Samsung S24 Ultra Review - Goodbye iPhone? 

Thanks for your patience on this one - LOTS to test on this phone hehe For 100 things that infuriate all of us about our Tech: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-zyPZuqkLaTc.html

As an S23 Ultra user, i am impressed with what Samsung has done in a year. My mom just bought one after her 14PM broke and she has been blown away by the phone so far.

0:24 Design 2:20 Software 8:52 Camera 11:29 Galaxy AI 20:47 Performance 22:24 Battery 23:10 Conclusion

As an iPhone user for the past 10 years I’m so so close to upgrading to a Galaxy 24 Ultra. Such a beautiful device.

I upgraded from 12 Pro Max to Samsung S24 Ultra, for the instagram influencer/content creator it has the best system (7 years of update), like a lot of functions and I love how simple it is to use all then with S24 Ultra 👏 Oh yes!! and I finally can have a better compatibility with Windows now.

scratches at level 7, with deeper grooves at level 8 🔥

Can’t wait for this man to overtake Apple. He really deserves it with the kind of content he is producing

I was wondering how "extremely careful" would make it have those scratches you pointed out but when you exemplified how you can't charge it on a magsafe charger I understood your definition of extremely careful and in that case I treat my phone with super mega extra double triple care , I handle it as if was made of thin glass

Ever since the iPhone Magsafe, there has been magsafe compatible cases for Android phones. They are also available for the S24Ultra. Makes charging much more convenient, they even work on an angle.

Having had this phone and used it for the past 24hrs, it's awesome, the flat screen is amazing, the translate works great, and everything just feels great.

For the dark mode, I really hope they add the possibility to have it black again. Half the point was that it utilizes the AMOLED capabilities by completely turning the LED's off, and thus, saves a ton of battery.

Thanks for the great reviews. You commented on the cell reception and for someone living in an area with a very week signal it has me a little worried. Would you consider doing a video on which phones get the best cell reception. I know that there are a lot of variables but your opinion would be very valuable to someone like myself.

I wouldn't rate signal reception based on signal bars as that is somewhat arbitrary and are not standarized. There are apps like G-NET Track that can let you know exactly the received signal levels for 3G/4G/5G etc. Samsung and Apple also have engineering menus which can show this data as well. Similarily there are apps to measure received WiFi signal strength.

Arum genuinely has the highest quality review videos out there. I’m an iPhone user but I still watched this whole thing 😂

Just updated from an Samsung S9 to an S24 Ultra. Received it in the mail yesterday and patiently waiting to set it up Friday on my day off.. the anticipation is killing me!

Hola, Genial video, ayer me compre el s24 ultra y aún sigo encontrandole pequeños ajustes para personalizarlo😊📱📸

Hi arun! Can you make comparison video about s24/S24+ exynos 2400 vs sd8gen3 ? Just wondering if there is a massive gap between both versions. Thank you !

It blows my mind just seeing how smooth and seamless this phone feels, especially the AI things that find whats on your screen so fast that it feels so natural

Would be nice to see a 3-6 months review down the line and how the S23 ultra (with the latest update at that time) holds its own against the S24 ultra

Good vid. I've been thinking about the S24 Ultra but wasn't sure as I still have the S21Ultra 5G and it works great

No issues with signal, screen or other things mentioned. Signal is great for me. As for camera performance on instagram and etc... i really dont see the fuss about it if you are not a creator. When i rarely share something i just share it from my gallery and the quality is superb.

18:29 "i think you should go to jail" That phone right there did not translate, it spoke its mind to him.

I got mine on day 1 of launch and WOW, this display is out of this world. I am coming from a small S23 and I'm blown away. Couldn't be more happy with this phone and can't recommend it enough. If you can get a good pre sale deal which included trade ins, it's an easy recommendation.

Please make a video on gaming stick it a dream come true for the 90's and early 20's gamers

I’m an iPhone user and have been for a while (currently using a 14 Pro), but I always like to see what Samsung does. I have a lot of respect for them and their phones are always tempting in more than one way. This phone looks pretty damn good to me

Just got the s24 ultra yesterday, my first ever flagship, and damn it feels good

Great video. My ocd is telling tho that on minute 8:33 instead of using the word subjective, I would’ve used anecdotal. I’m sure a better word exists though.

