Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra Review - 6 Months Later

We’ll take you through the standout features of the S24 Ultra, like the new display and how its battery life and performance have been over the past 6 months. Plus, we’ll go in-depth into the camera system performance and some of the weirder corner cases we’ve encountered with it. Then we’ll take you through other features like OneUI Customizations with Good Lock and the S-Pen, features we haven’t found as useful, like Galaxy AI, and our recommendation on who we think this phone is for.

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🕰️Timestamps:
0:00 - Display
1:26 - Battery Life
2:15 - Camera system
8:25 - Performance
8:37 - OneUI and Customizations
9:33 - Setup experience
9:56 - What features I haven’t used
11:08 - The S-Pen
11:39 - Downsides
13:10 - Recommendation

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6 Months Later purchased the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra, Galaxy Watch 7 and Galaxy Buds 3 Pro, as well as the Fujifilm X100VI, Pixel 8 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max. 6 Months Later has no relationship with Samsung, Fujifilm, Apple, Notion, or Google. This video’s sponsor is SurfShark.

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[arctictruck]

Kinda funny now that everyone has a camera in their pocket, Bigfoot hasn't been seen since.

[Mystikbvsn]

quick answer from a user who pre-ordered and has been using it as a daily driver since - Yes, totally worth it, battery life is fantastic, display is gorgeous, nice and bright out in the sun. love it.

[psb]

You will never be satisfied with any phone if one expects 100% perfection, its still an amazing phone.

[manamp]

After trying out the Iphone 15 pro max for a week, I switched to the s24 ultra & honestly it's the best phone. Not 100% perfect but simply the best 👌

[mwroysan]

I've just finished a 18 day trip around Europe. I took 100s of images and videos. My S24U was my only camera. I have amazing day and night footage... Thanks for a real good video👍🏻

[NeonLine]

Every flagship is worth it even if its 1 year later ngl.

[Belly]

I just got the s24 Ultra 2days ago and so far I'm happy with the phone

[danielvargo]

I love the s pen the performance the cameras the build and battery i get about 2days almost i sold my 15 pro and couldn't be more happier ❤

[M-bfku]

The saturation problem was a bug. They added the vividness slider with an update and fixed it.

[mikenichols]

Fyi the goodlock update was pushed out about a month ago, at least for my unlocked u.s. version. One other thing as to the s pen, NOBODY ever mentions its website usage. It's why i find the s pen so useful. For small hyperlinks, forms, and maps. Furthermore i need extremely precise map coordinates for search & rescue as well as noaa maps, and the s pen does what a finger cannot. That said, great job on the video, thanks!

[levil]

If you're paying 1500+ for a phone it BETTER perform FLAWLESSLY

[danielvargo]

I absolutely love love love my s24 ultra ❤

[kevpaulsen]

I got used to the S Pen on my small Note20 so I bought the S24Ultra to continue to enjoy the advantages. The S Pen is much more precise in choosing things on the screen (like the tiny 'X's to close annoying overlay ads). I also suspect the oleophobic coating on the screen to last longer 🤞

[HuuHanh.]

The problem with the S24U’s camera this year is that the yellow haunting color is too heavy on the 5x camera, many users from all over the country complain, but Samsung still ignores that problem and after many updates this situation remains unchanged. Especially the terrible yellow haunting situation occurs when filming videos at the 5x camera. You can fix Whit Balance by pro mode but in this mode you cannot be switched between cameras. It's so stupid. They even removed the feature of recording portrait videos 3x optical in the previously existing on the S23U.

[xOzymandias]

I love it, dont see a need to upgrade from this for a few years especially since I purchased a mirrorless camera and the only improvement I can think of would be the camera

[andyH_England]

It is the Swiss Army knife of smartphones. If you dig an abundance of features, including the kitchen sink, then the S24U wins.

[kingofnothingman]

If u want absolute best camera s24 ultra isnt for u better of with dslr, if u want best battery s24 u again isnt the choice, go for one of those bulky bricks of a phone with 6-10k mah batteries, if u want fastest charging then its better to go with budget androids that have 100-240 watt charging, if u want smoothest ui u can stick with stock android like that on pixel or ios but but if u want the best versatile phone there is the phone with everything then s24 ultra might be it Best ever display, one of the best cameras, one of the best battery timing, one of the best ui if not the best, best looking too in my opinion and waterproofing then s24 ultra is the only chocie

[JDrach]

I keep going back to my S24U opposed to my P8. After using standard Galaxy or the "Plus" verisons from S8-S10 era's, I figured I drop my S21 for the premium S24U. This thing is so good when it comes to shooting concert shots, fast / responsive interface, battery, cooling, customization, display. I will try out my P8 every other month or in special use cases when not wanting to lug around a larger phone. I find the software fun with the haptics and animations on the P8, but the S24U always feels like home.

I hope Samsung one day can bring the flagship Ultra into a smaller, rounded corner variation like Google is doing with the P9 Pro. I'm VERY interested.

[AyceProphet]

If I was going to get this I would also want a case for protection, how does the phone feel when moving around with it in your pocket? Also when sitting is it snug or does it fall out easily? I still have a iPhone 8plus