Samsung Galaxy S24: What Went Wrong?
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- Опубликовано: 1 июл 2024
- Galaxy S24 Lineup was praised by the community before it was even being released to the public, especially Galaxy AI caught everyone's attention. Soon after the vividness screen problems on the Samsung S24 and S24 Plus, the zoom problems on the Galaxy S24 Ultra, and grainy screen issues on the Galaxy S24 Ultra made people unhappy. On top of that, there were some controversies on Exynos vs Snapdragon, and the heating and potential battery issues on the Exynos 2400 variant. In this RUclips video, I will address all of these issues and I will let you judge whether these are minor issues or major enough to consider the S24 lineup a tech failure.
My favorite case for Galaxy S24 Ultra/Base/Plus:
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Exynos vs Snapdragon:
• Snapdragon vs Exynos o...
S23 vs S24 Exynos vs S24 Snapdragon:
• Samsung S23 vs S24 Exy...
Camera Issues during launch:
• What's wrong with the ...
MURA effect:
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00:00 Galaxy S24 Lineup Problems
00:27 Sales Broke Records
00:40 Galaxy AI
00:48 RUclips Reaction
01:09 Galaxy S24 and Ultra Problems
01:35 Exynos 2400 vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
02:15 Lack of Wi-Fi 7 Support
02:48 Exynos vs Snapdragon Pictures
03:31 Zoom Issue Galaxy S24 Ultra
04:10 RUclips Not Criticising Enough
05:07 Illegal Advertisement
05:36 Pictures Using AI
05:55 Impressive Screen on S24
06:24 Galaxy AI is the Issue?
07:25 Anti-Reflective Display on S24 Ultra
07:34 Grainy Display and MURA
08:33 Samsung's Galaxy AI Bet!
09:25 Verdict 
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With the amount of downsides of the Exynos variant it is insulting that it is sold at the same price as the snapdragon version
Yet still people fall for it, even after the 7 continuous years of failure performance by Exynos
Exynos 2400 is not that bad , I have s24U and mu friend has s24p with Exynos. It performs equally good , this time it on par with SD in graphics , yes their is more battery drain and heating but still better than tendor and equally good as dimension .
@@TheAshuVMore battery drain, more heat, worse camera shots. You are effectively getting a worse phone for the same price. Stop accepting this as good enough and maybe Samsung will listen and we the consumers win in the long term
@@TheMassgames are you using exynos 2400 ?? It going good heating is only when you play genshin or other heavy games , it's keeps thermals controlled in day to day task . Camera is good , can't compare to SD version personally but but still it's better in photos than s23 series
Thats why it should be cheaper than SD variant, its worse @@TheAshuV
Samsung has tried to fuck us with Exynos over and over again. I'm glad you are fighting this battle. I'm unable to tag Samsung but fuck em
The only thing that will really affect Samsung is people not buying their Exynos phones at all, otherwise this trend will just continue
@@tullo5564 you are right. People need to be made aware
well, there is no more Huawei, so you don't have a choice anymore.
It doesn’t help that reviewers like MKBH never disclose which version they have, people buy it thinking they get the snapdragon version.
I already stopped watching American RUclipsrs, they won't stop talking about Samsung Apple Google Oneplus (aka the phones available in US only). I live in Asia, and even the Pixel is not available here unless imported. The only American youtubers I watch are Flossy and JerryRigEverything.
We can't trust reviews from website anymore. At least we have people like you.
One thing, it didn't break records because of IA features, it did because of very aggressive promotions. This is the only reason I bought that phone.
Hi bro i am planning to buy a phone and is confused between s23 plus pr s24 plus. Arw there any heating issues on ur phone, like how is the performance, because i need a hivh performance phone for gaming and also a good camera. Should i buy s23 with snap or s24 with exynos
@@uvanshgoraya3068 I sold it sorry.
I only have access to Exynos in my country so I sold my S22 base and got a second hand 2 month old S23 base in excellent condition for almost half the price of S24. I couldn't be happier, the battery life is so good and I saved lots of money. All thanks to your tests!
