‘AI’cing the cake! Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra review
6 min readI write for a dwelling, however I don’t keep in mind the final time I wrote with a pen. Every yr although I spend about 2-3 weeks attempting out a tool on which I really like utilizing a pen. This yr, it’s the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra with the S-Pen that landed on my desk a number of weeks in the past, and I’ve been hooked on to it since then.
Design
Although I like ‘em huge, the dimensions of the Galaxy S24 Ultra are only a bit past a comfortable grip for me. A two-handed operation feels safer with a telephone this measurement. The unit appears to be like elegant in the Titanium Grey end I’ve, though I’d beloved to sport the Titanium Violet, which is extra my vibe. Beyond the color variant branding, the body on the telephone options precise titanium, which I’m guessing we’ll see extra of in flagships now.
Display
The flagship sports activities an enormous 6.8-inch show, which provides as much as 120 Hz adaptive refresh charges and a peak brightness of 2600 nits, which is greater than anybody will ever want for display screen visibility. There’s Corning Gorilla Armor on the show, which claims to chop down on reflection by an enormous quantity. The general show is a bit flat as I cue up the first episode of Guardian: The Lonely and Great God. Gong Yoo in his tweed coat appears to be like charming as ever. The witty dialogues and the atmospheric background scores sound resonant on the twin audio system as properly.
Camera
When I take the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra alongside to a late-evening al fresco music present, I’m low-key certain it’s not going to disappoint. The rear digicam setup features a 200 MP, a 50 MP telephoto periscope lens, a 12 MP telephoto lens and a ten MP ultrawide lens.
I began with low-light images at a location that was as soon as a horse secure and is now a live performance venue. The banyan bushes overhead have been low-lit by gold and purple lights. Despite the dim lights, the smartphone delivered some surreal-looking images.
Seated fairly a distance away from the stage, I zoomed in to seize a few of the Rajasthani and Mongolian artists on stage. At 10x zoom, we may see the singers extra clearly, however I believe attributable to restricted mild, the pictures have been very noisy and in addition ridden with artifacts. During the day, the outcomes of 10x zoom have been a lot clearer, with considerably much less noise. Portraits taken at evening with one or two mild sources additionally delivered very nice outcomes. Most snaps taken throughout daytime have been vibrant and vivid, with the color saturation amped up just a bit bit. Portraits regarded polished whereas retaining the actual pores and skin tone and a stunning bokeh impact. The entrance digicam has a 12 MP lens which captures pores and skin tones in addition to a few of the texture precisely. However, it additionally tends to brighten up the total body and the topic just a bit greater than the precise situation.
An ultrawide snap taken in daylight
A hearty bowl of shakshouka captured in Food mode
An evening shot taken at 5x zoom
A cover overhead with out an excessive amount of grains
An atmospheric shot at the live performance
We have been sitting this far-off from the stage – taken at 1x zoom.
The sensible Alok Menon at their stand-up and spoken phrase present in Chennai
Capturing a lazy Sunday outdoor
A fairly excited pup on the scene
Sample of photograph taken indoors at a restaurant
Special options
The ‘Circle to go looking’ function on the smartphone
I beloved utilizing the S-Pen a lot extra with this gadget. There are significant AI options baked into the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra. I attempted out was the ‘circle to go looking’ function first. An extended press at the backside of the display screen (both with the stylus or your fingers) means that you can draw a circle round a picture or textual content which is then routinely ‘Googled’ . I attempted it out on stunning monuments and landscapes I noticed on-line and the function delivers correct leads to a jiffy.
The ‘generate wallpaper’ function, which first debuted with the Google Pixel 8 sequence, is right here too. It makes for a little bit of enjoyable attempting to mess around with completely different components and colors. There are countless permutations and combos to get misplaced in. The solely draw back is that this generative AI takes its personal candy time (wherever between 5-10 seconds) to render new pictures.
A snapshot of the strategy of finalising an AI generated wallpaper of uncommon minerals on the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
| Photo Credit: Bijoy Ghosh
The Summarise operate on the Samsung Internet app is snappier and presents a gist of any article or internet web page I’m on, at the faucet of a button. When I ask it to summarise the Devialet Mania evaluation, it successfully highlights the key factors. The ‘Detailed’ abstract possibility provides extra complete outcomes than the ‘Standard’ possibility. Any notes that I’ve scribbled in a rush could be auto-formatted relying on what I would like — a piece of assembly notes or neatly organised in bullet factors. Phone calls could be translated in real-time, though the default Hindi language pack provides a really formal register, which may make an informal dialog or texting between pals sound extra severe than it’s. There’s additionally the built-in capability to get writing assist in writing help and summarise and translate your voice recordings as properly.
Tech Specs
Powering all these options and the normal prowess of the smartphone is the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 customised for Galaxy smartphones. It’s a top-notch processor with the capability to deal with a number of duties concurrently. The smartphone runs on Android 14 and has Samsung’s One UI 6.1 as the consumer interface.
The unit I reviewed has 12 GB RAM and 256 GB storage. For avid gamers, Samsung has in-built a bigger vapour chamber to maintain the temperatures cool. And in what looks as if a stunningly future-proof transfer, the firm has promised seven generations of OS upgrades and safety updates.
Battery
The battery capability on the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra stays the similar at 5,000 mAh. On a median day of streaming music, watching an hour or much less of Ok-dramas and taking some images and a video or two, the battery had dropped to solely 60 per cent at the finish of the day.
Verdict
The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra isn’t a telephone for everybody. I imply, it’s, if all you do on the telephone is make calls, chat on WhatsApp, take images, watch media and play video games. It goes past to supply a particular use case for many who rely on their smartphone for productiveness greater than the frequent client. It’s focused at the client who wants to write down notes usually and a much bigger display screen to create, organise, delegate or collaborate. Now, with the addition of latest AI options, the productiveness flagship will get a step nearer to being the smartphone of selection in the event you work in a multicultural, multilingual setup. Or journey usually for work, as a result of that battery isn’t going die on you anytime quickly. If these options are on the guidelines on your subsequent smartphone, then the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra would undoubtedly be one among the prime contenders. The solely downside is that it carries the price ticket for a elaborate laptop computer, and therefore stays out of attain for many who may actually take pleasure in the options it provides however won’t have the need to spend a lot on a smartphone.
Snapshot
Price: ₹1,29,999 onwards
Pros: Meaningful AI options, first rate digicam setup, wonderful battery life
Cons: Prohibitively costly, not the most compact flagship
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