S24 Display Quality & AOD Missing Options

[Locoblade]

Hi All

I've just got my S24+ today to upgrade my trusty but ageing S10+ having not strayed from Samsung for almost 10 years. Naturally I was hoping it would be an upgrade in all departments but although on the whole it is, there's several annoying and unexpected downgrades that are making me seriously question whether it's actually worth spending quite a bit of money to change.

Firstly, the screen although pin sharp is really washed out. Even in vivid mode the colours are dull and the blacks are significantly more grey than the S10 screen, and even look washed out when put alongside my wife's budget spec A52! I've played around with brightness and colour tone etc but I can't dial it out, and my cousin who's got an S24 Ultra said exactly the same when comparing it against the S22 it's replacing.

Then there's some bizarre features missing from OneUI 6.1, the ones I've noticed so far are specifically in the Always On Display settings.  I use AOD to display as a bedside clock,  with my S10 and also in OneUI 6.0 / Android 14 on the A52 you can rotate the AOD to landscape orientation and control the brightness, you could even do the latter from the AOD lock screen by tapping twice on the clock to access the brightness slider. In OneUI 6.1 unless I'm missing something it seems all that functionality is missing, the brightness of the AOD is linked to the main screen brightness setting which is far too bright for overnight use, and you can't set it to landscape mode which I'd prefer when on it's horizontal night stand next to the bed. Why this functionality would be omitted I have no idea, but it's really annoying! Please someone enlighten me to some hidden menu somewhere that fixes all these issues?! 🙂

[andrelesouza]

It doesn't look like https://youtu.be/rSkhC4AGhxg?feature=shared

[Harpbri]

Yeah after looking around I figured that out. It's something in the software and completely fixable. I'm loving the anti reflective screen still.

[userAU5yVZwauG]

Are you referring to the AOD brightness? I can hardly see mine.

[buckethead_408]

Nah all the S24s are having that issue. Samsung is aware and is gonna fix it tho. ASAP.

[SeanSh]

We all having this issue. Horrible washed out colors. I look pale in photos.

[buckethead_408]

They better roll out a update to fix it soon! I noticed it ASAP when I unboxed my new phone. Just a bug, so should be easy.

[SeanSh]

Not sure if it's a bug. I hope it is. I hope it's not the screen itself. My S22ultra taking way better photos. Especially selfie. And the colors are vibrant and vivid. Gorgeous display on S22ULTRA .
The S24ULTRA is a downgrade. I'll return it in a few days if not fixed.

[buckethead_408]

This is my S23+ phone. Colors are bright and clear.

[Tidbitty]

Everyone look up Matte vs Glossy. It works as it should.

[buckethead_408]

Matte vs glossy what?