S24 Ultra - First Thoughts

[Piper123]

So far so good!!!! 

So I'm on day 3 with my S24 Ultra (512gb Violet). 

Build - more premium and shows it. The titanium is a definite improvement. It feels nice in the hand. 

Battery - it is still in learning phase but on medium use for me 2 days is achievable. For heavy use (for me 10 hours of video plus occasional other screen time) a full day (24 hours) just about. 

Charging - same as S23 Ultra. Fast (about an hour from 0 to 100%). 

Screen - more natural yes and I find it clearer and easier to read text. Colours are fine, all be it maybe not as saturated. 

Screen - brightness is simply unbelievable. Very bright. Screen - imagery very good and sharp. Sound - similar to S23 Ultra, clear and sharp. Benefits from 2 speakers. 

Cameras - jury out at the moment. Overall similar to S23 Ultra but I'm not yet convinced the zoom is as good. I really need to learn more about the AI improvements. This will take time lol. 

Data Transfer - from S23 Ultra via smart switch. Almost seemless..I did have to sign into most apps again. 

Google Wallet - critical for me. Had to reset my cards but the process was seemless. 

Vegan case - waste of time and money. Had I paid for it, it would have gone back.

Screen Protectors - glad there were 2. One to practice and make a dog's dinner of, second one to install ok(ish). 

SGWatch 6 - pretty easy to set up and link to device.. Some settings challenges but fairly quickly resolved. 

Promotions - Disney+. Not clear from Samsung that instead of going via Boost, buyers of S24 Series need to go via Samsung Wallet. Could have been clearer. Process straight forward enough though. 

YouTube Premium - not available in Samsung Wallet and Boost not recognising new device so cannot use. 

£30 Galaxy Store voucher - easy enough to find and add to account but as I don't do gaming, not sure I'll ever use it. Lots to learn. 

Was it worth the upgrade from S23 Ultra? It was probably an indulgence rather than an upgrade but happy enough that I did (oh and that @AshS23Ultra also became an S24 Ultra fail lol - had to be done!). 

[Openmindedfella]

Hi. Same colour and size you have too. I can't change the AOD clock face or brightness. Use this a lot.

[Allysisa]

So you think it's better overall..... inwouod like the less saturated colours as I think samsung does over saturate sometimes.
Dis Ash 23ulta update as well omg lol x.

[Allysisa]

I don't use AOD as I'm not looking at the phone all the time x

[Piper123]

At the moment it appears Samsung have not included the features to change the clock and brightness.

Samsung's website says it can be done in Android but the instructions don't work for S24 Ultra I'm afraid.

May be in a future update?

[Piper123]

Overall yes, there are some significant improvements (live translate, AI for camera and the screen for example) but depending on people's budget, if the S23 Ultra is significantly cheaper, that may be the better option.

Depends on people's budgets 😃

[JAMES4578]

Glad you are pretty impressed thus far Pity  the zoom does not seem to quite compare in initial findings,  seem to be mixed reviews on whether the camera produces better quality photos.

[Piper123]

WiFi is also stronger. On S23 Ultra I had "average" performance on top floor of house, on S24 Ultra I'm getting high performance using same measure 😃

Happy Days

[Joeeye]

Thanks for your summary @Piper123, it's about as much as I was expecting. Still excited to receiving mine soon! ☺️

[Piper123]

The more I use it, the more I'm finding. I find the screen excellent and text far sharper. I have mine set to WQHD+

Starting to play with circle search. It is brilliant.

Need more practice on cameras.