I tested this phenomenon myself in showroom models at Mediamarkt. When you use Standard mode on the ultra the colours are more vibrant and has higher brightness than the vivid mode in my experience. But if you compare vivid mode on the ultra and vivid on the s24+, the plus model looks bette, vibrant and brighter. Even in 2k and full hd+. And because of this i think it is a software thing and not something with the coating. But im not a engineer so who knows. So i would suggest just use Standard mode if you have a ultra untill they fix it. Btw im from Europe so the s24+ showroom model has the exynos chip and not the snapdragon. I double checked it.

I've been testing it, and honestly believe the only reason it doesn't come with a pre-applied screen protector is because it would instantly reduce the effects of the glass and cause glare. I also thought they could use the 40€ anti-reflection protector they're selling, but you just need to see the reviews of people who bought to get why they don't.

Love how you use practical examples real talk og 💪🏾

Just held this phone at the shops. And wow its impressive the titanium metal and the metal feeling to the cameras aswell feel and look amazing.. ive gotta s21 ultra i wanna upgrade it so bad but is it really worth the upgrade tho..

Just replaced my iPhone (I am a long term die hard apple fan) to this phone and honestly I'm blown away and absolutely love it. We will see how time takes its toll, but I don't think I'll be switching back anytime soon

Mad respect for that perfectly executed triple entendre ‘on that note’ 👌🏾

Arun you are killing it with the right mix of technical jargon and simple points... and the videography is killer. My new favourite tech youtuber!

So I am getting my s24 tomorrow and I am super pumped as I have the flip 5 which has been unimpressive from the start. I thought having an outside screen that you could use would be cool but I find myself flipping my phone open for almost everything I used to on the smaller screen too. It isn't as great as youd think. The camera and battery are lacking as well and I thought about waiting for the new fold but after seeing the rendering of the new fold and flip they aren't where they should be yet. They are like car compa ies taking advantage of every little upgrade each year so I will be coming back to a normal smart phone and the s24 looks like the iPhone killer. The things he complains about are present somewhat in the apple phones as well. As far as the face scanner I used mine on the s22 and the zflip and it works fine. Mayne it doesn't work quite as smoothly as the apple phone but I find that with ai becoming so widely used now and new phones putside of the mainstream being able to clo?e your face literally with 20 photos of a person to the point it can unlock an iPhone that means their face unlock isn't as secure as the fingerprint once again. Besides I don't see the problem with using the fingerprint I like it better than the face. I can unlock my phone while in any position I don't have to point it at my face and I also already have my hands on the phone anyway because I'm holding it so if you don't want to use the scanner you're just super lazy in my opinion. The part about samsung making you try and use the samsung apps. You just make the samsung apps turn off. You can't turn apple features off and the last time I set uo an apple phone for my dad it took us 30 minutes just to set up the phone because of all the crap he had to do to set up all the apple features to use the phone. It's the same thing but worse. Once you're set up on one phone it is super easy to smart switch your phone to a newer model and be ready just like apple. I'll admit that samsungs apps like messages aren't as good as they should be but the fact that I can run Google apps or any apk or homemade app I want means I have unlimited choices. I can even download an app that let's me have apples IM app or the skin and it feels no different. This phone is going to shit on the iPhone 15 pro. My dad has an iPhone 15 pro he jmgot it about a month ago and I get my samsung s24 ultra 1 TB delivered tomorrow and I am dying to get it and hold it for the first time out of the box. I love getting the latest and greatest every year. It's the one thing I have to have and the one thing I pay for when I don't need to because I love technology especially when it comes to the one piece of tech that we use all day everyday. None of the things he is complaining about are even close to killing the phone and a lot are just personal problems that iPhone users just aren't used to so they act like it's a negative but in my opinion samsung has had the best phone on market since the samsung s21 came out. It competed with Apple in battery and was even in computing power they were almost dead even and the camera has beaten iPhone now for a few years. The iPhone 15 pro camera is really amazing though. I have found myself using my dad's camera over my flip 5 of course since the camera on this flip sucks but their camera takes amazing photos however I can't wait to put this camera to the test and my dad and I have already planned to set up some tests to do these two phones side by side in real world tests and see what happens! I got him am apple watch s9 as well and I have the samsung classic watch 6 so we will compare these as well. I already know I win in style. The round watch beats that square thing all day however his watch os seems better or at least more out together than mine. My watch is easier to see and read and his has a better battery or at least it lasts longer but we will see just how well apple can keep up with the samsung s24 ultra. I am betting all my money on the fact that my new s24 ultra will win out in almost every if not every contest we have! Samsung is the best phone manufacturer. I've been with them since the s4 came out and they are still making the best smart phone on the market in my opinion! I do what I want when I want on my samsung open source phone and it is marvelous. Apple iPhone is for people who don't know how to clear their cache or work their laptop well. It's a beginner phone for folks who need guidance on how to do everything. Samsung phones are for those who know what they are doing with a computer and know how to get the most out of their device! I have 7k channels on my phone and free movies and TV shows whenever I want because I don't have to shop in the apple store. There is no comparison!

