Galaxy S24: A Critical Review (3 Weeks Later)
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Today I am going to be sharing my thoughts after using the Samsung Galaxy S24 for the past 3 weeks. There is a lot to like about this phone, but there are also some things I don’t like that you should know before buying - this video will cover everything you need to know!
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I think Samsung and Google are going to have a lot of angry customers at the end of 2025 if they decide to use a subscription model for these AI features. Why? Because they are being touted as features, specific to these phones, rather than just a service that you can use on any phone (which honestly there's no reason it can't be.) If someone buys a phone for a given feature, then they are going to feel like it was a bait and switch if suddenly that feature gets hidden behind a paywall.
It's Samsung not Google. There is no such limitation on the Pixels
@@endintiers I think you commented on the wrong chat?
You will own nothing and be pacified.. er...happy.
@@BruceWayne15325 you mentioned Google when Google isn't doing it are you dumb?
What SIM card slots does this phone have? One nano SIM or two nano SIMs for distribution in the UK?
7:10 about charging speed, let's all remember that the more watts you pump into a lithium ion battery increases the rate of decay of the ions in these battery cells. So if you want to keep the battery in tip top shape for the full 7 year support window for this device, use lower wattage chargers for regular charging, and only the fast chargers for emergency top offs
agree
That’s not how batteries work
@@Brian-wp9er its called stress, how bout U explain?
@Brian-wp9er please elaborate where I'm mistaken
I'm here just to read our friend's explanation
Coming from a galaxy a52 5G and never having a flagship phone since the s10+... I LOVE THIS phone. I don't have a need for the pen, o the ultra was out of the picture and the s24+ was still a bit too larger and the lack of quad HD on the s24 wasn't a deal breaker. The battery lasts me just over a full day, when I'm barely on it and it handles heavy usage very well. Plus, I got it in marble grey and it looks GORGEOUS
So you would recommend the s24 then?
I went from the s10 to the s23 because of the snapdragon chip
@@Jeffvs yeah I have the s10e and like the look of s23 s24
You just gave a reason to buy it,I'm also using A52 5G and never owned a flagship phone ,there goes my saving 😅
@@Jeffvs just ordered the s23 with snapdragon chip I can't wait
I agree with your conclusion but i also can't think of the normal iPhone 15... They could've done better with the techs.
Where did you get that 128gb s24 when you get a 256gb at the same price
Ive just got this phone,do i need to buy a glass screen pretector for it all other phones i had have had a plastic one already on
Awesome detailed video of S24 …!!!! Awaiting for comparison video….!!!
Thanks! 👍
@@DionMedia welcome sir
They really should've put a high resolution telephoto on the 24/24+ too
Please compare S24 Snapdragon & Exynos version
My S24 is great. Good battery life, very good photos and good performance. For most people, it’s all the phone they need. I wouldn’t worry about the pay wall in 2025. Samsung is just covering their bases as ai matures.
Do you have snapdragon variant?
What about the quality of the images or videos after uploading them to Facebook or any social media? Samsung used to su*k there...what about this year?
Snapdragon. I don't use the video much, and I don't use social media. But the photos are quite good.
@@ljacobs357 then you are lucky that you have snapdragon variant, in our country 24 has exynos variant and that's terrible.
@@glitchyx9 I just buyed it recently and its great! I have the Exynos variant
3:32 having to pay a monthly subscription to get full OS experience? man that sucks :( what's going on with tech companies these days...
Dose anyone have problems with 50mp photos? like when we took photos from 50mp mode, pics got exposed, extra light, more boosted colour..and at the other hand with 12mp mode pics comes more soft, less sharpness.
Yes I noticed that also. I also discovered no matter what settings you use, the pics are only 72dpi which is not even good enough for quality prints. It takes very large photos but the dpi is way too low. It should at least be 240 or 300 at best. My old galaxy shot in 300dpi.
upgraded from s8 to s24 today, will get my phone delivered in monday i'm very excited :) glad that the phone isn't a disappointment i really needed the upgrade and i don't think i could waited for the s25
Hows your experience.
@@misterman124 much faster, the edges are pretty sharp, but the wifi speed is the most noticable always full bar, the bluetooth headset is connecting like instant, videos looks smooth, i really love it the fingerprint sensor is in a weird place i always want to put my finger down the home button and irs almost in the middle of the screen ( i just need to get used to it)
i love when people upgrade after years of using a phone, they actually notice more ddetails than who upgrade every year and its a good feeling too lol
@@darpannath3218 true
Yeah I am also upgrading from my trusty s8. Hope s24 serves me just as good.
