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 really don't like how pictures and videos look with this phone. Dark and lifeless. IPhone users even noticed! When I send the picture or video go someone else, looks great on their phones.. Except mine. I need vivid all the way accross. It's a mess!
Don't let Popsicle12345 or something read that here... Will chastize you for calling out the cheap trick Samsung pulled off. Lol. I'm sure they're a Samsung employee.
I'm really disappointed with this being some assumed benefit. Logic would have it that out of the box experience can be dull for those who want something "more natural" but others who want saturated colors taking it away is not a feature or of benefit. Just lime if there is something unappealing to watch on tv you have options, stupid would be just removing for everyone what you don't want to watch. Leaving it there and even if there is a disclaimer then gives everyone their own options vs option. I have been pretty loyal as a customer the past several years but honestly locking this out is pure foolishness. I never thought I'd consider going back to Apple but paying a fortune for a phone that had certain expectations but then get the shaft has me reconsidering and I'm sure I'm not alone considering the others frustrated with this decision versus leaving any options. Paying a grand for "it looks okay" is just unacceptable.