Great review. For the record, the stronger glass isn't measured by surface scratches. Before you ask, I used to build secondary focusing mirrors for telescopes when I was younger, and I know a decent amount about glass. Nearly every item you buy that has glass in it has a coating, and that is what is scratching. The increased strength is more about impact resistance. The coatings are what provide things like fingerprint resistance, reduced glare etc.

Thank you for bringing attention to and calling out Samsung for charging for feature sets. I don't like that direction either, and I hope with your help, Samsung hears this. Also, this may be this first phone I try emulation on, so it's cool to see you implement it!

in my opinion, after switching from an iphone x to the galaxy A53 like the fingerprint scanner way more, with face ID you always had to bring the phone to your face, now i just need to bring my finger to the screen, its a small detail but i enjoy it a lot since i like to lay it next to my keyboard on the desk.

What I loved about the S22U that I had for a while is that when I walked outside in the sun the phone automatically lit my phone up, making the display extremely bright, so that I could see the screen. Love that!

A well-organized review as always even though I can argue that many people actually still enjoy holding and using the base S24. I have tested the smaller S24 on my channel running the new Exynos, Temps, and Battery drain, and I dare to say that even the base variants this year is impressive, Feel free to check out the numbers for yourself.

Just got my S24+ yesterday, upgraded from S22. It's been gerat so far, the software feels so smooth compared to the S22, and the battery life feels significantly better on the S24 even when using QHD resolution and 120hz. My data signal is actually great and works just fine. One thing that i've noticed that the phone actually feels colder in my hand over something like S22.

22:20 The glue gunner on round 112 was so clutch it saved the run!

Hi great vid, your vid helped me make jump back from zfold to s24 ultra due to internal screen issues , bizarre samsung split display putting cable containing wifi connection just under fold hinge. Anyway can I ask your screen saver was it done on Goodlock ?

I just ordered my s24 ultra coming from a Note 9, its lasted me years and finally the battery is starting to show signs. The only issue I ever encountered was my S-Pen randomly makes the noise its been lost but only had done it maybe 10 times in 5 years. Looking forward to this new one!

7:55 very smart Arun playing good games

got it yesterday.... major upgrade from a50 to s24 ultra... I'm so happy!!!!! I got the titanium grey and it looks very posh and sleek. love it so much

I have the Samsung Galaxy S23, and today, March 28th, I also received the Galaxy AI. It is quite entertaining, and I am currently exploring all of its features. I am thoroughly enjoying it!

My s24ultra is being delivered today but im sat here watching this video on my s22ultra snd i can do pretty much everything mentioned in this video already so im looking forward to seeing the differences in the new one.

Long term review needed especially for camera

The zooming in to something you want to see without getting up from your spot is so funny. I've done that when I've been out and about with my 21 Ultra with signs on a business door because I wanted to know if the sign was telling me they were closed without getting out of my car lmao

The wife and I just got the 24Ultra. So far it's amazing. The battery life is super compared to the 22Ultra I had before. I still haven't had much time to mess around with, but so far I'm so glad I got it.

Get spigen armored case and Lㄹ3 screen cover. My S10 when I released the spigen case S10 body is perfect no damage. I could resale it in perfect condition.

I'm switched from S10+ to S24 Ultra for about 3 days now and honestly i'm having a blast with exploring what else it can do.

