Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra vs S23 Ultra | 5-Day Review | Camera, Gaming, Battery & Beyond!

Summary

The video compares the new Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra to last year's S23 Ultra. The phones have nearly identical dimensions and designs, with subtle tweaks like a flatter S24 display. Performance gets a boost with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip in the S24. Cameras are slightly improved as well, with less noise and more realistic images, especially in low light. Battery life remains excellent at over 16 hours of video streaming. However, with strong existing performance and high price tags, upgrading from the S23 Ultra may not provide enough benefit for most users.

Takeaways

• 😀 The Galaxy S24 Ultra design is very similar to the S23 Ultra, with minor tweaks like a flat display and titanium frame.
• 📷 The S24 Ultra camera upgrades include a sharper 200MP main sensor and improved zoom capabilities.
• 🔋 Battery life remains excellent on the S24 Ultra, similar to the S23 Ultra.
• 🤳 The S24 Ultra display is brighter and less reflective than the S23 Ultra.
• ⚡️ Performance is boosted on the S24 Ultra with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset.
• 🎮 Gaming seems mostly similar between the S23 and S24 Ultra so far.
• 🆕 The S24 Ultra will get longer software support than the S23 Ultra.
• 💲 The S24 Ultra doesn't seem like an essential upgrade for S23 Ultra owners.
• 🤔 The video host will test the S24 Ultra further before a full review.
• 👍 Overall the S24 Ultra brings welcome but not dramatic improvements over the S23 Ultra.

Q & A

What are the main design differences between the Galaxy S23 Ultra and S24 Ultra?

The S24 Ultra has a completely flat display while the S23 Ultra has slightly curved edges. The S24 Ultra also has skinnier bezels, a matte titanium frame instead of glossy aluminum, and is slightly lighter.

How does the display compare between the two phones?

They both have a 6.8-inch 1440p AMOLED display with 120Hz refresh rate. The S24 Ultra display is brighter and less reflective, but otherwise very similar.

What updates were made to the rear camera setup on the S24 Ultra?

The 10x telephoto lens on the S23 Ultra was swapped for a 5x telephoto lens with higher 50MP resolution on the S24 Ultra. This improves clarity between 5-10x zoom.

How does the S24 Ultra battery life compare to the S23 Ultra?

The battery capacity is the same at 5000 mAh. Battery life is excellent on both, lasting over 16 hours in a video streaming test. The S24 Ultra lasted slightly longer.

What processor powers the S24 Ultra?

It has the newer Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip, while the S23 Ultra has the previous gen Snapdragon 8 Gen 2.

How do the cameras compare for low light photography?

The S24 Ultra produces cleaner images with less noise and more accurate colors in low light scenes.

What software differences are there between the two phones?

They both run One UI 6.1, so the software experience is very similar. The S24 Ultra will get software updates for 7 years vs 4 years for the S23 Ultra.

Does the S24 Ultra have any improved gaming capabilities?

No major improvements observed yet. Both phones can play intensive games like Genshin Impact smoothly, but the S24 Ultra does get quite warm.

Is the upgrade from S23 Ultra to S24 Ultra worth it?

For most users, no. The changes are minor and not essential. Only worth upgrading if you can afford it and want the latest model.

What are the main advantages of the S24 Ultra over the S23 Ultra?

Improved low-light camera performance, slightly better battery life, newer processor, and anti-reflective display.

Outlines

00:00

📱 Overview and Design Comparison of Galaxy S23 Ultra and S24 Ultra

The paragraph provides an overview and comparison of the design and build quality of the Galaxy S23 Ultra and new S24 Ultra. It notes minor differences like flatter display, skinnier bezels, matte titanium frame on S24 Ultra. Dimensions and weight are nearly identical. Both phones have IP68 water resistance. The S24 Ultra has more scratch resistant Gorilla Glass Armor screen.

05:00

🤳 Software, Storage and Display Comparison

This paragraph compares software, storage options and display features between the S23 Ultra and S24 Ultra. Both run One UI 6.1 but S24 Ultra has longer software support at 7 years. Storage options are the same. The displays are nearly identical 1440p AMOLED with dynamic 120Hz refresh, but S24 Ultra screen is brighter and more visible outdoors.

10:01

⚡ Performance, Battery and Charging Comparison

The paragraph looks at performance, battery life and charging differences. The S24 Ultra has latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip vs 8 Gen 2 in S23 Ultra. Benchmarks show better multicore performance but real world use seems similar so far. Both phones have massive 5,000 mAh batteries with excellent life, but charging remains disappointingly slow at just 45W.