Enjoying the video with my s24 its a great phone maybe the best battery build and performance just wow
Hows camera
Struggling to choose between the Samsung S24 and the iPhone 15… on one hand I really like iOS and have always gravitated towards iOS but also feel like some change in OS would be good and I like Samsungs UI. Also telephoto lens and it seems to feel much better in the hand. But I’m nervous that I will miss the iPhone too much… currently have the 12 mini and the battery on it sucks.
Ghetto Samdung
see direct comparison to S24 snapdragon - battery live difference is still significant, especially if you're on travel. Apparently this comes a lot from exynos modem being inferior to qualcom. This may explain why studio tests differ so much from real life experience (wifi helps). I have bad experience with S22 so I'd rother wait till S25 with upgrade. Hope Samsung will end this market discrimination next year
Who forced you for buying this ??😆😆
@@prataptomar1706 good question :) I hade very good experience with S10e so staying with Samsung was natural choice. S22 had good reviews on youtube recognizing battery as good enough. Well it is not good enough, especially if you're on the move. Exynos doesn't like working on GSM connection, which is quite astonishing for something which has "mobile" in its name.
Why discrimination? It’s not like they force Europeans into Exynos, but they are forced to use Qualcomm in some countries. So the Qualcomm are the exception and not the Exynos.
@@Dragonshader if you used both, you would understand.
@wojciechczupta9185 I am sorry, but that doesn't make any sense to me. I explained that they must provide some markets with Qualcomm and your response contains experiences. Your good or bad experience with one or another soc simply doesn't change the fact, that Qualcomm is only used due to licensing purposes on some markets.
Despite the flaws that the s 24 comes with I think it's the closest to apple iphones it's design build,a powerful chipset and a super bright and smooth display that shows better colour accuracy even in bright sunlight.
Samsung has always been so much better than iPhone. It's ashame they are transforming into one.
I am using my used s22 Exynos 2200, and let's say that, for the most part, it has been amazing. Very good quality photo, smooth 120Hz display, and very compact, which I like. The only downside though its the battery. As a 10th-grade student, you would expect me to use my phone a lot, which I do. It lasts screen on and screen off time for about 5 hours. I am planning to change my battery, so I would like a recommendation weather changing the battery would increase my battery life by a mile.
small s series needs snapdragon, 12 gigs of ram and that anti reflective display of ultra. no match of it after that
If you need that much ram on a phone, it’s pure junk
12 GB RAM is to make sure it's future proof. So you can use it without any problem for atleast next 6 years. @@josephpepe2607
Great review for the exynos 2400. I subscribed. Waiting for the S24 vs iPhone 15.
Thanks for the compliment and the sub! Comparison will come, working on it.
@@DionMediawhat better you feel pixel 8a or S24
Does it over heat when your on live videos
3:41 i think if they bring more USEFULL Features in there subscription they users will be more likely to buy.
Thank you for great video😮🤳👏❣
Glad you enjoyed it!
Can you compare the S24 against the global variant of the Xiaomi 14?
Does the S24 have a quick(e.g., capture picture of moving subjects mostly blurry free)shooter?
Xiaomi 😂😂😂
Hot do you turn AI off?
Rounded frame and rounder edge instead of sharp edge on the S23 could have been better. I digress flat sides are more comfy than rounder..
great video bro 💯..... can't wait for the s24 vs iphone 15
Coming soon!
Do you get 7 hours SOT gaming? Because I get 10-11 on my s23 without gaming.
does it true that the system actually learns our habit on using the phone? so that after few days of usage, the phone will adapt and optimize the battery consumption?
partly correct
Great review!
Thanks!
here in Canada, the S24 is sold with the Octa-core Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
PRICE ?
Great stuff
This time samsung did pretty good job with AI i kind of like it❤❤
s24 snap dragon is the best phone i ever used Period!!!!
Great review ✨️, what a beautiful phone 🤍 simple and elegant
Thanks!
1:37 you do NOT go down to 1Hz refresh rate. It goes down to 24Hz. You can check it yourself. Don't lie, and don't blindly repeat after someone else without even trying it.
I just switched from iPhone 11 after 3.5 years being on that. There's a lot of positives of Android. Probably a lot more than iPhone. But so far the iPhone camera system is more polished and elegant. I'll miss that about iPhone.
Revisit your photos after a few years because Samsung usually repolishes their software over an extended time. The best way to put it is, that iPhone photos look good at the moment due to them being color accurate, but those photos will look 'fuzzy' after some time because it's just not as detailed as Galaxy photos. Try it, you'll know exactly what I mean after 1 or 2 years.
