Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra review The change and the same as the flagship

Just now, Samsung officially released the new S24 series flagship mobile phone in China, including Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24+ and Galaxy S24 Ultra three models, of which the "super cup" Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra domestic starting price officially exceeded 10,000 yuan, which is also the most expensive third-generation Snapdragon 8 mobile phone currently on sale, which can be described as full of entrenchment. Of course, don't look at Samsung's flagship selling expensively, but the "material" is also really enough, the so-called "you get what you pay for", which is probably what it means.

Overall, the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra has not changed much in appearance compared to the previous generation, with more core functions of a 200 million pixel main camera, the third-generation Snapdragon 8 mobile platform, and a larger 12GB+1TB storage option. As for the specific performance, whether the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra can still be called the "king of Android", I believe you will have the answer after reading it.

1 Camera: Telephoto machete, undiminished strength

For Samsung's flagship, imaging capabilities must be an unavoidable topic, after all, it has always been firmly in the first echelon of Android imaging. This time, the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra is still equipped with a four-camera combination, consisting of a 200 million pixel main camera + 50 million pixel ultra wide angle + 12 million pixel 3X telephoto + 10 million pixel 5X telephoto. Samsung has maintained the dual telephoto combination, but has cut one of the lenses from 10X to 5X, so I did a little experiment to see if the larger sensor can offset the shortening of the focal length.

In the daytime scene, you can see that the difference between the S24 Ultra and the S23 Ultra is not obvious in the same 10X situation, at most the S24 Ultra looks a little fleshy, but it is difficult to see without careful comparison.

左侧为S23U、右侧为S24U

This is especially interesting in the night scene, where the S23 Ultra directly activates Night mode at the same 10X, while the S24 Ultra shoots more confidently and directly, with the result naturally being an explosion of noise. When the S24 Ultra also manually turns on the night mode, although the brightness has been further improved, the resolution and purity of the picture are obviously not as good as the S23 Ultra. However, from a practical point of view, the frequency of use of 5X is definitely higher than that of 10X, and providing a native lens at this focal length can still further improve the finished effect.

依次为S23U、S24U直出、S24U夜景

In addition to this telephoto lens, I have also taken some samples of different lenses, which are also provided here for your reference. In my opinion, the S24 Ultra has changed the style of Samsung's mobile phones with high color saturation and become more realistic, and this time it is more aggressive in terms of HDR, and the intensity of the highlight pressure is significantly smaller, so it is up to you to decide whether it is good or bad.

Main camera

10X telephoto

Overall, the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra's image performance is still very good, and it still has the strength to compete for the video player of the year. The emergence of 200 million pixels gives the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra more cropping space, which is more convenient for post-production, and the unique telephoto strategy also makes up for the lack of telephoto end in many flagship phones, especially the performance at the 10X focal length is very good, and it is still very playable.

2 Performance: The third-generation Snapdragon 8 mobile platform is equipped with both performance and energy efficiency

"Will people who buy Ultra use it to play games?"

Whenever everyone talks about Samsung's "super cup" flagship, this is a favorite topic, and it can't be avoided, even if I think the problem itself is meaningless, after all, whether the user is a performance machine enthusiast or not, you don't need to worry about Samsung cutting corners in the configuration.

This is the case with the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra, which is composed of the third-generation Snapdragon 8 mobile platform, LPDDR5X and UFS 4.0, and the configuration is still at the top of the industry.

Judging from the running score data, Antutu has a running score of more than 1.95 million, GeekBench6 single-core score has reached 2285 points, multi-core running score has reached 7141 points, and in 3DMark Wild Life Extreme can run to 4985 points, among many Android flagships, Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra is still in a relatively high position as a whole, but there is no particularly outstanding place.

In terms of games, the author directly chose "Honkai: Star Dome Railway" for a 15-minute test. Overall,Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra's performance in "Honkai:Star Dome Railway" can only be considered decent,In very high quality +60 frame mode,15Minute average frame rate is only 43.6 frames,Frame rate fluctuations are more obvious,Basically maintain an up and down experience,Especially at the moment of releasing skills,There will indeed be stuttering and frame drops from time to time。 However, at present, the author still gets a media engineering machine, which does not mean that the retail version is the same, according to past experience, the retail version tends to have better game performance.

Fortunately, the temperature control of this generation is good, and the body temperature is always in an acceptable state after continuous running scores, which at least shows that the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra can maintain an ideal performance output state in the high-load state.