15:02

📸 Camera Comparison in Depth

This paragraph provides an in-depth comparison of the rear quad camera systems on the S23 Ultra and new S24 Ultra. The S24 Ultra has upgrades like a 50MP telephoto with 5x optical zoom that captures better zoomed shots. Overall the S24 Ultra produces more natural looking, detailed photos especially in low light. Selfie cameras remain unchanged.

Keywords

💡Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra is the latest flagship smartphone from Samsung, released in 2024. It is the successor to the popular S23 Ultra model. The video reviews the S24 Ultra and compares it to the S23 Ultra in terms of design, display, performance, camera, battery life and other key features.

💡Display

Both the S23 Ultra and S24 Ultra have large, bright, and vibrant OLED displays with QHD+ resolution and 120Hz adaptive refresh rates. The S24 Ultra's display is brighter, less reflective, and uses the latest Gorilla Glass Armor for protection.

💡Camera

The S24 Ultra has an upgraded camera system over the S23 Ultra, with improved image quality and zoom capabilities, especially in low light. Key camera upgrades include a 50MP telephoto lens and general improvements to contrast, sharpness and color accuracy.

💡Performance

The S24 Ultra is powered by the latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip, an upgrade over the S23 Ultra's Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. This results in better benchmark scores and theoretically better performance for complex tasks, although everyday use feels fluid on both.

💡Battery

Both phones have the same large 5,000mAh batteries with excellent battery life. The S24 Ultra lasted slightly longer in a video streaming test. However, charging speed remains unchanged at 45W.

💡Design

The S23 Ultra and S24 Ultra have almost identical physical designs, sizes, weights, water resistance, S Pen stylus, etc. Subtle changes on the S24 Ultra include a flatter display, thinner bezels, matte titanium frame, and new colors.

💡Price

The S24 Ultra costs £1,249, an expensive flagship price. The video considers whether the upgrades are worth it for S23 Ultra owners to upgrade given the high cost. It suggests upgrades are nice rather than essential.

💡Gaming

Gaming performance is highlighted as one area where the S24 Ultra has not noticeably improved over the S23 Ultra so far. Frame rate stability in intensive 3D games like Genshin Impact remains inconsistent.

💡Software

The S24 Ultra showcases One UI 6.1, but the software experience will be identical to the S23 Ultra soon. Key software features like DeX, S Pen support, Bixby, etc remain unchanged between generations.

💡Verdict

In summary, the video delivers an initial verdict that the S24 Ultra brings iterative improvements to the display, cameras, and performance versus the S23 Ultra. But S23 Ultra owners may not find the upgrade compelling or worth the premium cost.

Highlights

The s24 Ultra has a completely flat display, whereas the s23 Ultra had slightly curved edges

The s24 Ultra's Gorilla Glass Armor display is less reflective and brighter than the s23 Ultra's

The s24 Ultra has a matte titanium frame that resists fingerprints better than the s23 Ultra

The s24 Ultra commits to 7 years of software updates vs only 4 more years for the s23 Ultra

The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip brings a performance boost over the 8 Gen 2 in the s23 Ultra

Gaming performance seems similar between the s23 and s24 Ultra so far

The s24 Ultra camera captures sharper, more natural looking images than the s23 Ultra

The s24 Ultra has improved low light photography performance

The s24 Ultra's 5x telephoto lens offers better clarity from 5-10x zoom than the s23 Ultra

Video stabilization remains excellent on the s24 Ultra

Battery life on the s24 Ultra matches the s23 Ultra's astounding performance

Charging speed hasn't improved on the s24 Ultra

An upgrade from s23 Ultra to s24 Ultra isn't essential given the high price

Gaming performance on the s24 Ultra may improve over time

Everything else about the s24 Ultra is excellent so far

Transcripts

so you've already got last year's Galaxy

s23 Ultra stashed in your pants or bag

or wherever you shove the thing but

because your proper flush you're

seriously considering an upgrade to this

year's s24 Ultra but is the fresh

Samsung Galaxy s24 Ultra actually worth

the

1,249 pund Askin price will you actually

notice any real difference in the camera

Tech the gaming experience all those

bits that really matter well I've had

the Galaxy s24 Ultra for a good few days

now so here's what I think of it so far

and how it Stacks up against last year's

Almighty Flagship and for more on the

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Bell cheers now first up if you slap the

