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SD cards are never coming back on phones.Damn, that's the 4th S-series Ultra model in a row to come with a 6.8" screen. I guess they've settled on that size going forward. Having no SD card slot and paying tons of extra money up-front being your only option for extra storage seems to have become standard also. I'm going to have to upgrade from my current Note 20 Ultra at some point, but my Note 20 Ultra has a 6.9" screen and an SD card slot. I like Samsung phones but I'd really love something to upgrade to that didn't feel like a downgrade or a compromise.
And if certain mfgr's continue to get their way, very soon there will be ZERO ports/slots etc of any kind on any phone anywhere....well, maybe we will still have speakers for a while, but that's it !SD cards are never coming back on phones.
Pre-ordered an S24 Ultra from Best Buy today. BB is including a $150 e-gift card with pre-orders, but only offers $450 trade-in for the Pixel 8 Pro. If I keep the S24, I'll sell my 8P on Swappa.
Gotta try it before deciding whether it's a down or upgrade. I use a case for my phone, so the sharp vs. rounded edge is a non-issue for me.Your downgrading from the Pixel 8 Pro to S24 Ultra?
I'm being silly, but seriously though, what does the S24U offer or do more or better than the P8P? I love stock Android and the lack of bloatware and duplicate apps, plus I find the rounded smaller shape of the Pixel 8 Pro easier and more comfortable to hold than the sharp corners of the Galaxy Ultra.
Unless you consider a midrange phone like the Galaxy A24, which also has a headphone jack and better battery life than the flagships. Having just gone from a Pixel 5 to the 8 and barely noticed any performance improvement in real world usage, the case for flagship phones gets harder every generation.SD cards are never coming back on phones.
How can we not love your honesty Zorachus.I think I'm just getting burned out on new smartphone releases, a lot of the same old, same old, nothing really new, unless you wait 2 to 3 years between upgrades then yes it's a big upgrade, but year to year upgrades lately are just lighting your ca$h on fire.
But don't listen to my rants, it's exciting getting new gadgets, it hits those dopamine levels
That makes any of the new features completely useless. This phone is DOA.
let's not forget most of Google's AI tricks are mostly done on the back end by their serversThat makes any of the new features completely useless. This phone is DOA.
That whole [mostly] fake presentation they gave was pretty stupid.let's not forget most of Google's AI tricks are mostly done on the back end by their servers
Hard Pass for me. will skip Pixel 9 most likely as well. sticking with my Pixel 6 as it works just fine
yes that's what I am waiting forPixel 9 has been rumored to be a big nothing upgrade. It's the Pixel 10 that will be the top dog with custom made TSMC chipset.
You and me both; it's getting harder and harder to tell apart these yearly releases. About the only way you can tell apart a Note 20 Ultra from an S22 Ultra is the camera array being individual lenses rather than an island with one big rectangle of glass, and from there, the S22U, S23U and S24U all look almost identical save for the gradually shrinking amount of glass curve.I was curious about the S24 ultra, but honestly, it does nothing for me, looks like a nice enough smartphone, ya. But not pumped up or super exciting, to me. How is it much better than the S23 Ultra?
I think I'm just getting burned out on new smartphone releases, a lot of the same old, same old, nothing really new, unless you wait 2 to 3 years between upgrades then yes it's a big upgrade, but year to year upgrades lately are just lighting your ca$h on fire.
I have been waiting years for Samsung to return to flat screens! Still have my Samsung S9, but going to wait one more year for the S25 which I'm sure will be well worth the wait, with even more AI. I must say the S24 Ultra's flat screen looks so attractive compared to my curved S9.I can't be the only one whose favorite feature of the S24 Ultra is also one of the simplest: the return of the flat screen.
There's no point to having those curved screen edges on a penabled phone; it just makes it harder to use the S Pen on the very edges, and somehow Samsung thought this was a great idea as far back as the ill-fated Note 7, right up until now. It was "form over function" in the worst way.
It also means you have more viable tempered glass screen protector options besides the Whitestone Dome Glass with that LOCA UV glue.
You and me both; it's getting harder and harder to tell apart these yearly releases. About the only way you can tell apart a Note 20 Ultra from an S22 Ultra is the camera array being individual lenses rather than an island with one big rectangle of glass, and from there, the S22U, S23U and S24U all look almost identical save for the gradually shrinking amount of glass curve.