Thanks for being active in the comment section and helping the community.
every Samsung device after the galaxy s10 is e-waste
sadly there is no competition the other companies refuse to add a headphone jack or an SD card slot and the ones that do overprice their products and don't have a desktop mode (Sony lol)
Exynos here too. I sold my s22 ultra for the iPhone 15 pro max and won’t be back to Samsung until they sort themselves out 😤
Boss move 💪🏼
@@Rinnara21 bro really threw away usable e-waste for diarrhea
Thanks to your reviews, your Galaxy S24 side by side test videos to other Samsung S-class releases, I decided to buy the S23. I bought the S23 solely because of the Exynos processors on the S24 and S24+ for the European market. I always prefer snapdragon processors, even in weaker smartphone classes. I appreciate your work, your effort, your objectivity in reviews, and I hope you will persist in it.
You are one of the few on RUclips that I actually trust.😂 Although it’s understandable that people on RUclips are not 100% honest in their reviews…
100%..more like half of that
For now yes but soon he will become the very thing big tech reviewers became
@@fevad1246 yeah everyone is selling out if they get big.
Don't give up, I love your work ! Your reviews are real and they have to be so; the public really needs them...
I was close to buy an S24 this year because I wanted to upgrade my S20 FE but since S24U was too expensive my choice would be S24 base model, after seeing the release with exynos here in Brazil I just saved some money to get the S23 512GB, at first I didn't see the 2400 problems but after watching some battery and performance tests the gain was too small to justify the purchase.
Thank you for the detailed review. Would you prefer Samsung S23 Ultra or S24 plus (exynos version)?
Even I got one in Canada which is built with snapdragon, the mura grainy display still bother me a lot, I wonder how Samsung could appcept it for their flagship 😢
Is it the Ultra?
Lmao okay bot
It happens on S22 and S23. I had S22 Exynos and then switched to S23 and the prorblem sitll persists. It's a software issue if you compare a settings screnshot (the background is not black, as supposed, it's gray, light gray). Download a balck image, and you'll see that the pixels are off, as it should be on an amoled display.
I have the s24 plus with snapdragon and trust me there is no grainy issue and I had 23 ultra before. I would suggest replace the device as there could be something wrong
@@andreidumitru2936 no sir that's just your phone somehow magically having those effects
Thanks for your honest views on the half- baked Samsung S24 Series. Subscribed to your channel because of this honesty. Keep it up! 👍🏼
What is there to do with the grainy screen issue? Are there any fixes, trade-ins?
Hi Mo, You did not overcrititised them!
They claimed that exynos is the same as snapdragon, wich is a LIE . You could show it with procedures, and numbers.
In my case (dual sim usage, and often no wifi) the difference is: I can arrive at home with a working phone or not. For me its a HUGE difference.
I do not want to waste money to a phone that can not serve me trough the day, especially for this amount of money... And i do not want to carry a powerbank with a brand new flagship phone.
Keep up the good work!
I have the base Snapdragon S24, I'm pissed they capped the WiFi7 feature, I hope to enable that feature later on with a software!
i know ur mad but wifi 7 is not even popular and barely rolling out its basically a useless feature wifi 6 and 6e are more reliable so theres nothing really to be mad about because it wont really affect you
@@speedsongss4u I'm mad because I got a WiFi7 Router and bought a S24 because I read It will have Wifi7, I spent 2 days trying to get my S24 work with wifi7 until I found out they capped that feature in the Base and plus model, Wifi7 only works with the S24 Ultra. My S24 has the Snapdragon Gen 3 Chip, and that chip is totally capable of Wifi7, they that restricted that feature by software.
@@armandolo17 oh I'm sorry that's horrible
@@armandolo17 do u have grainy issue in s24
@@mysticz5478 nope, I dont have that issue, my screen is perfectly ok.
I like your honest reviews which no other youtubers told, even though I currently use base s24 global version. I chose it because I got promos that made it cheaper than base 23. For now, my significant complain is One UI 6.1 which I prefer my old phone's 5.1. Since I came from an old midrange device, perhaps my own standard is pretty low to complain my new s24 lol.
My s24 ultra takes really good pics and videos but is it just me but my video recordings have a small stutter every once in a while? Hopefully they fix it with an update because it a jumpy video messes up the whole thing.
Isn't the Exynos supposed to allow Samsung to "optimise" the software because they now control the software and hardware on the phone?
If they can't even get their own chip right that's pretty bad.
Samsung really doesn't care about optimization, they only care about marketing and sales, they are literally famous for lagging phones and keep doing it.
But look at all youtubers that praised the exynos version on s24, it's exactly same every damn year. People are too guliable and they don't learn.
