Galaxy S24 Ultra long-term review | Still the BEST of Android?

The first out of the gate, but is the Galaxy S24 Ultra still the best Android phone you can buy right now?

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Timestamps
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0:00 - Intro
0:19 - Design changes
1:16 - The best display?
2:12 - Fingerprint scanner
2:43 - S Pen
3:12 - Performance powerhouse
4:46 - Camera and quality
6:56 - Long-lasting battery life
8:26 - Is this the best Android phone you can buy?
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[JacquesDupuis]

I can only speak from my perspective. The S24U is by far the best smart phone I have ever owned. It is a keeper for the nexy two to three years for sure.

[deagle]

Here in the USA everyone values iphones so much. I recently got my s24+ for $600. The s24 ultra was like at $750.

[NickLetsom]

I have an S23 Ultra, and it's the first phone I've had in a while that I just love. It can do so much, and it's incredibly good at everything it does, that just sums the whole thing up.

[RedheadLG]

I own the s24 Ultra and the Pixel 9 Pro XL. Both have great screens. But the one thing I haven't heard mentioned by any reviewer is that, while the Pixel's screen is stunning at or just below max brightness, the quality goes way down from there, getting a bit flat and lifeless under about 80% brightness imo. The Ultra doesn't have this issue - I can use it at 50% brightness or even lower and the colors still pop and content looks gorgeous. This matters to me from both an eye comfort and battery perspective, and is one of the main reasons I find myself coming back to the Galaxy more often than not.

[amlanrakshit]

I changed my daily driver from oneplus 10 pro to Samsung Galaxy s24 ultra, the amount of upgrades were insane😮😮😮 not only the user interface was much more smoother friendlier and much more customisable without using any custom launchers, but also the updates were much more high quality, the display has much more vibrant colours and the speakers sound much more fullar and richer !! I would advise anyone who is planning to buy the s24 ultra even at the end of 2024 , just stop thinking, spend your money and grab the device, you are gonna have one hell of a time !!! ❤❤❤❤

[goldentrout]

when i first got it i was surprised by the build quality, it felt premium, a really well made product. its been weeks now and everytime i look at the s24 ultra, i notice the equally thin bezels, the beautiful display with the rectangular shape and how solid it feels.

this is my first high end phone so im truly amazed at the build quality, thoroughly impressed by it. really glad i got this on a good deal too, performance has been great, handles gaming and stuff really well. love it!

[BoyKhongklai]

Went from S22 Ultra to S24 Ultra because I basically trashed the S22, but I'm good for the coming years. What a powerhouse! (both)

[srs]

If Google and Samsung were to properly collab and a make a S24U Pixel edition, with some of Samsungs most useful software features, we'd have a true winner.

[morm]

One of the best phones of the year . The corning glass is awesome outdoors in bright light

[aukhan]

S24 Ultra is by far the most comprehensive android still, to this date. A feat only Samsung can achieve. Strongly recommended

[amocars]

Let's goooo new vid 🎉! Can't wait to know which is better between the pixel 9 and the S24.

[Xaevryn]

I'm still rocking the S22+ and it is working just fine. Never once used a case, and I work a manual labor job. The only real wear and tear on the phone is some of the color fading off the side rails. The fingerprint reader on my phone also seems to operate just as well as the S24 Ultra. Mine is instant and, you can used it on a locked, turned off screen. I really haven't seen any need to upgrade, and the S24 series just isn't tempting to me. That said, I'll see if the S25 series ups the ante enough for me to finally hand my phone in. I'm looking forward to seeing what they do.

[ChadH]

The ultra is just too big for me, I really hope they bring that anti-reflective screen to the base s25.

[JDrach]

Completely agree on the screen smudging. This phone is phenominal in all regards aside from screen smudging and 1 hand comfort/usability. It's sitting side line while I use my P9P just because of these 2 factors.

[coldtail]

As MKBHD said, when you have 1000 USD for a phone, why buy anything else but S24U?

[Lenniefinch]

If I get an another Android phone it would definitely be a Samsung phone. As I’m still worried google dropping the pixel line up like stadia. Maybe not fair to judge them but I like reliability and consistency hence why I’m still on my iPhone but I’d definitely get a Samsung phone again

[faisaluddin]

One of the best smartphone in our period. No doubt about that. Very feature rich, ease to use, high performance, overall it's very very good...

[marss]

the S-pen is a remote camera button it's just the best tool on any phone rn aside from DEX
but with how bad Samsung's been after the galaxy s10 they'll probably remove that like they removed the expandable storage and headphone jack.

[Anotherdayanotherdollar]

I gave up my 15 pro max for the S24 ultra because the S24 Ultra is the king. Show me a phone with better screen quality, more versatile camera, much better battery life or more features than this and with every update Samsung improved it further 🫡

[manish_animeFreak]

Reason y i have trust issue on youtubers
Issues in s24u
-heating issue
-brightness drop in outdoor usage(peak brightness is kinda gimmick)
-lag in homescreen becs of bad animations
- occasionally camera lag

Non of the issues were mentioned