Galaxy s23 Ultra side by side with the

fresh new s24 Ultra I'd imagine most

people would really struggle to tell the

difference between them CU Sami lat

blore more or less identical dimensions

and only a few little subtle design

tweaks one of the most obvious

differences is now the display on the S

24 Ultra is completely flat whereas

there was a never saw slight curvature

here on the s23 ultra those edges did

slop a we we bit and the main difference

I've noticed is that in apps like diesa

where there's a scrolly baring on the

right hand side nice and easy to use now

on the s24 ultra whereas it was always a

bit of a bck on the s23 ultra sometimes

took multiple attempts to actually grab

the thing but thankfully no added girth

here on the s24 ultra as a result still

got gently sloped edges which are quite

comfortable to clutch but unfortunately

the Sim sharp Corners proper Palm pokers

they are really jut into your hand when

you are using them with just the one M

s24 Ultra has slightly skinnier bezels

down below as well but it's it's pretty

subtle and Samsung has also changed up

the frame for the ultra model so no

longer do you have the shiny glossy

aluminium frame of last year's s23 Ultra

the s24 ultra now supports a matte

titanium frame this doesn't get as

smudgy and greasy as the older model

thankfully resists those fingerprints

and other Grime and titanium is also

supposed to be more durable than the old

armor aluminium although to be fair that

s23 Ultra is frame still looking in

pretty good niit considering I've been

banging it about for the best part of a

year and the newer phone also

technically a wee bit lighter thanks to

that titanium frame although it's still

a bit of a heer at 230 G so in a blind

test where I pick them both up and I try

and work out which is which based on

just the weight I'm honestly guessing

every time as for the ass end well apart

from the fresh new color options there's

bugger all difference between the s23

ultra and s24 Ultra you got the exact

same slightly juton camera lenses which

means that when these phones are sat on

a desk or table they do rattle about the

place as for the general hardiness well

they're both ip68 water and dust

resistant so you can drop them in a sink

or a bath or whatever they'll be

absolutely fine just give them a quick

towel and off and that front display has

been up upgraded as well from Gorilla

Glass victus 2 here on the s23 ultra to

the fresh new gorilla glass armor here

on the s24 ultra apparently this is less

susceptible to scratching than the old

victus 2 which is good news because the

s23 ultra is coed in tiny we Nick could

be a lot worse again cuz I've absolutely

punished this thing the last few months

but still but the major difference I've

noticed so far between the two is that

gorilla glass armor is a lot less

reflective as you can see there despite

having the same mass mive Spotlight

beamed right onto it you can barely even

see it here on the s24 ultra so between

that and the fact that it's a brighter

display it's much much easier to see

what is going on on the s24 ultra if

you're using the outdoors and the sun

shining so here in the UK that will come

in handy in about 6 months time and

hidden away beneath each of these

Almighty screens is the same ultrasonic

fingerprint sensor just as responsive

and reliable as always and that's also

backed up by a good bit of face and lock

action as far as the soft software goes

well it's the fresh new oneui 6.1

launcher here on the s24 ultra of course

that should be getting beamed to the s23

ultra imminently if you haven't had that

already so why the software experience

should be identical on these pricey

blows including the usual plethora of

Samsung's apps and services personally I

find it kind of irritating that you got

two web browsers two calendars two

wallets two sodn assistants of course

because oh yes Bigsby is back Bigsby and

yes the s24 ultra is packed to the tits

with various AI features which you may

have heard Samsung bang on about a bit

but don't think you'll be missing out

with the s23 ultra because those

features are coming across to the older

phone in an upgrade and yeah you got the

exact same S Pen related shenanigans on

the s24 ultra and the s23 ultra the

stylus itself hasn't changed up at all

same dimensions weight Etc I'll have the

exact same features and functionality

once they're both on the same version of

one UI however one major difference

between this pricey pair is the level of

software support that Samsung has

offered cuz they've committed to seven

full years of oos updates and security

patching here for the fresh new Galaxy

s24 Ultra whereas with the older s23

Ultra it's just four more years of

security and OS updates of course the

way that everything's going right now I

wouldn't be surprised if by 2030 we're

all living in underground caves licking

the walls for sustenance but maybe

that's just me oh and it's the same

storage situation on the s23 and s24

Ultra 256 gigs of storage space as base

you can boost that to 512 gigs or An

Almighty terabyte if you've got a bit

more cash to stuff inside of Samsung's

metaphorical g string so let's have a

bit of a shuy at the display Tech and

we're talking yet another massive 6.8 in

AMOLED panel slapped here on the s204

ultra same as last year it's once again

a 1440p screen so we're talking ping

sharp eye candy despite the fact it is a

spacious display and Dolby Vision

support once again missing in action but

you do have full hdr10 streaming support