It is the fabrication process of chips that has the problem
@@rishikesh7676 well, pixels phones use the same fabrication and take the best photos in smartphones
@@alecsander4352 it's the heating I'm talking about, snapdragon 888 and 8gen 1 were made by Samsung. The phones that used them had heating issues.
@@rishikesh7676 the op talked about optimizing softwate I assumed you're replying to him
I was super hyped about getting the new S24+ when I saw your videos about the differences between Exynos and Snapdragon, I'm in a Exynos region and here it's hot all year, I can only begin to image how much it will overheat, causing the battery to drain even faster, and the camera is just not refined, the AI features caught my attention for a bit, but knowing it'll also come to S23, I'm now really considering buying last year's model instead
Hello Sir, the S24 SD has no problems encountered on Exynos version?
@techmo2020 hi, first congrats on great overview for exynos. Second, would you suggest to go for s24 snapdragon vs exynos if i use 50/50 wifi/5g and few hours of mobile hotspot, rest of day on wifi doing social media, browsing and yt? I can buy s24+ exynos cheaper than s24 snap. Battery is imortant to me alot.
Hi no I would not recommend it if you do hotspot and 5G.
@@techmo2020 you offcourse mean to not buy a exynos version, right :)
I am your fan watching your video in Hong Kong. You've been uploading some very interesting videos over the past few weeks. I wish this influence to create small changes. Btw, I have one question. Which model do you prefer, S23 or S24 Exynos? (normal) And what is the difference in battery performance between the two?
Thanks mate. I did my masters in HKUST and I miss Hong Kong. I prefer S23 but S24 snapdragon is even better.
I would like to ask during your test of S24 did you have any problems with the USA version when you used it in Europe, and can there be any problems at all?
I didn't have problems but I didn't test them in all cities. The Chinese or Hong Kong Variant is more compatible with our bands here in Europe.
@techmo I can get the S24 with SD imported, including tax etc for the same price as the S23? I plan to use the device for a longer period, but I use the phone a lot in the dark with the lowest brightness. Is the grain annoying? What should I choose S23 or S24?
S24 snapdragon is amazing. The graininess is not annoying on S24 for me but it is on S24 Ultra. Between S24 EX and S23 I would pick S23. I'm running a test now and will publish it this week.
@@techmo2020 Okay, thanks a lot for the response
I don't know Why I kept Preferring S23 Series Over S24 series before even it was Launched. And an irony is that, I don't own one but has been planning to get one soon.
I got my s24 exynos preordered with a heavy discount (74% of current price). s24 is not worth paying for full price considering that its almost identical to s23 sd. For me id choose s23 now as the preorder discounts are gone and its basically cheaper.
Hi there! I'm also experiencing the grainy display issue on my s24+ and it really pisses me off that the samsung service center here won't allow me to replace my device as they said its not defective even though clearly theres some graininess on the display! 😅
Bro can you tell me plz
Your phone is exynos or snap dragon ?
Exynos - international version
SM-S926B/DS
@@rabaromar4100.
@@anton_.I stick to s23 plus 😅
@MaDFroG88 actually the reason I bought the 24+ is because of the higher display resolution, and what's ironic there is im one of the few who get to experience the grainy display issue :) HAHAHAH
Great to see how honest you are, we all as costumers really appreciate that.
Thank you for the video. Is S24+EX really that bad or it just disappointing due same price for EX and SD? I I want to upgrade from mi9 and there seems to be no worthy model on the market this year. I plan to keep the phone for many years (which is obvious, since I still have Mi9). S24+EX impresses with its long-term support for 7 years. But can he grow old normally? Is it worth considering the version for China? Or maybe better pick S24Ultra for such a long time. I don't plan to play on it, I just want a cool and fast phone for many years.
Pick the Ultra, if you plan to hold your phone for many years the battery efficiency is crucial. Higher temps destroy the battery gradually.
Tips for spending money wisely when it comes to tech products :
-Dont buy the product immediately no matter how excited you are
-Watch several reviews ( balanced reviews not from one region) , looks like USA RUclipsrs focus more on building their channels while releasing cosmetic reviews 😅
Did you experience the grain/mura on both the base S24 and the S24U? Is there any difference in the severity between the two models?
On both, on ultra it is more severe but I feel it's a hit and miss and depends on your unit.
Finally... Someone giving honest reviews we can trust!
