Galaxy S24 İle İlgili Söylenmeyenler! Türkiye'de İlk Değil Ama Son

Summary

Volkan provides an in-depth critique of the newly released Samsung Galaxy S24 smartphone series. He highlights issues like the significantly higher prices compared to last year's S23 series, reduced optical zoom capabilities, the continued use of Exynos chipsets which benchmark lower than Snapdragon, slower charging speeds, and removal of color options. Volkan argues Samsung is copying Apple's strategies and needs to be more aggressive with pricing and features to compete against growing Chinese brands like Xiaomi and Oppo.

Takeaways

• 😕 The prices of the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra series in Turkey have increased significantly compared to last year's S23 Ultra.
• 😠 The speaker believes Samsung is acting too much like Apple in its pricing strategy.
• 😟 The speaker thinks Samsung has made questionable decisions like reducing the optical zoom from 10x to 5x.
• 😒 The speaker doesn't understand why Samsung insists on using Exynos chips in some regions.
• 😫 The Exynos 2400 benchmarks significantly lower than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip.
• 😩 The speaker wants Samsung to offer both Exynos and Snapdragon versions.
• 🤔 The speaker thinks Samsung should bring back color options like gold.
• 😞 The speaker wonders why Samsung got rid of useful extras like chargers.
• 😡 The speaker accuses Samsung of killing off popular phone series like Galaxy J and Galaxy F.
• 😐 Overall the speaker is disappointed and critical of Samsung's decisions with the S24 series.

Q & A

What are some key points Volkan makes about the Galaxy S24 series pricing?

Volkan points out that the Galaxy S23 Ultra launched last year around 44,000 TL in Turkey, but the Galaxy S24 Ultra starts at around 81,000 TL this year. He questions why the price has almost doubled despite no major increase in dollar/euro prices.

What does Volkan say about the titanium frame of the Galaxy S24?

Volkan says Samsung claims the S24 has a titanium frame, but further investigation revealed it's actually aluminum with a titanium overlay, not a fully titanium frame like the Xiaomi 14 Pro.

How does the Exynos 2400 compare to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 according to Volkan?

Volkan cites Antutu, Geekbench, and 3DMark results showing the Exynos 2400 scoring 26% lower in Antutu, 6-13% lower in Geekbench, and unable to complete 3DMark testing, indicating poorer performance vs the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3.

What happened to the optical zoom capability in the Galaxy S24 series?

Volkan points out the S23 Ultra had 10x optical zoom but the S24 Ultra is reduced to 5x optical zoom, questioning why Samsung reduced the optical zoom capability.

What does Volkan say about the lack of Gold color option in the S24 series?

Volkan feels the Gold color was one of Samsung's best and questions why they removed it in the S24 series, saying they should have been more aggressive with colors.

What does Volkan suggest about Exynos chips in Turkey?

Volkan suggests Samsung should offer Snapdragon models in Turkey too, even if they costextra, so people aren't forced to buy Exynos if they don't want to.

How does Volkan compare mid-range Xiaomi charging to the S24 series?

Volkan shows a Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro+ that includes 67W charging out of the box, while the S24 Ultra limits charging speed to 25W without buying a separate 45W charger.

What happened to the Galaxy J, F, and M series phones?

Volkan questions why Samsung killed off these popular budget phone series that were big sellers.

Why doesn't Samsung sell the M series in stores according to Volkan?

Volkan doesn't understand why Samsung only sells the M series online, preventing customers from seeing and touching them in stores.

What does Volkan say about artificial intelligence in the S24?

Volkan argues the AI features are nothing new - even Google Photos can identify objects, so AI alone doesn't justify the S24's high pricing.