Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra Review: A Device With Style & Smug

Anupam Das
May 28, 2024

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra: Initial Looks: Style & Smug

Released in January 2024, the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra is Samsung’s latest smartphone in its coveted ‘S’ series. There are other variants with S24 tags, but this particular mobile device is in its own dimension that seems far away from its peers. Only a handful of smartphones could come close to it. It comes with a certain style and smugness that perpetuates all across the mobile device spectrum. But it is not just all flair and vanity as this smart device is full of substance.

At first glance itself, the variability of the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra is noticeable. Its glimpse is alluring and yet intimidating. It seems that some sculpture has fashioned it in a perfect and marked rectangular shape with striking corners. It looks compact & bulky but is not very heavy to hold. At the back, one can see camera lenses, aligned in two distinct columns. At the front, the mesmerizing display comes with a very thin bezel and a completely flat screen. A punch-hole selfie camera can be seen in the middle of the front screen.

The frame of the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra is made of grade 2 titanium which can be 99% pure titanium. This type of titanium is lightweight yet stable with amazing corrosion resistance properties. The front and the back are equipped with Corning Gorilla Armor which provides formidable protection to the screen. Compared to its peers and competitors, the screen is less reflective and soothing to the eyes.

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra weighs around 235 grams and has a thickness of 0.86 cm. Due to the thin bezel, the display screen occupies 89% of the front side. An encapsulated stylus pen can be found at the bottom left corner of the phone. The stylus pen comes out with a click and can perform multiple tasks. The stylus pen provides a good way to navigate the screen along with the usual fingertips and provides auxiliary movements that enhance maneuverability.

The smartphone has an IP68 rating for water resistance and dust protection. While the toughened armor Gorilla glass protects the phone from the damage of falling into the ground, the IP68 rating protects it from the damage of getting submerged in the water (well at least for 30 minutes).

The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra box comes with a C to C Data USB cable, a SIM ejector, and an embedded Stylus Pen. Unfortunately, it does not provide a charging cable which has to be purchased separately.

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Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra: Display

As mentioned earlier, the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra has a flat-screen with conoid vertexes that make the screen appear even flatter. The screen has almost 89% space on the front side. When an image is displayed or a video is being played, it almost seems that the thin bezel has disappeared in the thin air. The display is an impressive 6.8-inch, low-temperature-polycrystalline-oxide (LTPO), dynamic AMLODE screen. It has an impressive maximum refresh rate of 120 Hz which dynamically adjusts itself according to the content.

The low-temperature-polycrystalline-oxide or LTPO technology allows the display to adjust the refresh rate at very high or low levels depending on the variability of the same multimedia content. It means that in the same video or game, LTPO technology will reduce or boost the refresh rate depending on what is being played on the screen. Although LTPO technology drives up the price, it allows for better power conservation, better battery life, and a thinner display & phone.

The display of the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra has an aspect ratio of 19.5:9, a maximum resolution of 3120 x 1440 pixels, and 505 PPI (Pixels per inch). These features, along with High Dynamic Range (HDR)10+, make the colors on the screen vibrant, vigorous, and vivid. The highest nits that this smartphone comes with is 2600. The display of Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra adjusts with the brightness of the environment and allows for a good viewing experience even in a bright environment. The same video content or game appears almost identical even if the users switch the environment with variable luminosity.

The display of this Samsung smartphone is appreciated with continuous usage in variable environments and brightness. The images, be they high resolution, standard, or even low resolution, appear vibrant and full of colors. The HDR10+ techniques make even the low-resolution colors appear alive with adjustable contrast, saturation, and hue levels. The movies and videos of all resolutions and quality give an enhanced and heightened feel with adjustable brightness and refresh rate. The high-intensity video games come alive with surrounding sound and vivid display. The transitions are smooth and hardly give any glitches.

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra: Chip, GPU, Operating System, & User Interface

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra is equipped with Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip. The processor has a total of 8 cores. It has 1 Cortex X4 core that can clock a maximum 3.39 GHz speed, 3 Cortex A720 cores that have a maximum speed of 3.31 GHz, another 2 Cortex A720 cores that can go up to 2.9 GHz, and 2 Cortex A520 cores that can achieve max speed of 2.2 GHz. The chip is built using a 4-nanometer node which can accommodate more transistors into the chip, enabling the chip to provide better and faster performance.

Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 also has a low ‘Total Power Dissipation’ (TPD) of 6.3 Watts. A low ‘Total Power Dissipation’ means that the processor dissipates a low amount of heat in a normal active situation. Of course, during high-intensity usage, the amount of heat dissipation will go up and during low-intensity usage, the heat dissipation will go down. Still, a TPD of 6.3 Watts means that the processor has longevity and is good for the overall health of the smartphone. It also means that the phone has low power consumption and will heat up less frequently. This feature allows for faster accomplishment of various tasks without lagging. It also enables better battery life, better performance, and low instances of freezing.

The chipset comes with an integrated Adreno 750 which has a maximum clock speed of 0.90 GHz. For FP32 or Single-Precision-Floating-Point-Format, it has 2.29 TFLOPS. It means that the Adreno 750 GPU, on average, could perform 2.29 Trillion Floating-Point computations, allowing for faster execution of various tasks and smooth multitasking. Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra runs on Android 14 version and has One UI 6.1. Samsung will allow users a 7-year window for updating and upgrading the Android operating system, One UI, and necessary security patches. This will enable the device to remain viable for a long time, saving money and contributing a little bit to the dream of a green Earth.

Samsung’s One UI 6.1 offers improved functionality and convenience compared to the previous versions. The user interface integrates Samsung’s inbuilt AI features. Together with the CPU, the AI functionality works smoothly. The transition between various tasks is fluid. Executing tasks through various apps is effortless and multitasking is a breeze. Editing high-definition images or videos can be done without any hiccups. Playing high-intensity games is plain sailing. The embedded Stylus pen enhances the usability. The Stylus pen has its own battery and can connect to the phone via Bluetooth. This allows the pen to be used remotely using pre-determined motions.

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Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra: Cameras

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra comes with an amazing collection of cameras. The array of cameras provides a variety of options for both amateur and professional photographers. The ultra-wide and wide-angle features allow for wider horizontal reach of the images while extra zooming functions provide focused imaging options. The cameras are equipped with technologies that can handle unexpected motions of surrounding areas or image/video subjects. Technologies are embedded into the cameras that allow for better sharpness, depth, clarity, and contrast in varied environments and brightness.

There are a total of 4 back cameras and 1 selfie camera in the S24 Ultra. The back cameras are at the top right corner of the backside of the phone, aligned in two distinct columns. At the top of the rightmost column, rests a 12 MP ultra-wide camera with dual pixel Phase-Detection-Auto-Focus (PDAF). PDAF allows the camera to better adjust its autofocus in case of sudden and disruptive movement of the chosen object. It operates at 1.4-micron pixel units. This ultra-wide camera is enabled for 4K resolution videography with 60 frames per second (fps).

At the bottom of the 12 MP camera, lies the main attraction of Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra – a 200 MP wide-angle camera with 2X optical zoom. It comes with Samsung’s ISOCELL HP2 sensors. According to Samsung, ISOCELL HP2‘s sensors are equipped with Tetra²pixel technology (Tetra² basically means 4² or 16) which can merge up to 16 pixels into one, giving every single shot a high level of clarity and detail.

The camera can operate from 0.6-micron to 2.4-micron pixel units. It enables the camera to capture images both in high and low luminosity with high resolution and precision. It can record videos at 8K resolution in 30 frames per second (fps) and 4K resolution in 120 frames per second (fps).

Just below the 200 MP camera, resides a 50 MP camera with 5X telelens. This camera can operate 0.7-micron to 1.4-micron pixel units. It also applies Phase Detection Auto Focus (PDAF) technology along with Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) technology. Both PDAF and OIS allow for better auto focusing even in the variable and moving environment. It can capture videos at 4K resolution at 60 fps.

Parallel to the 200 MP camera and at the leftmost column, a 10 MP camera with 3X telelens resides. This one also applies PDAF and OIS technologies, allowing users to autofocus even in unfixed and mobile environments. It works in the range of 1.12-micron pixel units and can capture videos in 4K resolution at 60 frames per second speed.

The front camera or the selfie camera of the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra is a punch-hole camera that is located at the center of the front side. It is a 12 MP camera that works with 1.12-micron pixel units and is equipped with Samsung’s ISOCELL technology. It also has PDAF dual pixels that allow for better adjustment during any sudden change or movement.

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Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra: Battery, Battery Life, Charging

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra is fitted with a 5000 milliampere-hour (mAh) Lithium-ion battery. It is an internally fitted battery that can not be removed from the outside. For only normal usage (Calling, texting, social media, etc) the battery may last up to 72 hours while it will last 18-20 hours for continuous heavy usage (video playback, games, camera, recoding, etc). The AI features and camera usage may drain the battery faster. Continuous games can be played for up to 10 hours.

