The phone's camera has a sharper 50-megapixel zoom camera that can take crisper photos at 5x magnification. The Galaxy S24 Ultra also runs on a version of Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor optimized for Samsung's devices, and it felt as snappy and smooth as you'd expect of a phone at this price. Battery life is solid so far, with the Galaxy S24 Ultra easily able to make it through more than a day on a single charge. However, the phone is hard to recommend unless you really want a giant screen, a camera with a wide range of zoom options, and the S Pen.
Key takeaways:
- The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra offers useful features such as chat translations and Circle to Search, a good low-light camera performance, and 7 years of software upgrades.
- However, it is expensive and some of its AI features are not exclusive to the S24 series, and it lacks specific S24 Ultra Galaxy AI features.
- While the Galaxy S24 Ultra's camera specifications are largely the same as the Galaxy S23 Ultra's, Samsung has increased the size of the pixels, allowing the S24 Ultra's sensor to absorb more light and handle mixed and dim lighting environments better.
- Despite its high price, the Galaxy S24 Ultra could be a solid upgrade for those coming from an older Samsung phone due to its sharper 50-megapixel telephoto camera, speedy new processor, and seven years of software updates.