Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra review

13 February 2024


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That oversharpening is extreme, also oversaturated reds and greens. Disappointing. It seems Samsung developers have zero sense of aesthetics.

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    • 14 Feb 2024

    Maria, 14 Feb 2024"...and you may not know you want or need one until yo... moreThe S24U will easily last you longer than 7 years.
    IMO you'll need to change the charging port about 4 to 5 years, & the battery around the same time:
    3 years= Heavy user/ intensive gamer.
    4 years= Medium user.
    5 years= Light user. (Non gamer).

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      • TheUser
      • xhn
      • 14 Feb 2024

      Anonymous, 14 Feb 2024GsMArena, why is your review score of Samsung Galaxy S24 Ul... moreNo, it is not. S24U is better than S23U, It is only a time matter. When reviewing S23U, there were not direct competitiors to compete with S23U, but iPhone 14 PM (if iOS). At that time, all were praising S23U for bringing 200MP with its tech, SD8gen2 which is better than gen1, etc.

      Now, all hope that S24U will bring the new advanced tech but, no, S24U brings a new telephoto only, well SD8gen3 is new but it is not too advance comparing with gen2, Flat display with thinnest bezel, Gorilla Armor and titanium that only make it beautiful.

      S24U is only for people who need it urgent. S24U ticks all the well-done things, and the buyer wont be disappointed after all.

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        • Nameless
        • 0xQ
        • 14 Feb 2024

        S23Ultra doesn't have 10x camera. It has 9.6x

          just went through the photo samples,

          I think the 50MP photos look great in good lighting conditions. Check out the 50MP photo of Park Hotel Vitosha and see the trees at right side of the photo. They look great! But if you zoom in, you'll notice over sharpening of the photo. I think the level of sharpening here is quite acceptable.

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            • 6p}
            • 14 Feb 2024

            Don't like it, don't buy it. You are complaining like it's a government property and you are an honest taxpayer.

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              • Anonymous
              • 8Np
              • 14 Feb 2024

              jiyen235, 14 Feb 2024ain't no way market share is gonna fall. It's not... moreOmnivision is even cheaper, also they are bringing new staff lately like ov50h, ov50k, ov50e.

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                • Anonymous
                • 0p}
                • 14 Feb 2024

                🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨 S24 Snapdragon vs S24 Crappynos
                https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-eTSRngwAK0

                Video shows the variant with snapdragon wipes the floor without mercy with the variant powered by crappynos 2400.

                - photos have higher quality
                - phone runs at lower temperature (crappynos show high temperature message while doing 4K@60) , difference of 9 celsius while gaming.
                - longer battery endurance , crappynos variant turned off while snapdragon one still had 17% battery left.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • 3xs
                  • 14 Feb 2024

                  GsMArena, why is your review score of Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra lower than your review score of last year's Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra??? Is this phone worse than S23 Ultra??

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                    • Vibe
                    • mFd
                    • 14 Feb 2024

                    Anonymous, 14 Feb 2024Where is the portrait section I was searching @gsmarena #gsmarena

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                      • Inedian
                      • L2r
                      • 14 Feb 2024

                      Mexx, 14 Feb 2024It is a good phone ,and thats it, nothing more. I know it ... moreWell, gsmArena did say that Xiaomi 13 Ultra makes S24U upper midrange in camera department, so at least that.

                      S24U cameras are midrange compared to some others.

                        The video is superb, at 8K on both the main and 5x tele- knockout good, and there are improvements to default jpeg colour and resolution/noise reduction in stills, but what we need is a portfolio of photographs derived from RAW dng- downloadable to be able to apply our own corrections too.
                        But I am bothered by the fact that the raw-derived 24MP photos posted here are notably worse than those from the iPhone Pro's same option. It really bothers me that results from an allegedly 200MP sensor are so much less convincing than the iPhone's are. But the iphone's are no way as good as 24MP results made the same way from a 2018 Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro that I use.
                        So methinks Samsung have a policy of deliberately allowing improvements to occur years and years after they become technically possible- and no amount of 8K footage (obviously designed to get you to buy more storage, ) can pardon this policy, as, additionally as I know to my cost, buying a Samsung 8K TV does not allow to edit your footage on a Mac or PC using the TVs HDMI options......
                        Is the entire planet-wasting industry intent on selling us less than the best at any price for as long as possible, so that we "need" to "upgrade" their less than best flagship phones? It is bad enough choosing Titanium over Stainless Steel, so now I must ask whether these phones too all adopt the European standard of RoHS which shortens electrical service life by forcing makers to remove ALL lead from their circuit boards.. Let us hope not, but as a non EU UK inhabitant I await manufacturers guarantee that their equipment shall live for decades, now they are good enough to use for decades- which recent phones most certainly are.

