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S24 Display Quality & AOD Missing Options

(Topic created: 02-01-2024 08:16 AM)
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Locoblade
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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?! šŸ™‚

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Samsbum
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Return it
boinelle
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I've tried every fix I've found, and it still looks washed out compared to other phones. I hate it. Hopefully there's a fix on the way.

Samsbum
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There is no fix on the way, return it
rohitghali
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A few minutes ago:

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Samsbum
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Galaxy S24
You believe this? Why no official word from Samsung? Why are there conflicting respones from customer service? This is garbage.
boinelle
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Galaxy S24

Just tell your engieneers to compare the s23u and the s24u side by side... Vivid mode should have vivid colors

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Probably sometime in Feb.
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userpscrTSrxQC
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I'm a principal software engineer (not at Samsung). When you fix a bug you can't just release it. It has to go through a lot of internal testing to make sure you haven't broken anything else. Be patient and it will arrive.

sage11
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I got the new device yesterday and right away could tell that the display colors are extremely washed out/dull. No difference between vivid and natural modes whatsoever. Anyone else having this issue?
Samsbum
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Everyone is having that issue. Samsung refuses to comment on it. Return your device before it's too late.