New subscriber earned & well deserved.
I am just so confused between s23 plus or s24 plus? Please help. I want a better performance, no lagging or heating as i play games and a good camera. Should i take s23 plus ans exynos is being criticized for it's long term use.
Thanks I think you are the only one talking about the real issues we are facing.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I am rocking the base model s24, I have had no issues with it and am very happy coming from a pixel 6 pro. I thought that you were nitpicking and overly critical, but the pictures do not lie, and the phone does have its issues. Great video. Keep up the great work!
Your content is STELLAR. Seriously, don't stop making these. In 3-5 years you will be one of RUclips's biggest tech guys, your work is as good as the Rtings team.
No way lol he probably gonna go until 100k and stuck there for years before reaching 200k
Nice lies
I completely agree that this does not stop because most of the tech RUclipsrs are just feeding us lies by now
For the Exynos reason I have not upgraded this year and kept my S23 and Ultra for next year upgrade. But I don't support Exynos.
S24 ultra has snapdragon 8 gen 3 everywhere. Only regular s24 & s24+ has exynos version..
Why you will upgrade with an S23?
@@Begeye-bh5ux exactly
@@dnbcatalina6192I guess you try to upgrade every year if you can.
After watching you, I don't think I would recommend S24 to anyone around me. (I'm in the Exynos zone.)
Let's not forget that the base S24 also doesn't support ultrawide band. That's another nip at the heels of future proofing it. I can see in a few year's time needing that feature with Apple and Google working together to make a universal Find My network, and the base S24 isn't going to be able to utilize trackers due to missing it. It's really annoying how Samsung will gimp the base models to upsell the behemoth that is the ultra.
Thanks a lot for this video !!!
the thing is that the average consumer doesnt really care, not like us tech nerds
i consider myself an average consumer, I use my phone for social media, taking pictures, some apps (like editing pic and videos) 2 or 3 not heavy games. Other than the battery draining faster on Exynos 2400, which is the only one available in my country, do you think there is anything else that will deter me from buying the S24 plus?
love the honest reviews Techmo
i like the fact that you point out that a product costing that much should be perfect.
This video is a slap on the tech reviewers who claims that ‘this is the best phone I have ever used’!
Btw, is the Mura issue an hardware issue?
in my use ,exynos is fine and doesnt heat,the phone is extra smooth on light mode and good guardians lowered cpu temp but im comparing it to my old s22 which was terrible, i had to sell it after 10 months of use,it heated up from nothing,used 30 percent battery in 8 hrs of sleeping and i had to charge it 3 + times daily
I want to upgrade from xiaomi MI 9 I wanted to get S24+(870euros) as with their promotion it is cheaper than S23+ (999Euros)in my country but they released Xiaomi 14 for 899E and now I am not sure if S24+ is still worth it. I plan to keep the phone for 3-5 years. I love the S24+ design, camera and display and the only reason why I haven`t bought it yet is that Exynos.. Would you go for S24+ as that that 15% discount makes it even cheaper than xiaomi 14?
Nice video once again! 😊 Would you recommend buying S24 base US variant?
Absolutely, it's an amazing phone, love it.
@techmo2020 did i get exynos 2400 s24 in Europe, i have S21 FE snapdragon 888
So it seems like people didn't complain for nothing when it comes to exynos version, well then i made my mind and surely won't buy an exynos version especially knowing that in other countries for the same price or even cheaper you can get snapdragon version, what a bummer..
Thank you for reviewing products as it is with full honesty. Many YTrs are afraid to expose the truth because they are afraid of losing sponsorships.
Is the mura effect fixable by software or is it a hardware issue? Im planning to upgrade to s24+ from a redmi note 9 and I want to keep the phone at least 5 years. You guys recommended it?
Hardware unfortunately.
@@techmo2020 I see.... I will have to think about it then, S24 series feels rushed
8:13 The laugh during this statement made me remember of Norman Osborn lol
you gained a new subscriber, I used to be a samsung fan im buying everything single product from samsung since 8 years but from now on I won't buy anything else from them anymore I dont trust this brand anymore. I did pre-order the s24 ultra and I got a screen with 4 horizontal bars on low light and grainy with mura effect. samsung refused to change the phone and made a screen replacement for a 3 days old phone, and I still get the same issues with the new screen. SAMSUNG IS OVER FOR ME I will never support this brand.
