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
The best way to make your voice heard is to return your phone. Then go on Tic Tak or YouTube and make a video about the problems with the new S24's. When two million phones are returned by unhappy customers, Samsung will get the message.
The latest YouTube video I saw from a popular reviewer says that Samsung has no intention of fixing the dull screen issues. Their attitude is that that's just the way we at Samsung think you the consumer will like the screen. We don't believe in giving the end user any choices in how you use our phones. We'll here's my choice Samsung. I'm returning the phone and going to purchase a phone from your biggest competitor, the iPhone 15 pro max.
Agree, but if I wasn't satisfied with any product, I would simply return it. AI is an incredible tool, and there will be bumps and bugs along the way. I did see beautiful photos taken by @VerbumVeritum, but I prefer the natural colors over glossy, but that's my personal preference.
Open display mode screen, select 2nd picture with big orange at bottom left and toggle between Natural and Vivid. Difference is small but you will see how Orange's color changes a bit
