S24 Display Quality & AOD Missing Options

[Locoblade]

Hi All

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?! 🙂

[PJ55555]

I have two pictures, one is the s24 plus (left) on vivid next to my base s23 on natural the pinwheel is the same color on both phones, the other picture shows the phones at an angle this was to make the dim haze on the s24 plus (left) clearly visible side by side with the s23.  The S24 plus needs a fix before the 2 werk return period is over please.

https://imgur.com/a/6v9TDZs 

[userYeFnk33KCF]

I hope they are working on a fix before I return this phone

The colors are so weak, makes my s22 ultra look like a futuristic dream phone 

Tried all the setting variations 

It's like....really bad

[Starscreen]

I noticed that too with the colors being washed out

[userDQVHUzqt4W]

Same here. If there is no fix soon, I will be returning the phone and keeping my s23 ultra

[Elmeknoll]

Same... The colors are washed out... I'm comparing with my S22 Ultra and a Z Fold 4 and it's not right.... Fix it!

[bik07]

I agree, colors seem less vibrant and dim on s24 ultra. S22 ultra is brighter on my end as well. It seems there's some issues with dimming and dark mode.

[Gareee]

I thought they were less vibrant than my s23u, but I just compared them with my samsung 85" qled, and they look the same.

[userMJH5uyUGCM]

Same issue, apparently the "vivid" mode is not working. So if you toggle between standard and vivid there is so difference. Seems like a software issue

[userTIpCgt3zb5]

Same issue on mine. Screen is not bright and colors are dull!

[Jbrassy]

Same, incredibley washed out colors. Will be returning if they don't fix ASAP.