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                          • Anonymous
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                          • 14 Feb 2024

                          Where is the portrait section

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                            • Mexx
                            • nnZ
                            • 14 Feb 2024

                            It is a good phone ,and thats it, nothing more.
                            I know it is not for US and EU market,but that does not matter ,Oppo X7 Ultra, Vivo X100 Pro have cameras,that S24U looks funny compared to them in any scenario. Night,day,moving objects,zoom etc. So saying S24U have great cameras is ridiculous. Not even close to them. And charching speeds LOL. And yea,no charger :)

                              Baerly any flaws... this may just be the phone of the year already.
                              Even though they didn't bring any big changes, they still know it can compete well enough 🤔

                                Artem S. Tashkinov, 14 Feb 2024Cheaper, yes. Better? No. SGS24U: * A much better cam... more>Much better camera
                                Both Oneplus 12 and S24 Ultra are merely "good". The Vivo X100 Pro and the Oppo Find X6 Pro are amazing cameras. Everyone knows Samsung is always around top 5 or worse, unless you're biased towards them. The Oneplus is indeed a far better product due to its value. S24 Ultra is mid at best, a scam at worst.

                                  Thanks, GSMArena for the unbiased review. You guys took your time but it was worth the waiting.
                                  I am suprised to learn about the suboptimal screen performance - that's certainly a new one from the Samsung flaghship.
                                  The camera department is perhaps sort of a sidestep compared with last yearss flagship model: Better IQ at 5x and slightly worse IQ at 10x, with 1x, 3x and UW virtually staying the same.
                                  What is actually ridiculous is that Samsung not only does NOT include a charger but also a USB-charger cable that cannot even handle the full 45W charging capacity.

                                  From a holistic perspective, the S24U is certainly one of the best if not THE best all-in.one cameraphone package-all things considered.
                                  That being said, there is barely any single discpline, where it would actually outshine hte competition.

                                  Pesonally, I would wait a few months till most of the weak spots may get ironed out by firmware updates and maybe the prices would go down somewhat.

                                    Anonymous, 14 Feb 2024Samsung Semicon is wasting time working on those 1" wi... moreain't no way market share is gonna fall. It's not because Samsung is good or anything, it's just that Sony sensors will ALWAYS be more expensive, they're just better. Samsung sensors are worse and so will always be cheaper so at least for cheaper phones or huge phones which want to put in a cheaper sensor, Samsung's business will thrive.

                                      Invetor, 14 Feb 2024Looks like OnePlus 12 (and iQOO 12, to some extent) is bett... moreCheaper, yes. Better? No.

                                      SGS24U:

                                      * A much better camera (what most people actually care about)
                                      * Flat screen
                                      * More durable (in theory)
                                      * A longer support period

                                      OP12:
                                      * Cheaper
                                      * More RAM (16 vs 12, no idea if it affects performance)
                                      * The marginally brighter screen (according to specs, I've not checked the actual data from reviews).

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • 8Np
                                        • 14 Feb 2024

                                        Aierlan, 14 Feb 2024Yeah, they seem to have stagnated last year in terms of hig... moreSamsung Semicon is wasting time working on those 1" with 300, 400 and 600MP, while not updating sensors of 1/2.5" , 1/2", 1/1.5" ...

                                        Once exmor T becomes mainstream (gonna take few years because price and complicated fab process), isocell marketshare gonna fall even more if sony semicon denies to license this tech to them.

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