jan 2024
omg - I cannot belive that this nightmarish time with curved screens finally arrived at an end (at least with Samsung)... what a twisted / curved / warped memory behind...
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- Anonymous
- MSJ
- 18 Jan 2024
Exikias, 18 Jan 2024What about the s23?It does not apply to any older phones. At least for now.
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- AnonD-1026644
- 7Xd
- 18 Jan 2024
"What's more, we are eager to see how the new AI-driven features aid real-life situations and whether Samsung's heavy bet on AI instead of offering more meaningful hardware upgrades is enough to boost sales and spark users' interest." (GSMArena)
Therefore, the s24 ultra is the s23 ultra with new software gimmicks powered by AI.
AI can do more meaningful things these days. This device lacks creativity. On the hardware side, they should have introduced new battery tech that lasts long, faster charging speed, and the ability to capture beyond the moon; perhaps planets.
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- mongoose3800
- M3t
- 18 Jan 2024
Looks like the 200mp camera is still saving in 12mp and over sharpening photos. Disappointed. I was really hoping the default image size would be increased to 24mp where over sharpening should not be as big an issue. I'll be sticking with my S23 Ultra as I can't see any camera improvements for normal daily photography.
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- Plazmex8
- 0qB
- 18 Jan 2024
Now S23 Ultra will get a price drop, and I'll be able to buy it, hopefully.
S24 lineup is just OVERPRICED junk for fanboys.
Maybe I'll upgrade to s24 Ultra in 4–5 years when it's price drops, because it has 7 years of updates. It's the only positive thing I can say about it.
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- Exikias
- pQi
- 18 Jan 2024
David 040882, 17 Jan 2024Yes, it's confirmed. You'll get 7 years of update... moreWhat about the s23?
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- DBS
- s0h
- 18 Jan 2024
It's basically the same oversized featureless garbage as last year, with the same awful cameras, but now with a worse processor.
Under TM Roh, Samsung really only knows how to copy all the bad things about Apple.
I'm done with their phones. The S23 I'm using is probably the worst Android phone I've ever used (and I used the LG G4) and if anyone releases a smaller phone - even if just 1mm smaller, I'm out (as in the overall size of the phone. Don't bother telling me the Zenfone 10 has a 5.8" screen. I know. And then giant bezels that make the phone larger than the S23).
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- Anonymous
- mtj
- 17 Jan 2024
I don't remember a more boring Galaxy release. The differences compared to the previous models are minimal at best.
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- Nick Tegrataker
- Xpf
- 17 Jan 2024
The amount of emphasis Samsung put on AI for the launch of the S24 series is comparable to the endless mention of 5G by Apple during the iPhone 12 announcement lol.
These are nice phones for sure but sadly there isn't a whole lot to meaningfully distinguish them from their predecessors (the S22 and S23 series) apart from the SoCs. The "new" 5x telephoto lens is nice, but the rest of the camera hardware remains mostly unchanged and the 1x + 3x cameras continue to be the main drawback of its otherwise solid camera system. 7 years of software updates is something I can definitely appreciate, though.
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- Anonymous
- Yan
- 17 Jan 2024
Aren't there uwb support for non ultra models?
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- equipoised
- qGJ
- 17 Jan 2024
Getting rid of my Note10+ finally(512 GB + 400GB SD Card) and pre-ordered the 1 TB S24 Ultra. The Note 10+ still works great and the battery life is also not bad for its age(bought in August 2019).I was torn between S23 Ultra and S24 Ultra as I believe the AI capabilities will come to S23 too. However, it was the 7 year of android updates and security patches for S24 lineup which sold it for me. I like to keep my phones for longer time and this will be a perfect one for that (another reason to go for 1 TB)
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- OzDavo
- HqN
- 17 Jan 2024
"Better nose-reduction algorithms are in place" You beauty! I'll finally be able to take some nice selfies! 🤣
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- Anonymous
- 0p}
- 17 Jan 2024
GregLu, 17 Jan 2024It's the first year since many year (Or when the kille... moreSamsung will not sacrifice design for type 1.0.
Impossible to avoid giant bump ( 6 or 7mm ) unless lens is very wide like 18mm.
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- Shiny Dave
- nxt
- 17 Jan 2024
DarkStar9173, 17 Jan 2024shame for exynos in the EU. Ultra is too bulky for me and e... moreI'll be keeping my S20 FE 5G for a bit longer due to the Snapdragon still doing the business for me, but it looks like it's S23 vs S24 Ultra for an upgrade path whenever I need to.
Hoping that's long enough for the S24 Ultra to get a nice discount, so I get the extended update support...
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- Anonymous
- 0p}
- 17 Jan 2024
I bet frame is half alluminum like iphone pro.
Cant wait to see ppl cry on X about peeling.
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- Anonymous
- 6kY
- 17 Jan 2024
Yet another minimal BS upgrades, they should revamp the whole phone.
Starting with the outdated extra cameras and
Telephoto camera got an downgrafe IMHO! No pixel count can replace optical zoom. digital is alway digital.
Don't care about the AI neither
Not to mention the + and vanilla S24's getting Exynos garbage in Europe.