@@drsnowmonI have 4k video recordings from my 2015 6S plus and it’s still very much detailed.. not to mention photos of food and cars that still look good today, over 8 years later
@@ccarazay Videos look better on iPhone, hands down. When it comes to photos, you really have to compare them side by side and the differences are massive and Galaxy is superior when it comes to clarity. I've always had iPhone for work and Galaxy phones as personal for a long time.
the whole video looks better narrative is old
The camera operation is better on iPhone. I wish it wasn't because there's so many illogical things on iPhone that make me hate it. But I like a good camera.
l think it's good that Samsung is using two different Chipsets because they can improve Exynos. Of course I'm American so I get Snapdragon so my opinion may not matter as much.
I'm using the S24+ 512GB model and I'm liking it. I haven't done much to utilize all this power in the phone but for what I got, I'll be keeping this for a long time
Thanks for the review Dion! I was debating between this or the S24+ but this one seems to hit what i'm looking for. I appreciate it!
My pleasure
How’s your SOT Exynos
Snapdragon version... My only complaint is the lack of Samsung leather cases. The vegan cases aren't good. The phone has been incredible so far even before any updates.
Vegan case? For you vegan phone?
@@harpal-kalsi they replaced the Samsung leather case with a vegan leather case. Feels cheap and slick compared to the actual leather case.
The 128gb version has ufs 3.1 and 256gb has ufs 4.0, but does it really matter?
is it a good idea to upgrade from iphone 14 (ios 17.4.1) to Samsung s24? I think iphone 14 is lacking in terms of productivity, i use outlook a lot and my iphone 14 does not really operate outlook to its best potential. For example, there is no outlook inbox widget on ios, and on top of that, my sent items does not load (imap) I have always been on Android but i wanted to try iphone 14 as my first apple product. Not that it's terrible, like i really love most of the experience other than outlook. I really like iphone 14 photos which are real color images but productivity wise, I am really intrigued by AI and Samsung customization features, especially by Transcribe.
If you can afford it sure. But u have a new phone. Keep it for a few years
@@TheOutlierToday The S24 price has really gone down to about 650 euros. I am more concerned about lags and apps crashing often.
Any people have experience between s24 and pixel 8 ?
I am absolutely shocked that you can only play videos at 720p quality on this phone. It let's you select 1080p but it just can't do it
Will you do a exynos vs snapdragon video
Not sure, will think about it
I like to turn off scene optimizing To take real photos
I'm definitely enjoying my s24
Which one you have Exynos and battery life & overall all good
Plz reply because I want to buy
@@fahaddawre2223the problem i faced is when i shoot photo and video under sunlight it heats a lot
All AI will be charging to access compute on the cloud - just as they charge for cloud storage.
I want this phone!🎉💯🙌🏾 how does the fingerprint sensor work with a tempered glass screen protector?
It might slightly impact the fingerprint sensor.
Good review. I have the S24 and I am struggling to get more than 5hrs SOT. May i ask which settings etc you are using to get 7 hours SOT? I'm using the same S24 Exynos chip in the UK. Thanks
exynos burns battery from 5g /4g, video chat, meta apps, low reception + moving around alot as well . Gaming on wifi with mobile data off burns less battery than these things .... 5h SoT is as much as iphone 15 pro max so don't worry about it
I almost have 7h SoT every day with the exynos. I don't use battery save mode but insted the light mode, Adaptive Sreenbrightness, AoD off
Thanks. Notice that Google Play Services takes up 15% of my battery usage - the app using the highest amount of battery.
@@JamieD-pn1rw is it listed on your battery usage? Because i don't see it shown it with high usage
@@Saiyan6799 Yeah. According to details of it, it doesn't use screen and runs in background. Will have to try n disable it.
Are you from the netherlands? Cuzz your back name😊 im dutch too
Which one is better for camera video and performance (iphone 15 or samsung s24)??
they're mostly similar actually. reviewers tend to favor their favs, but for performance both can do the same with same and photos are just slightly different in the colors and at night
I have the S24+ and I absolutely love everything about it!! It's a terrific phone!!
Terrible?
@misterman644 no.. not terrible..
Terrific means great
I bought a cheap blacklisted one off of eBay not intending to use it with service but just to mess around with on WiFi. I like it so far.
Wait until police turns up..
@@MrMalam1234 I said blacklisted not google locked. It’s under my account
well its sad we didn't get snapdragon version in india but exynous version is good great been using from january.