My s22+ developed green and pink lines on screen. Repairs are expensive and its better to just upgrade. Trying to decide on whether i should get an s23+ or aim for long haul and get s24u
One observation I've made regarding the quality of the screen of my s24 compared to my s21 fe is that the latter is much sharper and better looking. And I'm not talking about the colour saturation that was fixed with the update. Still even with the new update and the new slider cranked up, the s21fe looks more vivid and vibrant. What bothers me the most is with watching videos, say yourube, I notice a blur on moving objects like people's head with the s24 that is clearly not there with the s21fe. I wonder if it has someting to do with the adaptiv refresh rate and asked myself if the fixed rate of 120hz on the s21fe and in general is superior for video quality.
Sounds like bending issues to me, check this Samsung forum post:
us.community.samsung.com/t5/Galaxy-S24/S24-Display-Quality-amp-AOD-Missing-Options/td-p/2787203/page/225
@techmo2020 Thank you, I'll check it out
Very honest review. We need more honest people like him. Can u also do a pixel 8 pro review? That has an even worse tensor cpu ehich is worse than ex 2400
Thanks mate. I'm waiting for 8a to come out to review Tensor G3.
@techmo2020
Hi, can you see if the snapdragon version has russian language ? thanks
Hi what about PWM which is low on s24 hence have negative impact on eye? Should i be worried?
S23 series PWM is 240 Hertz. S24 series PWM is 492 Hertz. S24 series will give you less eye strain than s23. Hope this comment helps you.
@@pedrovaldivia7694 yes but still its very low pwm compared to other phone.. thank you
will you prefer dsicounted s23 or s24 now?
Save the money and get the s23. The only notable difference are the AI features which the S23 will get this month anyway.
Your videos have been helpful. Here in Singapore, we get the Exynos version.
I am not anti-Exynos, but you are right to say we are spending a lot of money to get a S24 model, and they cost the same across two different chipsets.
So maybe I'll wait for a major price drop before I get the Exynos S24.
I bought the s24 plus for 1440 in Singapore. And it exynos. That is before I know about the common issue with exynos but I still like the phone. Just heating too fast. Hope my phone can last long.
S24 exynos in India costs 970 USD 💀
Second comment about the S24 Ultra:
i am really unimpressed by the camera. I did make a private comparison between my oneplus 7 pro of 2019 with Google Camera Mod and the S24 Ultra.
With the main camera and good daylight both make pretty similar 12 megapixel pictures. But i like the oneplus google cam photos better, because of the more detailed, realistic and cold look.
Also i really dont like that the s24u main camera has 24mm. All my photos look like taken from a (ultra) wide, its too wide for me. Thats something no one talks about. 26mm would be much more suitable.
At least the zoom cameras are awesome, pure gold.
Samsung leaped in the wrong direction 🤦♂️
Instead of offering a practical new features, they adopted a rather gimmicky or already existing ones!
I'd say everything went wrong. Not an Apple fanboy. Switching from iPhone to S24 Ultra. It's just a broken unfinished phone. Regretted that I already gave up my iPhone. I hated the camera AI. The taken photos are worse than any phone from 4 years ago. How come.
We need more people like you. Looks like engeniers and scientists are the only ones willing to reveal the truth and hence making us to thrive.
I'm a loyal Samsung Galaxy Note user but I can't even justify buying the last gen S23 Ultra for myself at about Rm4000 here in Malaysia. Don't know what happened with Samsung prices but they don't drop in value nowadays. I bought my Note 8 at around RM1800 a year after it launched with the price tag of RM4500. Bought my Note 20 (imported from Korea for the Snapdragon chipset) for RM2500 when it launched for around RM3900 a year before. Current gen I'm jumping to Oneplus 12. Gonna miss the S-Pen but oh well.
Mo jump in to help here! |
I own s10e and I would like to upgrade my camera, battery and processor speed in that order but still remain on regular size.
What would you recommend me buying? s23 (600 eur) or s24 exynos (730 eur)
Or maybe switch to iphone 14 pro? (900+ eur)
I am in the same boat with a s10e , S23 is the smallest good andriod phone u can find m I will upgrade soon.
I have both iphone 14 from work, had S23 and using S24 now.
iphone 14 is reliable, but it's very clearly behind Android phones in terms of software features and even hardware. S24 Exynos is extremely unreliable, sometimes I don't have signal even in my home (e.g bathroom). S23 is wonderful but the battery capacity is a bit small for my taste, it lasts a day but in 2-3 years u probably need to change the battery or the phone.