Therefore, in addition to the core performance, the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra has also had a good improvement in battery life. Although the specifications are still the same as the previous generation, they are all 5000mAh battery + 45W fast charging configuration, but thanks to the excellent energy efficiency performance of the third-generation Snapdragon 8, the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra still has 48% of the final power left in the continuous 5-hour battery life test, which means that even if we use it heavily, one charge a day is enough to cope. As for charging, there is nothing to say, "enough" is the consistent strategy of Samsung mobile phones, 45W is better than nothing!

3 Appearance: Minimalist exterior design, more immersive screen vision

As a high-end flagship product for the global market, the appearance design of the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra is basically in line with the brand impression of "high-end atmosphere" and "simple business" in the hearts of users. The five lenses on the back are located in the upper left corner, still arranged in a matrix style, and the whole is still based on simplicity, without too many embellishments, pure but recognizable.

Compared with its predecessor, the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra middle frame has increased the contact area between fingers, and the curvature on both sides of the screen has decreased, the advantage is that it is not easy to touch by mistake, and the front screen has gone one step further and has completely become flat. In addition to the design, the addition of titanium can also be said to be a major innovation, although this is not new to this year's flagship market, but it can indeed further improve the toughness and corrosion resistance of the phone. In addition, there are also some changes in the color of the fuselage, this time it brings titanium gray, titanium black, titanium twilight purple, titanium feather yellow, titanium Sichuan blue, titanium ridge green, titanium xia orange seven new colors, both the texture and the visual experience are very different from the previous generation.

The bottom hole from left to right is still the stylus S-Pen, speaker, microphone, Type-C charging port and SIM card slot, supporting IP68 waterproof and dustproof, with a lightweight but strong armored aluminum middle frame, which does not lose the high-end flagship style in terms of protection.

In terms of display, the Galaxy S24 Ultra is equipped with a 6.8-inch DynamicAMOLED 2X display with a wide field of view, paired with the only stylus in the series, making this screen more suitable for mobile office scenarios. 3120X1440QHD+ resolution, brings a delicate display effect, in addition, it also supports 1-120hz adaptive refresh rate, 2600nit local peak brightness, at least from the point of view of parameters, this screen can still play.

The stylus is a major feature of Samsung's "super cup" flagship, although for most users, the stylus is not just needed, but if the phone itself supports it, who will refuse?

With the stylus, the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra also has a lot of interesting creative features, such as my own favorite screen-off quick write, just pull out the stylus when the screen is off, and you can record content directly on the screen, no need to turn on the screen, and no need to rummage through notes, which is really a big innovation in mobile phone shorthand. Of course, we can also use SPen remote control to take photos and act as a PPT remote control...... In short, SPen is not just a pen, it is the "soul" of the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra.

4 AI: Make the system smart

Finally, let's talk about the highlight of this Galaxy S24 Ultra - AI. Compared with the way domestic mobile phone manufacturers combine AI with voice assistants, Samsung has fully integrated AI functions into the daily use of mobile phones. For example, when we encounter any picture, video or text that we want to view, we can press and hold the Home button to activate the AI, and then search the target content by tagging, highlighting, scribbling or clicking. This one-step experience can undoubtedly greatly lower the threshold for using AI.

Another very useful AI feature is GalaxyAI's real-time two-way translation, which can translate two-way voice and text in real time when making calls from your phone. During our test, when you call a foreign friend who speaks English, the mobile phone can convert the other person's voice into Chinese in real time, and my Chinese will also be translated into English for the other party to hear, as if there is a simultaneous interpreter between the two parties. It is worth mentioning that this function is supported by a large model on the device side, and the call content will not be uploaded to the cloud, which is more secure to use.

The Galaxy S24 Ultra not only translates conversations in real time, but also generates the corresponding text simultaneously, so users can refer to it at any time. Moreover, the phone can also remember the language used by each contact, and the next contact will be directly tuned to the language corresponding to the contact.

5 Write at the end

That's it for the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra.

To sum up, the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra has a lot of "unchanged" points, such as it continues the image strategy of the previous generation, the ultra-wide angle and telephoto are basically unchanged, and its appearance, screen, battery and charging have also changed little, at least in terms of specifications, this conservative product idea is difficult not to confuse many consumers.

But to say that the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra is "lying flat"? After all, it uses a 200 million pixel main camera, as well as the third-generation Snapdragon 8 mobile platform, and the core image and performance experience have actually made great progress.

And when we put aside the parameters and really return to the experience, in fact, it is not difficult to find that the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra also has a lot of unique experiences, in this era of more and more homogeneous smartphones, it is worth affirming in itself to keep unique and not follow the trend, which may be the temperament that the "machine emperor" should have!

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