Don't like the UK price for starters.
So keeping my S10+ for few more years.
EE is selling it for £714 and you can get a further £150 cashback from Samsung if you buy it before the 2/7/2024.
*258gb
I had a A71 and upgraded to the S24 and this phone is a power house
I currently have an A71, truly dislike the quality of the images it takes, the colour isn't always accurate. How do you find the images are like for the S24?
How is it in the hand without a case, is it comfortable to hold?
@@villgxs982 VERY comfortable to hold without a case the phone itself it the perfect size, the edges are a bit sharp but not too sharp to the point it feels like its digging into your hand hope this helps
I am about to make the same upgrade as you.
I have some questions.
Do you have the snapdragon or exynos version, and also how is your general experience?
@@user-ch1bx4hu9p i have the snapdragon version, the phone is blazing fast by itself the one thing for thats slow is using a browser, for me i use brave and images and pages load slow and in some apps like instagram the comments load slow for me same in ytube, might just my sample so its different for everyone, gaming is insanely perfect on the s24 maxed out settings with decent battery time and a snappy screen, in all a VERY worthy investment coming from a A71 to S24 i would recommend
As a secondary phone would you get the 128 or 256gb?
256 if you plan to record allot of video
S24 Ex vs S24 8g3?
Would love to know why they use 2 different chips for different areas of the world, because it makes no sense to me.
You are not alone!
It's for pricing reasons. If the used the snapdragon 8 gen 3 in other parts of the world it would drive up the price higher than what we pay in the use, and because exynos is their own processor they can sell the phone cheaper because they don't have to share a cut with Qualcomm
Just needs a few more things to be perfect: Qualcomm modem and Corning Gorilla Armor
If Samsung did just that, it would have buried the competition. But Samsung is still Samsung. They always miss the opportunity.
They probably figure they can withhold some things to incentivize people to get the S25
I wonder how pictures would look if the sky wasn’t so drab in all of them.
Colours are blown out, setting it too natural look makes the phone a lot more tolerable and less shouty to work with. I actually liked the natural setting but the iPhone has the edge
"Scratches at level 7" this was legendary
I have this phone but I actually disagree with you on the fingerprint issue. My other phone Which is Xiaomi 13t has much faster respond.
Got My S24+ today after 10 long years with iPhone.
The display at QHD+ is amazing and the camera is great too.
The build quality though is behind iPhone. Samsung are using cheap metals.
Watching from Somalia
as far as I remember this is the first comment I receive from Somalia. Take care over there!
Snapdragon vs Exynos debate is getting old when it comes to performance. There is however still one significant difference and that is signal reception. Poor signal reception tends to consume more battery and that has usually been the problem of Exynos chipsets. Depending on the area where you live, the SOT can be quite awful compared to a device that doesn't have an Exynos chip.
My thumb sensor works when it wants haha
Does the s23 and s24 still have the camera blurr issue
I heard about it, but personally I have not experienced it at all
the banana blur?
AI doesn’t run on the phone, it runs on the cloud. Charging for AI isn’t necessarily charging for full access to your phone’s operating system. It’s charging for the cloud computing necessary to make AI run.
Windows is getting specific ai chips in newer processor because it uses processing power ai is not only that you ask question and it replys , its editing imaage via taking power from processor so you can see specific chips are required not only running on servers
Did you mention the screen issue?
Did you watch the video?
Ive owned a S22 for 2 years, and really want a better battery. I can't even enjoy the phones full capabilities bc it will die before I'm home from work without Power Saving.
Idk if I should buy the S24 5g or wait for the S25...idc about A.I. features at all.
Worth going for the plus ??
has longer battery life if that is an important factor
The only thing I don’t like about s24 are Exynos.
Ive heard that the S24 (exynos version) does not support zoom when recording on 4k, 60fps. Is it true? For the snapdragon variant? Or just an exynos issue?
I tried it now in a shop and did the 5x zoom with the 8K 30 fps mode
@@tartanele5984 okayy, but does it zoom (while actually recording) in 4k 60fps?
@@S9635M I heard that it does not ATM but is a bug and will be fixed, but that was only a rumour.
Now is for 619€
It's worth it this mobile?
Look what they did to my boy Clark Kent
My S24 was worse in camera department. No improvement even after software update. Got iPhone 15 plus.
Looks like a good phone actually. Kinda want to trade my 14 pro max in for it 😅
S24 or should I wait for A55?