instead and on the default display

settings you can certainly expect Vivid

vibrant visuals but you can calm down

those colors a bit if you'd prefer and

according to Samsung the Galaxy s24

ultra's display is even brighter now

although to be fair the s23 ultra was

already brighter than the bloody Sun I

can't really see any actual improvement

with my admittedly wrecked eyeballs but

the s24 ultra's anti-reflective Finish

does certainly improve that visibility

and of course we're talking ltp Tech

here with a refresh rate skill and all

the way up from 1 to 120 HZ depending on

what you're up to and no change either

for the dinky selfie cam sphincter it

barely intrudes at all when you go full

screen even though it is centrally

positioned and naturally yes the s24

ultra once again has a big beefy stereo

speaker setup same as the s23 ultra

let's just test them side by side so you

can see the results so first the s23

Ultra 24hour review with his absolute

monolith and I'll slap my Sim in there

for an in-depth review next week and now

the s24 ultra apologies about the

temporary Studio setup by the way I'm

actually still in San Jose it's only

about an hour since unpacked finished

LED it right here from the conference

center bloody knacked I am so yeah as

before prop bloody loud but the clarity

is still decent on that top volume I

honestly can't notice the difference

between the two when I pump them all the

way up and if you jump on into those

audio settings you'll see there's buger

all difference you've once again got

that Dolby Atmos support including Dolby

Atmos for gaming and you do have an

equalizer if you want to Tinker around

with the audio output yourself now on

the performance side of things pretty

straightforward upgrade for the s24

ultra which is powered by qu Cobb's

latest freshest beefiest Snapdragon 8

gen 3 compared with the older 8 Gen 2

which is stuffed inside of the s23 ultra

and if you're a fan of the benchmarks

well as you can see there 8 gen 3 big

step up in terms of the multicore

processing so should theoretically be

better for those more complex tasks or

simply running lots of apps at the same

time I got to say though the overall

experience on the older s23 Ultra is

still perfectly fluid so no real

noticeable difference in the everyday

experience between the s23 and the s24

and certainly so far on the few days

gaming with the Galaxy s24 Ultra I

haven't noticed any real step up there

either the likes of genjin impact for

instance can still run on the highest

graphic settings with generally a stable

frame rate although there is the

occasional Wii juder here and there

which I was not expecting it's probably

not helped Along by the fact that the

s24 ultra does get rather toasty under a

lot of pressure so when you've been

gaming even for just 15 to 20 minutes it

does get quite warm to the touch and

that is despite Samsung saying they

bunged an even larger Vapor chamber in

the s24 ultra and if you have a squint

in the lab section of game booster

settings there is an alternate game

Performance Management option in here

which I've tried turning on and it

doesn't really seem to make any

difference but you know I've still

really enjoyed genjin impacting here on

the s24 ultra despite these minor blips

in the frame rate and you know could

just be early Jitters cuz I've only been

testing out the s24 ultra for just under

a week now I will continue to test the

gamean ahead of my index review

hopefully give you an update for that

yeah and as for the actual gaming mode

as well well that hasn't really improved

at all unfortunately for the latest

version of oneui still pretty basic

stuff compared with a lot of Rivals and

of course one of the absolute highlights

of the old s23 Ultra was the astounding

battery life the thing was like Michael

pissing Meers it just would not die and

good news is s24 ultra does not

disappoint on that front you got the

same capacity battery 5,000 mahs and

even with extensive play on these things

you won't kill them dead in a single day

unless you really really try very bloody

hard I'm talking hours and hours of

screen on time even with plenty of

camera action good bit of game and all

that good stuff I did a proper side by

side battery test as well just streaming

video nonstop on these things from a

100% charge the Galaxy s23 Ultra did die

slightly earlier than the s24 ultra but

both survived for over 16 hours so good

news if you go on a lot of long whole

flights sadly however Samsung hasn't

bothered to improve the charging speeds

at all so they both top off at 45 W wide

charging or 15 wat wireless charging if

you're charging them wirelessly you'll

definitely want to do that overnight cuz

it takes bloody hours now last year's

s23 Ultra introduced a fresh new 200 Meg

adaptive pixel hp2 camera and Samsung

has decided to stick with that 200 Meg

sensor on this year's model Now by

default both the s23 ultra and the s24 4

ultra Ed 16 in1 pixel bidding capturing

12 megapixel images though you can boost

this resolution to 50 meg or the full

200 Meg if you so desire likewise you've

got Samsung's scene Optimizer slapped on

both of these smartphones although I

prefer to leave this knocked off cuz it

does tend to artificially boost colors

and make things look a bit less natural

than they actually do in real life I've

certainly found that the s24 ultra is

more capable overall compared with the

s23 ultra less saturation in those test

shots when the almighty blowers are

confronted with strong contrast you get