Between these options S23 is solid. Go for iphone 14 if u wanna change from Android to iOS ecosystem. There is a learning curve.
@@techmo2020
How about battery between 14 pro and s23?
s23 is much cheaper even in 256gb option
@@stefanvemic S23 battery is noticably better compared to iphone 14 pro. I would say around 10 percent.
Than it is a deal breaker for me, so i will go for s23 with enchanced memory and ufs 4.0 as well!
Thanks for feedback and all reviews you did, im pretty sure you are the best content creator here just keep up with a nice work.
Remember me ??? So what will you say about grainy issue ? Is this hardware issue or software? ND should we keep it as it is ??
ND 2ndly what u were saying about snapdragon vs exynos ? Which one is better dear ?
It is hardware unfortunately. Snapdragon for sure is better, both in thermals and battery life
@@techmo2020 thank God atleast I've snapdragon model...
But what u will say sir ?? About grainy issue?? Should I go with consumer complaints or not ???
Drag Samsung to the court...
They probably rushed the project a bit too much. If they spent another year fine tuning the product there wouldn't be issues that still need to be resolved.
Nothing wrong with my Exynos s24. Amazing❤
I was considering upgrading my S22U to the S24U because the battery doesn't hold a charge for as long as I'd like, & I would have expected a better screen, camera, speakers, performance etc after 2 years. However it sounds like the screen might be a downgrade, as I don't have banding, graininess or any other screen problems I hear being reported on my S22U. So I'll save my money & wait I think.
Got the Exynos S24, I can confirm the battery life is horrible. Even my previous S23 with Snapdragon had a better battery life.
Pls update cause I bought the exynos s24 T_T and its getting delivered in a week T_T
Is it still really bad
Going from S23 Ultra to the S24+ with a trade in deal... I was extremely upset when i realise it didnt have a Snapdragon 2 let alone 3.
I am selling it this week and going away from Samsung now. Havent since the S2. But time to get a gaming phone because if Flagships cant run Warzone. And my S10+ did no issues.
Then something is seriously wrong
I have the plus and it's been freezing while playing one particular game though I don't play many. More frustratingly, though, it'll randomly lose internet connection while I'm out and about on Mobile Data. I've never had this happen with a Samsung device before. I temporarily switched to my Pixel 8 and had ZERO issues with the game and internet connection but the screen is too small for me to keep using. I was even sent a refurbished Plus device that did the exact same thing. This was supposed to be an "upgrade" from my S22 Plus but I feel like I actually downgraded.
Thanks for the honest thoughts. Although some are subjective, like the difference in processing, the cellphone is tuned to what their target audience wants. I love photography and IMHO cameras are so advanced in cellphones that it surpass the expertise of reviewers that only use them in auto. It seems like reviewers only bother to learn the advanced functions of the iPhone and for other brands they just expect to do no work at all, as has happened with MKBD (I don't follow him, I don't mean disrespect if I wrote incorrectly his name) that deemed a top photographic tool like the Sony Xperia as the worst although, from somebody that had cameras before cellphones, it is probably the most photographic cellphone ever in terms of getting the reality and not a digital interpretation, which is useful to me for building reports but for photography as esthetic in my S20 FE is usually a bit more limited.
Samsung pro mode is miles away from Xperia Alpha interface. For me the hardest thing moving from Sony to Samsung was giving up on pro mode on Xperia phones.
Thank you for such great content..keep it up
Thanks for the excellent and honest review!
Well done with your analysis, it's been by far the best I've seen on youtube. Samsung never seem to learn.
Hello! Thanks for your honest review! 🙂Would you go for S23 or S24 at the moment? Or maybe for Xiaomi 14?
Thanks for watching. I am not done with Xiaomi 14 tests yet so I merely don't have enough information. I would personally pick S23, it is great and predictable. For me predictability and reliability are more important than gimmicks.
Thanks!@@techmo2020
I am using an S20 5G, imported from China, so with Snapdragon 865 and 12GB of RAM. Yes, 12GB of RAM. I've been tempted by S23 with its snapdragon 8 gen 2, but damn, that phone does look like a downgrade from my phone in terms of display, the way it feels and the way it looks.