That said, I'm getting an S24U largely because my Note 20 Ultra's got cracked glass on both sides and is living on borrowed time as far as software updates go, especially with the locked bootloaders they slapped us with. That's about a three-year run when factoring in the late-year release of the old Note line, not too bad, more time for those iterative upgrades to add up to something meaningful - but I'm not gonna like losing the microSD slot, 1 TB internal storage be damned, just like I never liked losing the headphone jack, the IR blaster, or easily user-replaceable batteries.
If they're serious about the 7-year software update promise, I wouldn't mind keeping the S24U for that long. Maybe at the end of that period, they'll actually have a worthy upgrade other than "N20U but with a new SoC and no microSD" like the past few generations have been.
Yes, this was mentioned above. This is beyond idiotic and is a major turn off for the phone, considering this is their biggest pitch for it. It's like ... now we have to pay for basic functionality of phones? They already bumped the price of the flagship by 100 bucks. I get times are hard, but this is just stupid.Samsung says Galaxy AI features will only be free ‘until the end of 2025’
Notably, most of Samsung’s AI suite runs through the cloud. The translation features and some others work fully on-device, but some of the more impressive demos, like Generative Edit and transcription run through the cloud (off of Google’s Gemini models).
[9to5google]
I'm feel exactly the same as you... My Note 20 Ultra still works flawlessly and love have the option of adding storage via SD card. I don't see any flagship phones using SD cards these days and I've been using only Galaxy phones since the S3. My screen is starting to show signs though as there is light bleeding where the front camera phone is located and also around the edges... Doesn't bother me enough to replace but the battery has held up surprising well. Maybe cause I've been capping the charging to 85%.Damn, that's the 4th S-series Ultra model in a row to come with a 6.8" screen. I guess they've settled on that size going forward. Having no SD card slot and paying tons of extra money up-front being your only option for extra storage seems to have become standard also. I'm going to have to upgrade from my current Note 20 Ultra at some point, but my Note 20 Ultra has a 6.9" screen and an SD card slot. I like Samsung phones but I'd really love something to upgrade to that didn't feel like a downgrade or a compromise.
I enjoy the simple, non-BS of my iPhone, though I have enjoyed messing around with Pixel phones and Samsung phones (my last one was the Note 20 Ultra and it was great). Is the iPhone more boring than all the constantly changing and new features of Android phones? Sure. But the iPhone is a consistent experience and everything just works as I expect it to. I do miss tinkering with Android phones, but I know what I'm getting with the iPhone.I'm feel exactly the same as you... My Note 20 Ultra still works flawlessly and love have the option of adding storage via SD card. I don't see any flagship phones using SD cards these days and I've been using only Galaxy phones since the S3. My screen is starting to show signs though as there is light bleeding where the front camera phone is located and also around the edges... Doesn't bother me enough to replace but the battery has held up surprising well. Maybe cause I've been capping the charging to 85%.
This whole AI subscription service model Samsung is pushing with the latest S24 makes me question whether I should finally get an iPhone....
I agree with what others have posted above. Paying a subscription for AI features is the dumbest thing ever and I can imagine they will try to add everything possible under this AI umbrella like even photo editing as an AI feature that you need to pay subscription for moving forward... If this is what Samsung is doing I'm done with them...
My current work phone is an iPhone and I've used iPhones since iPhone 6 cause of work... The more I used it the more I'm open to the idea of if becoming my primary phone...I enjoy the simple, non-BS of my iPhone, though I have enjoyed messing around with Pixel phones and Samsung phones (my last one was the Note 20 Ultra and it was great). Is the iPhone more boring than all the constantly changing and new features of Android phones? Sure. But the iPhone is a consistent experience and everything just works as I expect it to. I do miss tinkering with Android phones, but I know what I'm getting with the iPhone.
I'm feel exactly the same as you... My Note 20 Ultra still works flawlessly and love have the option of adding storage via SD card. I don't see any flagship phones using SD cards these days and I've been using only Galaxy phones since the S3. My screen is starting to show signs though as there is light bleeding where the front camera phone is located and also around the edges... Doesn't bother me enough to replace but the battery has held up surprising well. Maybe cause I've been capping the charging to 85%.
Does anyone know if the S24 will have improved AI speech-to-text for texting in the messaging app like google pixel has the "assistant typing"? Looks like Samsung only advertised the AI voice to text in the Translate app and recording app. They showed nothing of it being used in the texting/messaging app as part of the samsung keyboard. I would hope that if Samsung is using AI to translate languages in real time voice to text that the same tech would be utilized in the voice typing feature on the samsung keyboard when sending text messages. I really wanted fast Pixel level voice typing on samsung with punctuation.