I was so excited to get the S24+ after Christmas.... I've been a loyal Samsung user for over 15 years... however, this phone camera is the absolute worst I have ever owned. I just switched from the S20Fe and I am so grateful that I still own it, as I have switched back to using it. I'm locked into a 2 year phone plan with my S24+, but I am so desperate to have a decent working camera that I've had to resort to this option. Every photo on the S24+ is overprocessed and given that I take so many pictures of my family and children, the washed out, ghost-like, sickly appearance that the S24+ gives any skin tone is just unacceptable for a phone in this price range. I was a little disappointed with the quality of the S20Fe camera when I first purchased it: the selfie ... MoreI was so excited to get the S24+ after Christmas.... I've been a loyal Samsung user for over 15 years... however, this phone camera is the absolute worst I have ever owned. I just switched from the S20Fe and I am so grateful that I still own it, as I have switched back to using it. I'm locked into a 2 year phone plan with my S24+, but I am so desperate to have a decent working camera that I've had to resort to this option. Every photo on the S24+ is overprocessed and given that I take so many pictures of my family and children, the washed out, ghost-like, sickly appearance that the S24+ gives any skin tone is just unacceptable for a phone in this price range. I was a little disappointed with the quality of the S20Fe camera when I first purchased it: the selfie camera didn't have autofocus and I found that my previous phone, the S9, was so much better at producing quality photos that could be blown up and printed off for framing. We have 8×10 portraits all over our house from photos taken with the S9. The S20Fe produces decent photos, but I was really looking forward to an even better camera with the release of the S24+. I have never in my life been so disappointed. I have switched around all my settings, downloaded the camera assistant, and tried editing them through my paid subscriptions to various photo editing apps... the portrait pictures and skin tone quality are so so bad. Additionally, the battery life on my S24+ is terrible. I see so many reviews stating that the battery is exceptional, but I only use my phone for roughly 5 hours total per day (scrolling social media, taking pictures and videos, checking emails, etc.) and my phone goes from 80% charged to 15%. Overall, I've always loved Samsung's operating system... but I am so so disappointed with this particular phone. The camera is such an important component in my choice of phone and I've always been happy with the previous versions of the Galaxy S series.. I just cannot believe how bad the camera/gallery app is on this S24+.

I was very excited to receive and open my new Samsung S24 as I have been hesitant about whether to get a new phone or not and my phone was choice was going to be the S24.My very first impression of the phone is that its sleek and just the right size for me.I’ve only been using it for 1 week, so don’t believe I have utilised or come across all the features of the phone, but its given me a good enough view of whether I like it or not.The screen is vibrant and I’ve been very impressed with how quick the fingerprint sensor is. There has only been 1 time where it has not registered my finger which is impressive. Like any phone, fingerprints get onto the screen easily, but so far they have also been quite easy to clean off. The facial recognition is also fast and ... MoreI was very excited to receive and open my new Samsung S24 as I have been hesitant about whether to get a new phone or not and my phone was choice was going to be the S24.My very first impression of the phone is that its sleek and just the right size for me.I’ve only been using it for 1 week, so don’t believe I have utilised or come across all the features of the phone, but its given me a good enough view of whether I like it or not.The screen is vibrant and I’ve been very impressed with how quick the fingerprint sensor is. There has only been 1 time where it has not registered my finger which is impressive. Like any phone, fingerprints get onto the screen easily, but so far they have also been quite easy to clean off. The facial recognition is also fast and superior to my previous Samsung.The speed of the phone is noticeable, and everything works quickly. I love having the bonus double memory and the downside of 256GB is that I didn’t do much of a clean-up when I moved everything over to this new phone! From what I have seen of the camera, it takes good photos and there is a cool feature where you can watch videos in slow motion by touching near the top of the video.Battery life is impressive and I can get through a whole day with the battery going down to around 40%; that includes listening to music, instant messaging, using social media and checking emails.I understand that most new phones don’t come with chargers anymore and the S24 is no different and besides the phone itself, there was also a USBC to USBC cable, which was helpful for the phone transfer.I’m not a huge fan of the raise frames around the camera lenses on the back as they collect dirt and are a pain to cleanI was also disappointed, but not entirely surprised that the phone does not have a headphone jack, as did still use the one on my old phone. For all the other benefits of having a new phone, I can forgo this.Overall, I am very pleased with this phone and have no regrets getting it. I feel I’ve made the right choice for me and the positives far outweigh any negatives. I’d certainly recommended for anyone who is looking for the latest flagship phone and doesn’t want anything too big or that doesn’t fold.

First impressions of the phone when unboxing, it feels like a quality product with a decent weight and feel without seeming to be too heavy. As soon as you turn it on it's clear that the screen on this is great. Having used it for more than a week now, the quality of the screen makes a huge difference when using this phone and is better than any other I've used so far. Inside or outside there's never any issue of being able to see the screen clearly.Set up from my old phone was very fast and easy, hardly had to do anything other than open up my old phone and set the link, everything I needed was ready to go very soon. The phone itself is fast and very responsive, a very smooth experience whether texting but also gaming something like COD is a very nice ... MoreFirst impressions of the phone when unboxing, it feels like a quality product with a decent weight and feel without seeming to be too heavy. As soon as you turn it on it's clear that the screen on this is great. Having used it for more than a week now, the quality of the screen makes a huge difference when using this phone and is better than any other I've used so far. Inside or outside there's never any issue of being able to see the screen clearly.Set up from my old phone was very fast and easy, hardly had to do anything other than open up my old phone and set the link, everything I needed was ready to go very soon. The phone itself is fast and very responsive, a very smooth experience whether texting but also gaming something like COD is a very nice experience.The new AI features have been very cool to use, and work very well. Day to day the ones I find most useful are the ones to recommend tones for your text messages depending on the scenario, and the summary of reading a website and getting a snapshot of the key info, have been so useful to use. The others could be useful for specific use cases but not ones I've needed so far, random tests have shown they've worked as expected.Battery life has been way beyond expectations, I have needed to charge it once every two days so far and always confident it will last me all day so I haven't needed to travel with my battery pack anymore. Also, with a suitable charger it gets to 100% very quickly, or if I need a top out before heading out on short notice I've been able to in only 10 minutes or so.Camera is great, has also been great in the past so nothing else really to say beyond that.I do wish however, that long pressing the power button let you turn it off rather than Bixby without needing to change settings, I've never really been a fan of Bixby compared to other options.Also a shame there is no sd card slot again, although there hasn't been one in other models previously either. For a phone with a great camera and ability to edit and save different versions this would make a difference in both taking and maintaining edited versions of photos all on the phone with confidence of never running out of space.Overall I absolutely would recommend this phone.