This S24 Ultra is an absolute beast. I did not expect much difference switching from an S22 plus but damn. It amazes me every day how much they have improved their phones in all sorts of ways.

hi mate if you had to choose between a nothing phone 1 and the redmi note 12 pro plus discovery edition which would you go for ? cheers

I have it, it is very square, it is a productivity beast though (Dex is just crazy good now! The way good lock let's you increase the density of apps when you multitask so you see a bit more). My only gripe here is the animations, they are still not as polished as OnePlus or pixel. It's the little things, items snap a few pixels in the start and end of animations, physics are sometimes a bit rough, the lack of smooth transitions that were in my OnePlus 6 but are not here(like notification icons doing the cool transition when you pull down the shade or the smooth transition between notifications and controls) and stuff like that. It still doesn't feel like a 1000€+ smartphone.

As an iPhone user, MacBook user, iPad user, and other Apple product user, I'd switch to the S24 Ultra easily. Almost no question.

17:04 KING KHAN 👑

Just ordered mine after using A series galaxy and iphone for last couple of years. Super excited to finally have a powerful phone.

Requesting for a video on " How the Apple vision pro works " I am subscribing Your Channel for this

Arun you and your team smashed it! An incredibly well put together video that makes it clear why Mrwhosetheboss is known for smartphone reviews.

For years I have watched the review videos of flagships phone and it feels so good to watch this one on my first flagship! Hoping for a wonderful experience with the Galaxy S24 Ultra 🤞🏽 Update: My phone was stolen on 10th Feb in a Delhi Metro. I guess it was too soon for me to get a flagship. Maybe next year 😔

Just ordered one and I'm so looking forward to using it....

For editing those photos, the editor automatically adds a watermark at the bottom to make a difference between what's been modified and what not. Well you can remove it tho later, that's another story

I’ve always thought your videos were brilliant, but it just hit me again when I heard the music choices when Arun started talking about gaming at 22:11 and the retro gaming riffs came on.

OMG the footage taken with s24u at the end is really a big improvement this year

Hey man I love ur vids if ok for any of ur new vids can u use the song radical and decide what part is the best ( i love the drop) i am subbed and i have watched so many of ur vids kind regards Zain

eagerly awaiting your vision pro review

18:30 The confidence the phone voice has 🤣 This is just ridiculous 😂

Still rocking my s21 ultra and I still love it 3 years later so i won't be upgrading this year unless the Z Fold 6 literally blows me away. Whatever my next phone is, it will be another Samsung galaxy ultra or a z fold. After almost 20 years of Samsung phones (there was 1 LG in there years ago but lets not go there) i would say im definitely brand loyal. I'll nevwr own and iPhone. Nice review Arun 👍

I remeber back in 2012-2016 when both Apple and Samsung would come out with cool new features and I would hop from one to the other....now it's the same old thing on both sides

Can you please do a video with the comparison S22U and S24U . If the upgrade worth it

Watching it on my S24 Ultra... I agree with almost all of what Arun is saying

You are one of few youtubers makes us feel 25 min video as 5 min

As a 25 year Android user. I am absolutely positively going to get the iPhone 16 Pro Max comes September or maybe the 15 Pro Max... I've never owned an iPhone & I'm so excited to be picking up one in 4 months

Can you include idle battery drain tests in your battery test comparisons??.... Like overnight drain test (equivalent hours) While I know it will add a lot of delay into the video making, I think an overnight drain test would be reflective of real world use.

18:35 The phone just read his sister's mind 😂😂

i thought i know a lot about this phone but you have a lot more to show, you're really good in every review you're filming..very informative👏👏👏

Just received my 512g titanium yellow in the post this morning what a phone, coming from the note 20 ultra 🙌🙌. Feels like a massive upgrade

I've been on the s20 Ultra since the day it came out. Has been my daily driver for 4 years. I really didn't want to let it go so I didn't trade it in. I did get the black 512mb s24 Ultra. On a lease this time. It feels so premium. Solid. Side note: I'm sitting in the Version show room doing paperwork and the new phone connected almost automatically to the s20. While it's doing the transfer I noticed the s24 got really hot on the top half of the device. Either the bluetooth or the wifi connection at high speeds puts some strain on the processor. It was a over 80 gigs of files and updates. Seems fine now. It's so pretty.

Arun is completely dedicated to his job. He pumps out videos super fast. You’re the best, man! But also make sure you’re taking care of your health! Don’t want to go through that phase again 😬

Currently using the S24 Ultra and can say the signal is a location thing as mine is always at 4 bars. Its a great phone as I'm switching from the 13PM, its a great phone and 100% recommend it. PS Apparently Insta and Snap are going to be optimised to be able to take full advantage of Samsung's native camera features but I'm not sure when.

