Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra 256GB 5G, Titanium Black

I upgraded to the Samsung S24 Ultra from the S22+ and in a series of phones that i previously felt was stagnating in terms of added value and new feature set, it feels like it has taken a big step forward with the S24. I went for the Ultra mainly as i wanted the better camera and it was worth every penny. The S24 Ultra is a powerhouse of a phone, with the 6.8-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X display providing a beautiful screen to look at, a super fast Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor that works in harmony with the hardware, and a 5000 mAh battery that, so far, has allowed me to go a whole day on several occasions with a charge. I only ever charge to 80%, so over time i am keen to see if it maintains this capacity. The new Galaxy AI really does add a lot of useful features that i ... MoreI upgraded to the Samsung S24 Ultra from the S22+ and in a series of phones that i previously felt was stagnating in terms of added value and new feature set, it feels like it has taken a big step forward with the S24. I went for the Ultra mainly as i wanted the better camera and it was worth every penny. The S24 Ultra is a powerhouse of a phone, with the 6.8-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X display providing a beautiful screen to look at, a super fast Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor that works in harmony with the hardware, and a 5000 mAh battery that, so far, has allowed me to go a whole day on several occasions with a charge. I only ever charge to 80%, so over time i am keen to see if it maintains this capacity. The new Galaxy AI really does add a lot of useful features that i can actually use!As mentioned, I opted for the ultra due to its top end camera system. It' quad camera setup with a 200 MP main sensor, a 50 MP periscope telephoto lens, a 10 MP telephoto lens, and a 12 MP ultrawide lens has so far taken stunning pictures, although i am yet to try it properly at night pointed at the stars to see how it handles astrophotography. The 2 MP selfie camera also takes great portrait pictures and videos.I've flex'd a few of the galaxy AI features so far, with perhaps the most brilliant (and useful for me) being Circle to Search , which allows me to quickly find information about anything I see on the screen just by circling it - whether its on a webpage, a picture I have taken or even a video. Chat assist seems decent enough automatically choose the best tone for my messages, depending on the context and the recipient, but not sure its something ill use a lot, as most of my messaging is ususally pretty short.The phone also comes with a Bluetooth S Pen, which lets me write, draw, and control the phone with gestures. As good as the pen is, i actually think its best feature is the button on the S-pen, which lets me remotely control the phone by clicking in (such as to take pictures). I think we can find some more cool uses for this!The S24 Ultra is the best phone I’ve ever owned, and I highly recommend it to anyone looking for a premium and powerful smartphone. It has everything I need and more, and it’s worth every penny it you want premium, fast, and luxury!

I decided it was time to upgrade from my old Samsung S21 Ultra and what I found was small incremental but undeniable improvements all over the place the end result, however, is a giant leap forward as a phone. The biggest improvement I can see straightway is the reduction in time between pressing the shutter button and taking the photo massively increasing your chances of capturing the moment.Samsung have also swapped the 10x to 5x max optical zoom which may sound like a downgrade but I hardly ever used 10x zoom it was too grainy and difficult to take a good photo with. The 5x zoom is far more usable and the sensor is so much better.The arrival of my phone coincided with bird week at my daughter's school which meant we were able to utilise all of the cameras on ... MoreI decided it was time to upgrade from my old Samsung S21 Ultra and what I found was small incremental but undeniable improvements all over the place the end result, however, is a giant leap forward as a phone. The biggest improvement I can see straightway is the reduction in time between pressing the shutter button and taking the photo massively increasing your chances of capturing the moment.Samsung have also swapped the 10x to 5x max optical zoom which may sound like a downgrade but I hardly ever used 10x zoom it was too grainy and difficult to take a good photo with. The 5x zoom is far more usable and the sensor is so much better.The arrival of my phone coincided with bird week at my daughter's school which meant we were able to utilise all of the cameras on our little nature walk. This emphasised the improvements in shutter speed and also the clarity of the 5x zoom camera in challenging lighting conditions. It performed well capturing fast-moving birds accurately at dawn.Bird watching also allowed me to test out the Galaxy AI features especially the circle to search which was a real time saver and simplified the whole naming of the birds we saw on our nature walk and those we spotted in our back garden.Another upgrade that everyone except Samsung has been talking about is to the upgraded screen material. The S24 Ultra now features a flat-screen with Gorilla Glass Victus. Whilst I had previously always thought curved screens made phones look more premium such as my old S8 and S21 Ultra this phone with its Titanium rails and camera surrounds doesn't look or feel any less premium. The screen has also reduced glare and reflections making it far less straining on the eyes.Finally, this phone comes with seven years of OS and security updates which is huge. Hopefully, that will be reflected in its resale or trade-in value in 3 years time.I don't know how to express how much of an improvement this phone is over my old Samsung S21 Ultra. It's like someone listened to all my gripes with my old phone and improved every little thing. It truly is a great phone.

Having used Android phones for the past 13 years, and Samsung phones for the last 6, I was impressed at how snappy and responsive the S24 Ultra felt. The build quality seems very good and matches what I would expect from a premium phone at this price point. The device feels very comfortable to use, and the new AI focussed features have already become second nature – the circle to search function is very useful when watching videos and you suffer from face blindness!The speaker and sound quality is very striking. As someone who is heavily into music production, goes to lengths to use audiophile grade headphones and listens to music on studio monitors, I was taken aback at how good this phones speakers actually sounded. I was expecting a tinny speaker with no bottom ... MoreHaving used Android phones for the past 13 years, and Samsung phones for the last 6, I was impressed at how snappy and responsive the S24 Ultra felt. The build quality seems very good and matches what I would expect from a premium phone at this price point. The device feels very comfortable to use, and the new AI focussed features have already become second nature – the circle to search function is very useful when watching videos and you suffer from face blindness!The speaker and sound quality is very striking. As someone who is heavily into music production, goes to lengths to use audiophile grade headphones and listens to music on studio monitors, I was taken aback at how good this phones speakers actually sounded. I was expecting a tinny speaker with no bottom end, but the large aperture for the bottom speaker certainly provided more low end than I was expecting and I found myself impressed at the quality, I would even go as far as to say I enjoyed listening to music through it!Having not used an S-Pen for anything other than doodling, I found it quite tough to get started with it, though once I found the instructions the gestures felt natural and easy to get to grips with. My handwriting is terrible so I was surprised to find that the software was able to interpret my scrawl with a pretty good degree of accuracy, though I think it’s a little too inaccurate for me to use daily – having to go back and edit misinterpreted words meant I put the pen down and fell back to the keyboard anyway.I was impressed how responsive the fingerprint sensor was compared to my old S10e’s fingerprint scanner and even seems a step up from my S23e Ultra’s scanner. The one downside I did see was that once I added a screen protector the sensitivity of the scanner was reduced.The battery life is brilliant compared to other smart phones I own, even surviving two days of fairly heavy use between charges which surpassed my expectations. The camera quality is incredible, I especially enjoyed the macro shots I could take, having this level of fidelity in a handheld device is amazing. One thing I found when poking through the setting is the adaptive battery protection, which is a very interesting feature. I don’t recall seeing this when setting the phone up so calling this out would have been a nice touch.I'm very happy with my new purchase and I am looking forward to discovering more about the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra and all of it's intuitive features.