But why does it feel slightly less thrilling than it could?
The current top of the heap as far as Android smartphones are concerned, the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra boasts some of the most powerful, well-made portable hardware you could ask for, with the ability to do almost anything you could ask of it. However, we are hoping there will be updates on the software side soon, lest it start to feel left behind.There are ultra phones and then there are Ultra phones, and Samsung’s Galaxy Ultra series has always been at the top of the heap.
Samsung’s AMOLED screens are generally excellent, and this one is no exception. It’s as bright and detailed as you’d expect, ideal for use in bright light as well as with the curtains drawn . In an age of 144Hz phones, such as the, the S24 Ultra ‘only’ has a 120Hz max refresh rate, but we suspect that will be plenty for most people.14 is running underneath, and is a delight to use on Pixel devices, Samsung’s One UI 6.1 software is starting to get a bit creaky and in need of a refresh.
What is excellent is AI translation applied in real time to phone calls. Once again it’s buried - you need to open Call Assist when the call is connected, then choose Live Translate, and once it’s running you’ll need to have the phone on speaker so you can read the screen, but it works well. Only 13 languages, mainly European and Asian, are supported but more are promised in updates, and we can see this being useful for calling restaurants or cabs when you’re on holiday .
Some of the new AI software can slow it down, but if you’re using apps or games that don’t ask the phone to become brain-shaped, there's more performance here than you’ll need. In seven years it will have been outmoded by new chips, and editing 32K video might be beyond it, but as a long-term investment, you’re unlikely to be disappointed.
They’re still not great. There's no way this phone is going to replace your mirrorless with a 70-200mm attached. But the trade-off between lens size and image quality has resulted in photos from the S24 Ultra’s big tele camera that look better than ever, and there's an extra 10MP 3x tele lens too, though you get a 12MP file from it so there's either a mistake in the spec listing or some sort of upscaling going on.
In our test, which involves locking the phone in a cupboard with the screen set to 50% brightness and making it do tasks over and over until it gives up, it lasted for over 17 hours.
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