We’re practically at the end of the 2024 smartphone release cycle and the Galaxy S24 Ultra hit the market right at the beginning. With all the other big-name players playing their hands, where does Samsung’s biggest and brightest rank? This is our long-term review of the Galaxy S24 Ultra.
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While the jury is out on the Pixel 9 Pro XL, the Galaxy S24 Ultra is one of the best phones on the market—how do they stack up?
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Samsung is bringing out student discounts for those heading back to school. The company is offering boosted rade-ins for the Galaxy S24 and S24+, as well as some instant credit that extends to the Galaxy Z Flip 6.
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The Galaxy S24 Ultra is starting to see a security update for the month of August. This comes as Samsung delays One UI 6.1.1, seemingly in favor of security concerns.
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Samsung is set to play a substantial part in the opening ceremonies of the 2024 Olympics, placing over 200 Galaxy S24 Ultras on vessels up and down the Seine River.
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If you’re looking to pick up a Galaxy S24, S24+, or S24 Ultra, Samsung is offering all three with some solid offers this week including twice the storage for free.
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Samsung’s flagship lineup is off to a good start, with the Galaxy S24 Ultra being the world’s most popular Android phone of 2024, at least so far.
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MagSafe tech is one of the coolest features available in phones and accessories, which lets you attach magnetic accessories to charge or hang on to your phone. So does the Galaxy S24 Ultra have MagSafe?
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The S Pen is one of Samsung’s most iconic smartphone features, but it’s also one that’s change a lot over the years. Nowadays, the legacy of the Galaxy Note’s S Pen lives on through the Galaxy S Ultra series, but the new S Pen’s kinda stink – no, literally.
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The Galaxy S24 Ultra was one of the first devices to debut Circle to Search at launch, but now the feature seems to be broken for a handful of users.
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Samsung’s Galaxy S24 series has been a hit, outselling the Galaxy S23 series so far in multiple regions. And the winner in it all? The Galaxy S24+.
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The Galaxy S24 Ultra isn’t even three months old, and Samsung is already offering up boosted trade-in bonuses again. Until Sunday, March 10, users can get up to $1,000 for a traded-in device on top of a $100 Samsung credit if you plan on going through a carrier.
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Samsung has decided to show off the Galaxy S24 Ultra’s camera capabilities by turning it into an aerial camera that takes pictures over 110,000 feet above the Earth.
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After being announced earlier this month, Samsung has officially started rolling out the first update for the Galaxy S24 series which is set to bring a display improvement and some supposed camera fixes.
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Samsung has started rolling out the first update for the Galaxy S24 series and posted a detailed changelog online which includes the claim that this update improved camera performance on the Galaxy S24 Ultra when “fast-moving subjects” are in the frame.
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Samsung has just announced the first Galaxy S24 update which will bring customizable display settings among some other new tweaks.
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The Galaxy S24 series, while bringing little physical change, packs a lot of AI narrative. One of the biggest Galaxy S24 features is the AI Generative Edit, which allows you to completely alter photos in mere seconds using machine learning.
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The Galaxy S24 is set to gain a vividness slider in an upcoming update to One UI. The setting might address some concerns that the Galaxy S24 is not as vibrant as in years past.
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Samsung’s new Galaxy S24 Ultra has a pretty stunning display, but for some users, the colors haven’t felt as vibrant and are described as “washed out.” Samsung, though, says that’s intended.
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Samsung has garnered a lot of hype around the utilization of titanium in the Galaxy S24 Ultra. A teardown of the device reveals just how much is inside the phone, and whether it deserves that much hype or not.
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The Galaxy S24 Ultra is an excellent, if expensive smartphone, but the high price tag does buy the latest and greatest components. As a teardown has revealed, the Galaxy S24 Ultra is using a newer ultrasonic fingerprint sensor from Qualcomm.
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Android Auto is quite literally a reason to buy a car for many folks, but Samsung’s new Galaxy S24 series is apparently having some early issues with the platform.
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Smartphone glass is reasonably durable, but it’s been a long time since we’ve had advancements in scratch resistance. With Corning Gorilla Armor on the Galaxy S24 Ultra, though, it seems smartphone glass is finally getting a real upgrade.
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Samsung has all but perfected its formula for a flagship smartphone at this point, and the Galaxy S24 Ultra is the logical 2024 step for that project – just throwing a bunch of AI at the problem. But at a new and higher price of $1,300, Samsung has a lot to deliver on.
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