Samsung Galaxy S24 review

01 February 2024


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  • fJx
  • 02 Feb 2024

I do wonder its hardware can survive for 7 years

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    • Anonymous
    • ixY
    • 02 Feb 2024

    Looks like Samsung has toned down the sharpening, which is very good. I have an S23 ultra and pictures are so sharp that they look ugly on any screen bigger than the phone.
    There is a picture softening in Camera Assistant app, but it looks like the softening is applied after processing the picture with default Samsung processing, which means, it over-sharpens first and then softens the picture. This defeats the purpose. Samsung should add the option to tone down the sharpening in the Camera assistant, instead of Softening.

    Is there any chance that this new processing will be given to S23 series camera as part of One UI 6.1 upgrade? Did they rolled the over-sharpening to S22 series part of One UI 5.1 upgrade?

      Note7 owner, 02 Feb 2024Samsung and their deep discount is more troubling for the u... moreSamsung and their deep discounts means that you should avoid spending full price money, especially on the more expensive models.

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        • Anonymous
        • m62
        • 02 Feb 2024

        Anonymous, 01 Feb 2024The battery life weirdness is actually not weird at all, it... moreThe difference in resolution is negligible, so is the brightness since tests are done at a set brightness level. The only difference could be a bigger display. The Exynos does okay this time around, but it still seems less efficient overall, which comparisons between it and the 8Gen3 will show too

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          • Anonymous
          • m62
          • 02 Feb 2024

          That thermal throttling, oh boy.

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            • Sd9
            • 02 Feb 2024

            Inedian, 01 Feb 2024I like photos from OnePlus 12 clearly more.Why?

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              • Rkm
              • FY0
              • 02 Feb 2024

              They took it too far, but on the another direction this time. Sharpness is reduced to the point where even edges are undefined and noise reduction is non-existent to the point that grains are visible on ISO25 images. They just can't seem to find the balance.

                LoneOwl, 01 Feb 20247years of OS updates helps a lot the used market. And th... moreSamsung and their deep discount is more troubling for the used market. My fold 3 new was $1,800 and now is worth less than $300 lol. You don’t buy Samsung for their resale value.

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                  • xjH
                  • 02 Feb 2024

                  [deleted post]So?

                    They surely seem to have toned down sharpening from the S23 series, but now the photos coming out of S24's main camera are just way too soft, it's almost like the lens itself isn't resolving a lot of details to begin with. They are very noisy regardless of lighting conditions, too - Realme GT5 Pro with an equally sized sensor somehow manages to clean up noises while maintaining a comparable amount of details (a tad oversharpened, though), so it's clear that Samsung is doing something wrong here.

                      I have sent back my Exynos S24(6.2”).Ohh boy,the battery life was insanely horrendous.No more than 3.5-4hrs with bare usage,10-15% down just sitting on table and doing nothing in 2hrs.100% to 80% in 29 minutes just surfing on the net.Screen at 20%,no Bluetooth,60HZ,no haptics,WiFi only.Many had the same issues(read on Reddit).So I don’t think these are faulty units but this is how bad the Exynos version is.Just to compare my 2.5 years old iPhone 13 mini(wanted to trade in) with 80% battery capacity lasted 1.5 longer with heavy use.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • AVw
                        • 02 Feb 2024

                        Anonymous, 02 Feb 2024Zenfone 10? Not by much, because of only 2 years of OS upda... moreAnd Zenfone 11 will also do 2 OS upgrades

                        And probably a price hike, which would be terrible because it is same price as S series here.

                        If Asus upped their support game I would gladly get one, even if it gets a price hike.

                        As long they fix the silver ring around the selfie cam and OS support.

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                          • Anonymous
                          • X@8
                          • 02 Feb 2024

                          Smallworld, 01 Feb 2024Are they reviewing the 128Gb version or the 256 one? Yeah, seems they intentionally missed out that. Probably the 128 one (because Exynos).

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                            • Anonymous
                            • X@8
                            • 02 Feb 2024

                            Ouifuf, 02 Feb 2024Not saying the zenfone is a viable alternative is a disserv... moreZenfone 10? Not by much, because of only 2 years of OS update (chipset is okay).

                            Better wait for Zenfone 11.

                              Not saying the zenfone is a viable alternative is a disservice. I'd recommend that phone over most other ones listed here

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                                • Fek
                                • 02 Feb 2024

                                Anonymous, 01 Feb 2024The battery life weirdness is actually not weird at all, it... moreYou are right, I totally forgot S24 Plus has a QHD display now.

                                Thx

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                                  • 02 Feb 2024

                                  MarOMG, 01 Feb 20247 years of OS updates sounds great. But would you want it? ... moreWell, if you are not a gamer 7 years is fine, all this top notch chipset, they are stable not like midranges..

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • mtj
                                    • 01 Feb 2024

                                    Don, 01 Feb 2024I kind of doubt the s24 and s24 plus have a virtual proximi... moreThe battery life weirdness is actually not weird at all, it comes from the fact that the comparison is between Exynos 2400 (S24 international) and Snapdragon 8G2 (S23 all versions). The S24 Exynos barely beats the S23 Snapdragon in battery life, but it is also much faster so much more efficient. Also, S24 is close to the S24+ in battery life because S24+ has a QHD resolution (as opposed to FHD in S24) and 20% more screen area to illuminate.

                                      Absolutely awful photo quality I don't know what's wrong with GSM Arena eyes but saturation over sharpening and noise are awful

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                                        • Fek
                                        • 01 Feb 2024

                                        I kind of doubt the s24 and s24 plus have a virtual proximity sensor.

                                        Saw them in real and they have same sensor the s23 and s23 plus had, and those had regular ones.

                                        Also the Samsung website mentioned A54 having a virtual one in the specs, yet with the S24 and S24 plus they mention a physical proximity sensor.

                                        Really weird

                                        Above that, I am surprised this site tested the battery of both s24 and s24 plus, s24 has a mostly on par battery life the s23 had, but s24 plus barely defeats the base s24 and is much worse than s23 plus.

                                        Weird, it feels like guys here didn't do proper research.

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