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?! š
I've been in the samsung ecosystem since the S3's came out. The s24 ultra is by far the worst device I have ever owned. Do not waste your money on these. The display looks so washed out as OP said the vivid color setting does nothing. Also for a "high quality" even on the highest resolution my display looks very grainy as a much much older lcd screen would look. VERY DISAPPOINTED SAMSUNG.
Purchased the S24 (Anything But) ULTRA phone. Side-by-side with my old S10+ and S10+ puts the S24 to shame. Looking at S24 home screen literally makes me sad (emotionally). The dead uninspiring display is that drab and dismal. Samsung, iPhone users won't switch but you have successfully alienated your loyal customer. 13 days remaining on my return window and if Samsung doesn't do anything as a customers I will do something, return to sender for my $1100 refund.
Same here. Night and day difference between my galaxy s9 and s24 colors. Like going back to early 2000s digital cameras. Seriously considering returning this phone