Great review, but I'm still worried about the battery issues, with the battery swelling up, if the phone just sits powered off for a while.

My data speeds at first were exactly the same as his, but I don't know if there's been an update or something like that but I'm now at full bars almost all the time

The fingerprint scanner is fast enough so you don't need to use the 2d face id...And not to forget the fingerprint scanner is way more convenient than face id since you just need to tap it and it unlocks,without even turning on the screen.

I love your videos man especially because of one reason of how smoothly you tell about everything absolutely love it 💯

Ive been a long to using my parents s2 when i was a kid. I still use my s10 to this day and am in serious need for an upgrade. For ahwile i was considering maybe switching to iphone for my next upgrade but the s pen alone makes it way better as someone who loves to draw and make stuff in blender. The s pen isnt a new thing by any means being used on some of their oldest tablets but to see how far its come while being used on standard phones is great. Im definetly picking this bad boy up next time i can.

I'm going to start and say I appreciate the video. A very in-depth look is appreciated. With that said, you're doing a focus review of a device, not a comparison. I have to keep reminding myself that you are an iPhone user because so much heavily rely on Samsung doing it all for you. The face recognition is adaptive. That means it improves as you use it. In less than a week the response time you mentioned improves. I feel like an in-depth look would have covered that better than just comparing it to a closed eco like an iPhone. Samsung UI is a bit in the way, that's always the case but it's a complete overlook of it being Google powered by Android. You simply turn off Samsung pass and use the built in Google function which keeps you fluid on all devices when using Chrome, which is still the preferred browser amongst the masses hands down. It's these little things about your iPhone cult perspective when looking at a device that diminishes your perspective greatly. If you are going to do a VS video do that, but I dare you to review a device without mentioning your iPhone you are clearly brainwashed to. Double dare you. Just give it a shot.

I am early into the video, but I can confirm. I used to think iPhones felt a little smother when I got my S22 Ultra, but with this new one UI 6.0 update, my phone genuinely feels 3 generations newer and fresh out of the box. i have no idea how they did it, but it feels so much smoother than even the top of the line iPhones I have felt now. Everything is absurdly responsive, and high refresh, and bouncy, tight, elastic, sharp, everything. Easily the best android update I have ever gotten on any phone ever.

great info its great to find someone like you that helps people with settings most of us don't even know about , thank you so much now am going to follow you.

There is a bug with the radio and the way to click out of it that the work around is to go into airplane mode for about 5 seconds and then back out and you'll regain the speed immediately instantly, I don't know when it falls back, but I have absolutely noticed it especially when downloading updates of apps and things like that, even though I'm showing full bars of 5G ultrawide, but that might help what's going on there. Remember the carrier choice for the Samsung is going to affect all of your signal pickups so beware of that. In the states here I'm on Verizon with this phone, and I've experienced Verizon 5G ultrawide on an old Motorola one ace, which was absolutely just stupidly horrible, but now it's night and day. Verizon in the midwest on the 24 is near perfect

RE the signal thing, I feel its a long running issue where the phone is always scanning for the best connection and switching. Not a bad thing apparently, but the UK has horrible 4g infrastructure and I assume 5g is just as bad or worse + and broadband service is queue-based. The impact is, lets say it is your morning commute or it is lunchtime in your office or the evening commute... when everyone is trying to connect to low-capacity masts but your android phone is hopping about trying to jump the queue, it essentially gets no service whilst iOS users stay in one place, and get their service. i will note this problem is meant to be insidious so ony phone I would have full bars, but not get any download indicator.

This guy gave Samsung the best idea it can get. 21:42

I’m not gonna lie, I’m not a fan of the annual release of smartphones, but you’ve made me come around to loving this new one. Samsung never stops pushing boundaries. This is a, pretty, impressive phone🤔 And thank you for pointing out all the things you didn’t like about it, as well. It’s really something to marvel at, overall 👍🏾

Your videos are so high quality!

As your still wearing an apple watch. I wonder what you use day to day... 🤔

Another solid and detailed review! Love the editing and graphics. I just upgraded to the S24U and I'm looking to dive into these new features!

Love the new s24 ultra with the new Ai features! For me, I don’t think it would replace my iPhone but have some serious respect for it.

Animation speeds are the first thing I reduce in developer settings whenever I get a new phone.

Hii I love your vids can you do the Apple Vision Pro it looks so cool in other vids