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
Yes because you are a photographer you will like glossy displays. Any that are into the arts will. That's why I say most wouldn't even notice.
When glossy screens became more mainstream most didn't even know the difference between matte and glossy. People complained about the glare when they started to be more mainstream. Honestly when the sun is out bright you don't need peak brightness to even see the screen on a matte display. Even just being on a mount in your car can make a huge difference.
One of the reasons I switched from Apple to Samsung is the vivid display option. I'll be patient once Samsung announces that it's a software issue and that they're working on a fix.
I've seen it so much on forums that I know the developers know about it. I will even make my own video and tag Samsung on social media. Find me with this same username. Cheers.
Just got my s24 ultra and the screen looks horrible. Greenish tint. Does not look good at all. My s23 ultra has a better screen brightness. **bleep** Samsung. Fix this or it going to have a lot of unhappy customers who r going to return the new s24 lines..
