The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra: everything you need to know!

The Samsung S24 ultra is officially here! It was announced at Samsung's Unpacked event on January 17, 2024. The Galaxy S24 Ultra is the successor to the Galaxy S23 Ultra as the top new Galaxy flagship. Just like previous Galaxy S Ultra flagships, the Galaxy S24 Ultra is the largest and best-equipped among Samsung’s new phones. In this blog, we’ll look at everything you need to know about the new device!

The Galaxy S24 Ultra has the same large 6.8-inch display of the Galaxy S23 ultra, but the screen is now completely flat, as well as a peak brightness of 2,600 nits. The 10X periscope is gone and now replaced with a 5X telephoto and the design is getting switched from aluminum to titanium.

The Galaxy S24 Ultra has a price increase all across the board. The 256GB version of the Galaxy S24 Ultra starts at $1,299.99, The 512GB version is higher by $120 compared to the 512GB version of the Galaxy S23 Ultra. Finally, the 1TB version of the Galaxy S24 Ultra costs some $40 more than last year's 1TB version of the phone.

Camera

• Wide: 200MP F1.7, OIS
• Ultra-wide: 12MP, F2.2
• Telephoto: 10MP 3X, F2.4
• Telephoto #2: 50MP 5X, F3.4
• Front-facing: 12MP, F2.2

Because of a 5X telephoto camera, the Galaxy S24 Ultra is able to take extremely close 5X portraits. Regardless of the lack of a dedicated 10X periscope camera, there's still 100X Space Zoom that lets you zoom extremely close in on your subjects.

There's a lot of AI features that aim to make the Galaxy S24 Ultra camera experience better than before. Magic Eraser, Generative Edits, and improved remaster are coming to the Galaxy S24 Ultra. You can also remove reflections from photos with the power of on-device Galaxy AI.

A Super-detailed 200MP main camera with ProVisual Engine has introduced lots of improvements, mainly larger pixel size for better low-light capabilities.

Design

Titanium is in, Armor Aluminum is out: The Galaxy S24 Ultra is exclusively made of titanium, ditching the Armor Aluminum design of the Galaxy S23 Ultra. The side frame is not completely flat, but has a slight convex curve that boosts the ergonomics and comfort. The

The titanium design change boosts the premium feel of the Galaxy S24 Ultra and improves the robustness of the device. On the other hand, the flat display maximizes the usable screen and lets you do more. It exclusively comes with Gorilla Glass at the front and at the back. Named Gorilla Glass Armor, this one is much tougher and scratch resistant.

Galaxy S24 Ultra is available in the following colours: Titanium Gray, Titanium Violet, Titanium Black and Titanium Yellow. And some exclusive colors are available when you purchase the phone from the Samsung.com official store. Which are: Titanium Green, Titanium Blue and Titanium Orange

Display

The Galaxy S24 Ultra is has with a 3080 x 1440-pixel panel with a 500ppi sharpness, Gorilla Glass Armor, and the class-leading contrast and vibrancy. It comes with a 1-120Hz refresh rate, which makes all content super smooth.

Battery

The Galaxy S24 Ultra comes with the same 5,000mAh battery. But, with the Galaxy S24 Ultra now using a more efficient chipset, we can probably expect better battery life out of the Galaxy S24 Ultra. It features the same 45W fast charging speeds, similar to most of its predecessors. This means you will likely be able to fully charge your Galaxy S24 Ultra up to 65% in just 30 minutes.

Software

The Galaxy S24 Ultra comes along with seven years of software updates, including both major OS upgrades and security patches and It comes along with Android 14 and One UI 6.1.

FEATURES

Quite a number of new features have been added and we’ll go through them briefly. One is Chat Assist, which functions similarly to ChatGPT in that it will intelligently recommend rewriting your content and suggesting a different tone based on the person you are corresponding with. Since this functionality is integrated directly into the Samsung keyboard, all your Galaxy S24 Ultra's messaging apps will work with it.

The Note Assist feature on Samsung Notes is powered by AI and can summarize lengthy notes, check spelling and grammar, and even translate the note completely into another language. The Phone app has a built-in Live Translate function that uses on-board AI to translate phone conversations in real time, both ways, for text and speech.

There’s an on-device generative AI can intelligently fill any blank parts in your images when you move an object around or rotate your image. You can also move a subject around and amplify your image. Any changes will be indicated in the image metadata for transparency's sake and a watermark will indicate that the image has been changed by AI.

Samsung introduces Circle to Search on the Galaxy S24 Ultra. This feature allows you to quick search by holding your home button and circling what you see on your screen. The feature is not exclusive to the Galaxy S24 Ultra and will actually arrive to most new android phones in the future.

Improved ray-traced graphics which are from the company partnering up with gaming companies to ensure that some of the most popular games are perfectly optimized for the Galaxy S24 Ultra.

In conclusion, the Samsung S24 ultra has come with a bunch of amazing new features that are not only innovative but also have potential to be extremely useful! If you have a Samsung from 5 years or more back this is definitely a good pick but if you have a phone from the recent 3 years then you can definitely hold off a little longer.