I know opinions are divided and many people like flat screen phones, but my S20 still looks like it has less bezel on it's screen (thanks to the curved edges) compared to any 2024 device with a flat screen. And while a curved screen is not for everyone, a curved back is definitely something great for in hand feel. And the S20 has them both. Also, snapdragon 865 is still a chip that is giving, I am very surprised by it. I am also using my phone in Dex for work and it's a breeze really. Browser open with tens of tabs, BT headset, a big ass USB hub that does both charging and output, an Xbox gamepad, facebook, whatsapp, vmware horizon, you name, everything open and it does not break a sweat, while consuming 1W in idle and about 5W in usage. That's what I would call tuning of a mobile chip for mobile usage. Games like CSR2 look fantastic on a 1080p screen (haven't tried 1440p because my hub does not support) and aether sx2 lets me enjoy great PS2 titles like NFS underground series, midnight club, etc in 2-3x native resolution without any hiccup. While all of this happens, add the fact that I can freakin' answer phone calls with my mouse, which is hilariously interesting, use mobile data even (talk about always connected PCs that Christiano Amon was talking about some time ago). I could go on forever with this phone and I freakin love it. I hope S25 with 8 gen 4 will be a big step up and Samsung will not ruin everything by selling only Exynos, because I'll never ever buy an Exynos phone, unless they fix the modem, power consumption in general and all the issues that they have, which is unlikely to ever happen.
hi Mo my mum insisted l get the ultra even though l wanted the plus(for shape and size)l just wanted to hear your view on which is better value
Which country do you live? I personally went for ultra, but check the MURA effect if you get the Ultra. Lots of phones unfortunately are affected with this problem. Go to a dark room and put the screen brightness to lowest value and see if the phone screen is grainy.
Well, looks like I will wait for the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 release and hopefully S25 Global will get it as well.
All exynos chips for s25 series according to reports.
@@JackHackett1 That's disappointing to know🫠
@@user-dz7pg4wu7u yep
I have a question how can you know which one your buying?
If you live in North America, you will receive SD. Any other region is exynos. China is SD too I think.
Is the grainy display and MURA only on S24U due to the anti glare display, or was it present across the whole lineup ?
My S24 base has the same issue.
It's a hardware issue that can't be fixed with the software updates...That's why ...now utubers r telling that it's not a perfect android stuff...And Samsung must do something else to resolve this...
Grainy display issue is major in s24ultra
I think I'm just gonna upgrade to the S23U this year. Thanks.
Hey! Good video describing the problems of the S24 series!
I wouldn't count the display saturation as a bug or problem. Because the display is probably less saturated by design. Samsung users complain about a less vivid screen, because they are used to extremely unnatural vivid displays. Samsung did go for a more natural look.
So even after the February patch on my S24U I still use the vivid setting with the slider to the left. It looks like before the update. The display calibration is nice, can't complain there and I can't relate to the critics.
Also you are completely right. It is more important to deliver a good product to keep users. Not hunting for one time sales and then loosing customers, because the product doesn't deliver. I think many issues you showed us in your extremely good exynos comparisons (for real: thank you for the quality content) aren't important or noticeable for the average smartphone user. They will think exynos runs fine. But the ki features are so unimpressive and first gen like, people will probably not use AI on the AI phone and not buying an AI phone again.
I really need some advice here! Watched all your videos on S24 but I'm always left whit the question "what phone do I i buy now?". I just want to know if someone comming from a older galaxy phone, in my case S10, should also stay away from the S24 Exynos. I know that if you have s23/22 you should. Im considering S24 S23 and iPhone 15 and i want an expensive phone like this to last minumum 5 years. So s23 is not an option unless i get a really good deal, iOS seems really unintuitive but i might just deal with it so i never have to deal with Exynos again.
It's a very good question. I personally switched to ultra even though I never had a big phone. But even that has grainy screen issue. It's a tough year. I love Xperia 5 series but I don't recommend it if you plan to keep the phone due to lack of software support.
Your S10 has the same amount of ram as the latest S24, that's not gonna hold up really well. If you're buying an android and you wanna keep it for years, you should get something with 12gb at least
I planned to switch from S20FE to S24... I use s20fe (exynos) with dual sim, and the gsm reception is low, the battery time also... (i'm surrounded with hills and forest). When i saw the first video with flicekering 4g reception on exynos, i stopped, and watched several videos/forums in this topic. Then i found Mo. Because of his videos, i decided to not use exynos at all...