sharper results in those lighter areas

though the tradeoff is that the darker

areas lose some of the finer detail you

will see in the s23 ultra picks but

certainly more natural looking images

with the s24 ultra and there's a clear

Improvement in the evenings at least

quite a lot of the time the s24 ultra

once again captures more realistic

images with sharper detail compared with

the older Flagship you've got less noise

to contend with making things murkier

when the lighting is CAC and tones and

textures are more accurately captured

although in some of my sample shots the

differences aren't quite as obvious and

the s23 ultra performs almost as

strongly you do still get some noise and

softer results when you're shooting in

ambient indoor lighting but the s24

ultra is on the whole a Dependable

shooter and seems to be a gentle Step Up

in most areas for everyday shots and as

for the portrait mode as you can see

you've now got more zoom options here on

the s24 Ultra one times two times three

times or five times if you want to get

nice and close to your subject whereas

you're stuck with one times or three

times here on the older s23 Ultra and

for some reason the food mode seems to

sh its pans every time here on the

Galaxy s24 Ultra so you get much better

results with the older Flagship

hopefully that's just some weird early

bug not really sure what's going on

there now with the old Galaxy s23 Ultra

you got a pair of telephoto Shooters

both 10 megapixels one one working at

three times optical zoom one offering 10

times optical zoom the s24 ultra swaps

out that 10 times zoom lens for a 50

megap shooter this time with a reduced

five times optical zoom and this does

offer a clear Improvement in image

Clarity when you're zooming between the

five and 10 times levels compared with

the older Ultra while the focus can now

cope with closer subjects if you want to

pick up those finer details at the 10

times zoom level and Beyond the old s23

Ultra does often come out on top

offering slightly stronger Clarity

although in most of my test shots

there's really not a huge amount in it

and both of these phones can zoom right

into the 100 times zoom level which

frankly is more than you should ever

need and things do unsurprisingly start

to get a bit fuzzy when you are hitting

those kinds of levels and again the

telephoto results are a step up on the

Galaxy s24 Ultra in lower light

conditions you've generally got less

noise the details are a wee bit sharper

and colors are closer to what you'll see

with the naked eye results with the 12

megapixel Ultra wide angle Shooters

slapped on both the s23 ultra and s24

Ultra absolutely fine not quite as

capable in Darker conditions however

especially if there's any kind of motion

and if you're happen to catch my s24

ultra unboxing video you'll know that

there's lots of really clever ass AI

photo editing tools to P about with

spruce up your pcks make them look even

more gorgeous the good news is those are

all CED to the s23 ultra as well so

you're not missing out and if you want

to shoot some home movies well the good

news is you can capture footage all the

way up to 8K resolution once again at 30

frames per second otherwise if you bump

it down to Ultra HD you got a choice of

30 or 60 frames per second and we once

again talking cracking picture quality

here on the s24 ultra that stabilization

is again tastly smooth even when you're

wandering about all over the place

panning the camera like the previous

generation you could smoothly zoom in

and out while filming without a jarn

transition between the lenses though as

usual that Ultra wide angle shooter

isn't as capable for video capture he

got a little bit less noise at night

when you're zooming in with those

telephoto Shooters although it's not

usually much of a difference both of

these Samsung blowers do a solid job in

the evenings and on the audio side of

things the s24 ultra is once again a

start just like that s23 ultra wind

interference is dampened down so you can

clearly pick up vocals when you're

shooting Outdoors so even a blust Boat

Trip in San Francisco was handled deafly

by this Mighty Flagship and last of both

of these Samsung Ultras serve up the

same 12 megapixel selfie camera so no

real difference between the two you got

the same craggy faed miserable git with

both and there you have it my lovelies

that in a TT wi nutshell is how the

fresh new Galaxy s24 Ultra Stacks up

against the older but still pretty

bloody expensive s23 Ultra I'm

definitely loving the s24 ultra so far

five days in I'm going to be using it as

my full-time phone for at least another

week or so before I deliver my in-depth

review however cuz I feel like the

gaming performance isn't quite there

just yet hopefully it'll settle down and

that will improve over time but so far

everything else is excellent the cameras

certainly an improvement over the

previous year battery life is once again

excellent the media chops are topnotch

loving the anti-reflective display as

well but if you've already got the older

s23 Ultra I would certainly say an

upgrade to the s24 ultra not exactly

essential especially given the kind of

money that we're talking here as

obviously you wipe your ass with 50

notes in which case yeah go for it I

mean I've never actually even seen A50

not anyhow that's what I reckon but what

do you guys think of the s24 ultra and

if you've got the s23 ultra are you

tempted to upgrade maybe you've already

got your pre-order in be great to your

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