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?! 🙂
Yes, Samsung is adding a ‘Vividness Slider’ to the Galaxy S24 Ultra. This will let users adjust their screen colors. It’s coming in the February 2024 update.
This would be so excellent. Whether or not I kept or returned the device hinged on this news. People want to be happy with the phones they purchase because of the overwhelming amount of time we spend using them.
It'll be way more noticeable on the s24 and s24+ than the the Ultra. The display is matted(the only way to reduce glare). Not to start an argument with the fanatics, but there a various examples of matte vs gloss and how they affect pictures.
Then you shouldn't have bought the device... The display on the S24U is Matted and was pointed out through leaks and even during the event. If you got the 24 and 24+ then the update will help way more than it will for the Ultra.
I've always thought a slider would be a better choice for the saturation control than just two choices with radio buttons (Natural and Vivid). Everybody has different eyes and color preferences.
It probably WILL be better, but the idea of a brand new $1,300 flagship needing to be patched up just a few weeks after it's inital public unveiling doesn't sit well with me.
It didn't need to be fixed because it wasn't actually broken. Samsung made a design decision that they apparently thought would make the phone look more professional, but a lot of users didn't like it so Samsung had to make a patch for it.
I prefer Natural mode myself. I tried Vivid once and thought it made the phone look like a garish kid's toy. Everybody's eyes and tastes are different.
