Galaxy S24 Ultra is finally official: The ultimate AI Android phone

Galaxy S24 Ultra is finally official: The ultimate AI Android phone،

THE Galaxy S24 Ultra It’s finally official! Samsung has just lifted the veil on its ultimate flagship phone for 2024, which would most likely be one of the top recommendations of the year.

The new Galaxy S24 Ultra retains the 'always a sure hit formula behind Samsung's best flagships, which has remained virtually intact since the Galaxy S22 Ultra. An S Pen wielding a large device that's mostly reminiscent of the Galaxy Note phones of old, with all the cutting-edge hardware and software features Samsung has in its arsenal. The differences with the Galaxy S23 Ultra are few but quite notable and should greatly improve the overall user experience.

How have things changed for the Galaxy S24 Ultra and what's up? Let's explore!

Galaxy S24 Ultra design and screen

The great novelty of Galaxy S24 Ultra is its titanium design. Taking a leaf out of the iPhone 15 Pro Max's book, Samsung's new flagship does away with Armor Aluminum in favor of more premium metal. Additionally, the screen on the front is now completely flat and features even thinner bezels, maximizing the usable screen real estate.

However, even though the design is generally flat on all sides, the side frame still has some outward curve, which makes holding the phone in your palm more comfortable and ergonomic. It is different from Galaxy S24 and the Galaxy S24 Plus, both completely flat on the sides.

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There is IP68 water and dust resistance on the Galaxy S24 Ultra, which lets you freely submerge your phone in up to 3 feet of water for up to 30 minutes. The S Pen is of course back in force, even better than before and still positioned on the left side of the phone.

Coming to the colors of the Galaxy S24, the phone comes in Titanium Yellow, Titanium Purple, Titanium Black, and Titanium Gray. As is tradition, Samsung is offering a few additional color versions that will be exclusive when purchasing the Galaxy through the Samsung.com store: Titanium Orange, Titanium Green and Titanium Blue.

THE Galaxy S24 Ultra also comes with the new Corning Glass Armor, which should ensure that your Galaxy won't scratch or crack easily.

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Speaking of the screen, we still get the big and expansive 6.8-inch QHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X display found on previous Galaxy Ultra devices. Due to the lack of a slight curve, the entire screen is usable.

This one is still LTPO 3.0 and offers a very smooth and dynamic refresh rate in the 1-120 Hz range. The big news here, however, is the maximum brightness of 2,600 nits, which automatically makes the Galaxy S24 Ultra one of the phones with the brightest screens around. Of course, some rivals might get even brighter, but that shouldn't hurt the Galaxy S24 Ultrathe success.

Galaxy S24 Ultra Features: Welcome Galaxy AI!

First of all, the bomb! THE Galaxy S24 Ultra will be supported for 7 years, consistent with Google's recent commitment to extended software support. We are not talking about security updates, but full-fledged major upgrades to the operating system, Android and One UI at once!

Without a shadow of a doubt, the major problem regarding Galaxy S24 Ultra It's the abundance of AI features scattered throughout the One UI 6.1 interface. Samsung has invested heavily in the phone's AI capabilities, which are rightly the biggest new addition to the Galaxy S24 series.

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One of the cool new features is Chat Assist, which, much like ChatGPT, will intelligently suggest rewriting your text and suggest a different tone depending on who you're communicating with. This feature is built right into the Samsung keyboard, so it will be compatible with any messaging app you might have on your Galaxy S24 Ultra.

Samsung Notes gets an AI-powered Note Assist feature that will summarize your long notes for you, check your grammar and spelling, and even fully translate your note into another language. Notes taken with your S Pen will also be straightened so they look more readable and presentable, which is nice.

Speaking of translation, a Live Translate feature built into the Phone app allows for real-time, two-way voice and text translations of phone calls in real time using built-in AI. Another similar new feature in Galaxy is Interpreter, which allows you to initiate a conversation with another person in split-screen mode and instantly translate your conversations from one language to another.

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Circle to Search is also another new AI-powered feature that lets you simply press your home button (or the general area where it should be if gestures are enabled) and then circle n anything on your screen to call up a relevant Google search. Just press the button, circle what interests you and that's it.

You can also remove reflections from photos with the power of in-device AI. There's nothing worse than seeing your reflection in glass when taking a photo through a window, but that probably wouldn't be a problem anymore thanks to Galaxy AI. Image remastering is also part of the same package, as is a seemingly vastly improved Object Eraser, which does a much better job of removing unwanted objects from your photographic masterpieces.

Galaxy S24 Ultra hardware and camera

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So what makes Galaxy S24 Ultra kick and tick? In all regions of the world, this would be the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. This chip is manufactured by TSMC on a 4nm node and offers a 10% better system than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2.

The CPU itself is 30% faster and 20% more efficient compared to the previous generation, while the Adreno GPU is also 25% faster and more efficient. Samsung also boasts that the Galaxy S24 Ultra is a very capable gaming machine, especially when you take ray-traced mobile graphics into account. To control all that raw power and actively work to keep the phone cool, a vapor cooling chamber is 92% larger than the phone's. Galaxy S23 Ultra.

All Galaxy S24 Ultra versions come with 12 GB of RAM. There are three storage versions with 256 GB, 512 GB and 1 TB of storage; no expandable storage is available.

A big change for the Galaxy S24 Ultra The camera system is the removal of the 10MP 10X periscope camera, which has been a staple of the Galaxy Ultra lineup for years. In its place we get a 50MP 5X telephoto lens, which allows for high-resolution zoom and the good old 100X Space Zoom. The rest of the camera setup remains the same: a 200 MP main camera, a 10 MP 3X telephoto lens and a 12 MP ultra-wide, as well as a 12 MP front camera nestled in a punch-hole cutout.

Specifications	Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
Height and weight	162.3 × 79 × 8.6mm 233 grams
Display	6.8″ AMOLED Dynamic 1-120 Hz Maximum brightness of 2,600 nits
Processor	Snapdragon 8 generation 3
Software	Android 14, One UI 6.1, 7 years of software updates and security patches
Cameras	200MP main 12MP ultra 10MP 3X Telephoto Lens 50MP 5X Periscope 12MP front
Battery size	5000mAh
Charging Speeds	45W per cable 15W wireless
Prices	12GB/256GB for $1,300 12GB/512GB for $1,480 12GB/1TB for $1,720

Galaxy S24 pricing and expectations

When it comes to Galaxy S24 Ultra price and release date, the 256GB flagship is expected to start at $1,299.99 in the US, an increase of $100 from last year. Galaxy S23 Ultra. This price increase also applies to the 512GB and 1TB versions of Samsung's new flagship, which start at $1,479.99 and $1,719.99, respectively.

Pre-orders for Galaxy S24 Ultra kick-off from January 17.

Typically for Samsung, potential adopters will be able to take advantage of a plethora of discounts and deals that would bring that potentially difficult-to-digest price down to a more palpable level. Indeed, one of the pre-order promotions will allow customers to get the 1TB version for the price of the 512GB version, which is hard to ignore.

Overall, we expect the Galaxy S24 Ultra will easily remain one of the go-to recommendations for the best phones, regardless of operating system and ecosystem. We will reserve judgment for the full review, but from a historical perspective, there is little chance that the Galaxy S24 Ultra would not be a victory for Samsung.