It's unclear exactly how, but compared to previous years, Samsung seems to have done a slightly better job of containing juicy leaks featuring its upcoming big smartphones in the flesh. Don't get me wrong, we know more or less everything about the Galaxy S24S24 Plus and S24 Ultra have been around for a while now, but it wasn't until a few weeks ago that the first legitimate-looking photographs of an actual unit in the wild were posted online.
This same giant-sized and cutting-edge device, initially represented alone in a gray color, is
today filmed alongside a black-coated Galaxy S23 Ultra, giving us the perfect opportunity to analyze and admire some of the subtle but potentially significant visual changes that Samsung is obviously preparing for the much-anticipated and fast-approaching. Galaxy S24 Ultra.
The devil is in the details
Because everyone already knows (or at least suspects) that the S24 Ultra and S23 Ultra will be incredibly similar at first glance, it's certainly nice to see that Samsung is working on tweaking a bunch of little details, which often make such a great difference to the real user experience of so many people.
One interesting refinement you'll likely notice very quickly in these newly leaked snapshots is the built-in stylus, which will apparently sit flush with the Galaxy S24 Ultra body when placed in its dedicated compartment rather than sticking out like a sore thumb like on this year's S23 Ultra.
Right next to the S Pen slot, you'll find a completely redesigned speaker that also looks subtler and arguably sleeker than the old S23 Ultra grille, along with the USB Type-C port and SIM card slot of course unchanged because… there is really nothing you can change on these two components.
On the side of both super-premium handsets, it appears that the power and volume buttons are now thicker, which could also be a welcome little revision for people with unusually large fingers. Interestingly, the Galaxy S24 Ultra is set to slightly reduce the overall thickness of its predecessor, allegedly going from 8.9 to 8.6mm while impressively retaining the same 5,000mAh battery capacity.
While it's not entirely obvious in these side-by-side photos, the S24 Ultra is all but guaranteed to replace the S23 Ultra's already sturdy armored aluminum frame with an even more durable titanium alloy material which, according to Ice Universe , has a “better texture”. well, thus feeling softer in the hand. And then you have probably the biggest change of all, which should see the curves of the S23 Ultra reduced to a minimum although that's also not very clear in these recently leaked images.
What about internal differences?
This may not always be true in life, but when it comes to the world's best phones, what's inside usually matters a lot more than looks. Unfortunately, there aren't many major under-the-hood upgrades currently planned for the S24 Ultra (or the other two members of the Galaxy S24 family), with memory and storage options that don't seem ready for a big move after all and a new Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor likely to bring improvements largely in line with Samsung's previous flagship generations.
Our S24 Ultra concept render looks pretty close to the recently leaked reality.
Certainly, any performance improvement should be greatly appreciated in an age where smartphones are becoming more capable than many consumer computers, but it's hard to believe that this sort of usual annual upgrade will cause many people to ditch their S23 units Ultra and even S22 Ultra. in favor of the S24 Ultra.
The same goes for the new rear-facing quad
camera system, which is said to consist of familiar 200, 10, and 12 MP sensors, as well as a 50 MP telephoto lens with 5x optical zoom functionality that can or not turn out to be better than the 10 MP of the S23 Ultra. Periscope telephoto lens supporting 10x optical zoom technology.
