I've had an s24ultra for about 8months, and it was super expensive (like 1200pounds), but tbh i'm not that impressed
coming from an a54 as my last phone, it was a huge upgrade but it still lacks so much, not feature-wise but more like it just doesnt deliver as much as i thought
first off, using the HEVC file format for videos makes it rly jittery, which meand i HAVE to use H.264 which means no LOG videos
plus, camera in general just isn't crazy. first off the 3x telephoto is rly weak, low res and pretty bad quality in anything less than perfect lighting. the 5x tho is rly rly good especially for portraits, then the 1x also is incredible.
the ultrawide is decent but it feels like a lot smoother looking than the sharp look of the main lens
tbh the only thing I'd say samsung does better than iPhone camera-wise is portraits imo, and maybe (sometimes) colours can look more vivid when taking photos of landscapes
so, what about software?
i mean, its alr, but ever since Apple dropped iOS26, one ui just looks dated.
kinda crazy to say, but i absolutely loved using the new iPhone 17, but I'm talking about the base iPhone17, and it had a better colour-tone on the camera than my s24U, smoother and more visually appealing software, but the craziest thing? gaming
gaming's been super mixed on the S24U, cos on paper its a great chip, but after doing loads of gaming, it's fine, but inconsistent.
so on all these games: Minecraft, Fortnite, AsphaltUnite, War Thunder, there is so much frame lag. like every 5seconds the screen will tear and the frames will drop to about 5fps for a couple seconds, and its really really bad. even sometimes in Roblox
this could be software optimisation, I'm fully aware of that, cos the iPhone 17(base lol) was so much smoother. like it wasnt at the same peak frame rate, it was maybe 20fps behind but it was way more consistent
so, as soon as my monthly contract ends with my s24U, i'm pretty sure I'ma switch to the iPhone cos my brother has one and its sooooooo nice, the bezels r way thinner, the phone feels and looks nicer imo, but one thing I'll defo miss is the s-pen
the 1 thing that rly adds to all this is my batter recently has been so bad on my phone, like after 2 minutes, i dropped from 17percent to 14 percent just scrolling spotify