The bad is my friends thought my s24 is a54 😅
My s24+ takes grainy photos and the background is out of focus like on portrait mode!!! I have hated samsung phone cameras from s20 onwards. It's the reason why I've been using my s9+ all these years but now there's a battery warning coming up so I had to buy a new phone just in case. But I despise the s24 and apparently many people are having issues too (which youtubers have conveniently not mentioned otherwise I wouldn't have bought it! Also my s24+ has a green tint to the screen (greys and whites look especially green) although I hear samsung is claiming the screen issues are intentional.
Hi, I am sorry to hear about your experience. I can assure you that I test thoroughly and that I report the results as they are. No reason for me to add or omit anything as objectivity is key to my work. I have not experienced the blurred aspect or the green tint myself. If so I would have mentioned it of course. In your case it seems you have a non perfect phone and I assume by now you have returned it or have it solved with Samsung.
is the exynos version good??
Hi Dennis, as I said, I would have preferred Samsung to have the same chip worldwide, but I found the Exynos in my testing quite satisfactory
Recording an exterior video with a Samsung phone using an air pod
I get screen on time of 4-5hrs, is it concerning?
Hi, that depends on many factors. if it is new, then it is on the too low end.
Hi, do you have any reviews on Xiaomi 13t pro compared to Galaxy S24 please. Thanks. Love your reviews.
Thanks for the compliment. No, I have not, perhaps in the future
I got the S23, 256GB and since it got updated with the AI features I actually think it's a better deal than the S24 on Exynos.
the snapdragon is always better. Even if the benchmarks might show a small difference, it's just way better
I actually expected AI to stay free because we already pay for a phone...
I hate the idea of another subscription. Seems like the whole world runs on subscriptions.
:( I agree
The upgrade from the S23 to the S24 is not worth it. I upgraded from the S23 and I ended returning the S24. In my daily use I did not see any battery improvement and the experience was the same as the S23. It's like buying the same phone twice.
Been telling people if you got s23 series no need to upgrade
@allmightydollar6330 Good advice!
People like you are stupid af because you still bought the phone anyway so just keep it and use it as your main phone and sell your s23. Some phone owners have no critical thinking skills and no logic whatsoever
People like you make zero sense what so ever because you still brought the phone anyways so why just use it as your main phone anyways. Your thinking is illogical and your better off just keeping a s10 or s9 because your gonna get the exact same experience because you barley use your phone. Make it make sense
@@justinwalker9006 Did you read the part when I said I returned it?
Could you wait to test Exynos in the warmer months and see the issues rise to the surface? The Exynos runs between 2-4c higher, so as Samsung temperature throttles, that would indicate that it will throttle earlier than Snapdragon in warmer months. The 4c higher temps are when on 5G, and sadly, creators never test everyday use on the 5G modem, which has always been the Achilles Heel of Exynos. In real-life tests its battery is 15% worse on 5G versus Snapdragon, along with the higher temps and performance degrading due to throttling.
Despite the YT creator consensus that Exynos is fine, buyers should beware as there is evidence that it is far from the true story, and maybe when summer arrives, people will regret listening to reviews and giving it a pass.
FWIW I have used Exynos for three gens and performance in benchmarks was never an issue, it was the modem, Samsung-fabs QC, and the inferior architecture that made them unbearable at times.
I love my S24. Good phone for a reasonable price👌🏾
I personally don't mind samsung doing "boring" stuff tbh cuz i would rather them just not raising the price and don't put any gimmics in the phone like they used to
How about S24+
Which processor gives u 7 hours of sot ?
That part surprised me. I get 10-11 hours SOT with the S23.
No.. they don't need to use AI marketing stuff... All samsung needs to do is bringing back earphones jacks... And vola the sales will sky rocket as many people are playing mobile games these days like cod, pubg and they will buy premium Samsung over iphone because nowdays there is very little performance difference
Just purchased this phone yesterday 🔥
Great, enjoy it!
I have the 15 plus and I like it. But I never had a Samsung flagship before. Is it worth trading the iPhone to an S24?
no bro you're good with the iPhone 15 plus only thing that would make you change to s24 is the 120hz screen overall they perform exactly the same
I opting to upgrade from a entry level honor x6 to either an iphone 15 or s24 can't make a choice xD
But what about the Exynos version??
What do you mean with this question?
The S24 sold in Asia uses the Exynos chipset not the Snapdragon sold in the US market.
yes, I pinned a comment on that issue. The Exynos chip is not bad at all, but I would also have preferred Samsung to use the same chip worldwide
If you're in the Exynos region, it's no 👎 👎 👎 👎.
Hi Francisco, I disagree, although I would have preferred Samsung to use the same chip worldwide