I remained with 3 choice: Asus Zenphone, S24 ultra, and xiaomi 14.
- My company does not give us zenphone as a work phone, so i skipped that.
- The Xiaomi 14 i just too expensive for a xiaomi...
So i decided to pick the s24 ultra.. Its big and heavy, but with good reception, good battery life, and good cameras...I needed something that i can surely depend on, and i think this is it...
I plan to sell it after 2-3 years for better money, and buy something smaller...
I'm still angry with Samsung, i feel that they lie to the customers when they say exynos is the same as snapdragon. It isnt.
Again, Thx Mo! I'm waiting for my brick to arrive...
@@clear9104 yeah that's what I thought and on top of that you'll get exynos. S24 would surely be fine for 1-2 years but that not enough for me
@@techmo2020 I'm really leaning towards iPhone at this point. Idk if they have any similar hardware issues like Samsung does (guess not) but iOS is the scary part here. Never used iPhone before.
They mainly broke sales records because the pre order offers were thr best in samsung history. Normaly it takes atleast half a year before they reach those prices.
I was close to buying a phone myself.
It looks like I'm keeping my S23 for longer
No your not complaining. This is a flagship device,that means the The compromises should be minimal if none at all every metric of a device screen camera battery processing should all be top-notch
I got both the S23 and S24(Exynos) through pre-orders from Samsung Australia.
With promos I got the S23 for AUD1159.20 (from AUD1349)
And the S24, I got it for AUD812.29 (from AUD1399) which was a much better deal than my S23.
So I'm not complaining about Exynos even if there are issues.
No way I'm gonna get as good a deal if I imported a Snapdragon version and who knows if it will be optimal for Australian carriers
Price aside I've personally had a better experience with my S24 over the S23. Noticeable performance improvements and better battery life. I regularly end my work day at over 60% whereas it was below 50% on my S23.
I did notice the less vividness initially but the recent update fixed that.
I don't care too much for the AI features or gaming. I'm a PC gamer.
I just need a compact phone with good performance for the essential tasks and the S24 has been brilliant.
Gave my S23 to my wife and she's happy with it.
Samsung should be forced to use the same processor in all markets. I had an s23 ultra, and my son has an s23 he's 11, so ultra is too big. I've upgraded mine to s24 ultra, but I'm not upgrading the s23 because of the exynos processor!
I have the Exynos version, it’s been great, no overheating or freezing, and the benchmarks are almost the same as the snapdragon! Exynos of old was definitely a problem but seems to be fixed now! But I will say that we should have got the snapdragon in all regions! Anyway very happy 👍
I noticed the snapdragon s24 gets warm playing youtube vids at 1440p, but in 1080p it seems to be ok.
Will wait for s25 ultra, another grainy screen mean I will go to other brand. Thanks for the video, it really hammer the nail for me
This Is the second S24U I have. The first one had this problem and was terrible, this second one has visibile grain too but less evident.
Nd help me with this grainy issue, should I file a consumer case against Samsung??
Is this issue still there? Didn’t they fixed it?
Do a video on the Xiaomi 14 bro. Comparing it to the S24 Shitxynos.
Usually Samsung have really good displays, they and LG are the main screen makers. Samsung use to make the screens for the Apple phones.
Should I just get the s23 plus instead of s24 plus? And I'm thinking of Iphone 15 but the problem with that phone is that it only has 60hz, 6gb ram, customization and camera zoom.
I would go for S24 Plus, it has better screen for battery consumption, a higher resolution, and larger battery. I used it for a few weeks, I kinda liked it. I also use iPhone 15 for work, I really don't like it, specially the 60hz display and lack of zoom camera.
@@techmo2020 Ok and I don't even have an apple stuff so it would just be more expensive buying a charger for the Iphone 15 and air pods. Also is the battery life good on the s24 plus?
I was about to buy the S24U through the samsung shop when I came across your video and that saved my life and wallet for real. How come Samsung makes the best displays for iPhones and other android brands but can't afford to put the same quality onto their own phone display ? For 1.5k euros that's not the quality I am expecting from such a huge brand...
My phone get super hot after 10-20 gaming playing brawler stars. Had to seat next to a small fan. Otherwise my hands gets so sweaty that I can't even comfortable holding it. I have the Snapdragon 3gen chip.