The 5000 mAh is a pretty standard battery for smartphones although the battery life does not depend exclusively on the score of mAh. For example, Apple’s iPhone 15 Pro Max has a battery of 4500 mAh and still beats (albeit by a small margin) the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra in terms of both normal, active, and gaming usage parameters. On the other hand, some other premium phones, such as Xiaomi 14 Ultra (5000 mAh), Google Pixel 8 Pro (5050 mAh), and OnePlus 12R (5500 mAh), clocks either similar or slightly less battery life.

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra provides both wired and wireless charging options. The wired charging provides 45 Watt option while the Wireless one provides 15 Watt option. The Samsung smartphone also has a Wireless reverse charging (4.5 Watt) option through which other smart devices can be charged wirelessly. As mentioned earlier, the box does not include the wired charging cable and it had to be purchased separately. The wired charging option has fast charging that can charge the phone from 0% to 60% in 30 minutes. The next 40% may take 50-60 minutes to charge.

For a premium range smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra provides a decent battery life and charging options. However, there are other premium smartphones in the same price range that provide slightly better battery life and much faster charging options.

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra: Storage, RAM, Color Variations, & Pricing

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra: Samsung UFS 4.0 — Image Credit: Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra relies on UFS 4.0 flash storage technology. The smartphone comes with three storage options – 256 GB, 512 GB, & 1 TB and one RAM option – 12 GB. The phone comes with as much as seven color options – Titanium Black, Titanium Orange, Titanium Grey, Titanium Violet, Titanium Blue, Titanium Yellow, and Titanium Grey.

In the US market, the 256 GB variation comes with a price tag of $1,299. The 512 GB option is priced at $1,499. The most expensive model comes with 1 TB storage that will cost a hefty $1,699. In the UK, the 256 GB model will cost £1,249, the 512 GB model will cost £1,349, and the 1 TB model will cost £1,549.

In India, the 256 GB model of Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra will cost ₹129,999, the 512 GB model will cost ₹139,999, and the 1 TB model will cost ₹159,999. In China, the 256 GB model will cost ¥10,199, the 512 GB model will cost ¥11,199, and the 1 TB model will cost ¥13,199. Please do remember that the price of various models can change.

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Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra: AI & Connectivities

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra comes with Samsung’s own AI features. Along with the Stylus pen, the AI features can provide immense convenience to the users. The AI allows the user to migrate from the previous smartphone to the new one. All the data and settings can be transferred from the previous smartphone to this S24 Ultra without any hiccups.

The AI is intuitive and can be controlled and used by various gestures. It allows you to search any image or object by circling it. The AI allows to edit the images with its generative features without needing any professional skills.

The note assists feature enables the users to elevate note-taking to a whole new level. It can transform, streamline, and organize the notes according to users’ needs. The real-time voice translator feature allows users to translate languages seamlessly. The AI is equipped to handle live on-the-spot conversations or a live phone call.

The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra is equipped with 5G technology and it comes with the latest Wifi – 7 technology that provides faster data transmission and augmented security features. It enhances the online experience with 8K streaming, virtual reality, and online gaming. The smartphone has Bluetooth 5.3 version. For wired connectivity, it has USB Type-C 3.2.

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra: Main Specification, Pros & Cons, and Score

Specifications

Chip: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
GPU: Adreno 750
Operating System: Android 14
User Interface: Samsung’s One UI 6.1
Storage: 256 GB/512 GB/ 1 TB
RAM Memory: 12 GB
Battery Life: Up to 72 hours (Normal Usage). 18-20 Hours (Continuous Heavy Duty Tasks)
Wireless Connectivity: Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth, 5G
Bluetooth Version: 5.3

Pros & Cons

Pros

Amazing Collection of Cameras
Incredible Display
Powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Impressive Battery Life
7 years of updating and upgrading the Android, U.I and security patches

Cons

Hefty Price Tag
AI features are good but not exclusive
Although the cameras are great, they may drain the battery faster

Score

Functions	Score
Performance	8.5/10
Power	9.5/10
Display	9.5/10
Storage	8/10
Battery	9/10
Connectivity	8/10
Overall Score	52.5/60

(1 = Lowest. 5 = Highest). (0.5 increments)

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra: The Verdict

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra is definitely an amazing smartphone that will amaze its users with its various features. It is sleek, powerful, efficient, and engrossing. It gets attention from its looks and provides euphoria with its performance. If one has sufficient monetary prowess, this smartphone can be a good option. We are definitely giving thumbs up to this amazing smartphone.

**This article is for information purposes only. Do not make your decision based solely on the information provided in this article. Do your own research before making any decision.