This week’s event showcased Samsung’s latest flagships: the Galaxy S24 trio. You can check out our hands-on review for an introduction to the new features and hardware updates. And if you’re curious about what all these AI features are about, watch these videos.
The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra is a rethink on how the long telephoto should work: instead of a fixed 10x lens, Samsung has opted for 5x magnification and a high-resolution 50MP sensor that offers high-quality zoom between 5x and 10x . Furthermore, it allows 8K and 4K video recording at 120 fps from the tele camera.
Then there’s the Samsung Galaxy S24+ at £250 less than the Ultra. Except this year it has the same RAM (12GB) and boasts a flat 6.7-inch LTPO display with QHD+ resolution and 1-120Hz refresh rate, like the Ultra. The battery capacity is also only 100 mAh less than that of the Ultra. This is the best S+ we’ve seen in years, and (unless you don’t care about the S Pen), the only real downside to moving up to Plus instead of Ultra is that the cameras are basically the same as the S23+ and look already obsolete.
You can drop to £200 and get the tiny Galaxy S23 – it’s not tiny, but it’s the smallest new phone sold by Samsung. However, you only get 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage (compared to 512GB on the S23+ and S23 Ultra), and the display is stuck at FHD+ resolution (four years after the S20 introduced the company’s latest QHD+ display line). Furthermore, charging occurs at just 25W, not 45W like the two larger models.
We should note that Samsung will provide 7 generations of OS updates and 7 years of security patches. Even if you personally don’t keep it for that long, you can sell it or give it to a relative and they will still have the updated software. Also note that current storage capacities have doubled due to the pre-order bonus.
Amazon is selling official silicone cases for the Galaxy S24 trio at half price, they are available in multiple colors.
There are also vegan leather cases, although for now they are full price.
The Samsung Galaxy S23 FE costs £600, but only has 128GB of storage. This also has an FHD+ display (though it’s not LTPO) and 25W battery charging (for a 4,500mAh battery). However, it uses the older Exynos 2200 chipset and will get more limited software support (3 OS updates, one of which has already happened, plus 5 years of patches).
Less glamorous but still very popular are the cheaper models of the A series. The Samsung Galaxy A25 has a 6.5-inch FHD+ AMOLED display at 120 Hz, an Exynos 1280 chipset (with a microSD slot) and a 5,000 battery mAh with 25W charging. In addition to the chipset, it also has a weaker camera setup than the S23 FE (50MP main with OIS, 8MP ultra-wide, no tele), but that’s good enough given the considerable price difference between the two.
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