Samsung has announced the Galaxy S24 Ultra with much more improvements than its smaller siblings.
Announced alongside the vanilla Galaxy S24 and S24 Plus, the new Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra offers a lot more improvements while still retaining a similar formula that the S23 Ultra has. For one, it is now made out of titanium alloy — following the transition of the iPhone 15 Pro series — making it tougher while also being thinner and lighter than its predecessor.
It is then sandwiched by the new Corning Gorilla Glass Armor, which is said to be 4x tougher against cracks and is 75% less reflective. The screen is also now less curved, which is great if you like applying a screen protector on your device.
That said display is a 6.8-inch QHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2x panel with a 1Hz to 120Hz adaptive refresh rate with a better VIsion Booster for a higher 2600-nits of peak brightness.
Unlike the S24 and S24+, the Galaxy S24 Ultra will ship with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy processor on all markets. The “for Galaxy” branding only means that it has a slightly higher Prime core clock than the standard version. It also features a much bigger vapor chamber for cooling.
The battery has a large 5,000mAh capacity, which only has 45W charging and 15W wireless support. The charging speed is way behind the competition, but this should translate to a longer battery lifespan.
Of course, there’s the over-the-top cameras. There’s the sharp 200-megapixel main camera with a bright f/1.7aperture, a 12-megapixel ultra-wide with 13mm equivalent, and a 10-megapixel 69mm telephoto lens. A 12-megapixel selfie camera is on the front.
Finally, we have Samsung’s big push with AI, which can be seen in the Live Translate, Interpreter, and Chat Assist that is present in video calls and others.
There’s also the AI-enabled Note Assist within the Samsung Notes app, Circicle to Search, Transcript Assist, and better Android Auto features like summarization of incoming messages and reply suggestions so you stay focused on the road.
AI is also used in photography and photo editing. A lot of these new AI features were developed in collaboration with Google. Oh, and speaking of Google, the whole Galaxy S24 series will ship with Android 14-based One UI 6.1 with 7 years of software support.
The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra has a price of Php84,990 for the 12GB/256GB, Php92,990 for the 12GB/512GB, and Php106,990 for the 12GB/1TB. It’s now up for pre-order in the Philippines where you can save up to Php36,000 and get freebies like a Galaxy Watch6 40mm valued at Php16,990. The Orange, Blue, and Green colors are exclusive to the Samsung.com website.
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra Specs
- Android 14, One UI 6.1 (7 years support)
- Dual SIM, Dual standby
- 6.8-inch QHD+ Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2x display, 3088 x 1440 pixel resolution, 501ppi
- 1-120Hz variable refresh rate
- HDR10+, 2600 nits peak brightness
- Corning Gorilla Glass Armor (front and back)
- 3.3GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy octa-core processor
- 12GB RAM
- Adreno 750 GPU
- 256GB/512GB/1TB UFS 4.0 internal storage, non-expandable
- 12-megapixel front camera, dual-pixel PDAF
- 200-megapixel (f/1.7, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS) + 50-megapixel (periscope, 5x zoom, PDAF, OIS) + 10-megapixel (3x zoom, PDAF, OIS) + 12-megapixel (ultra-wide) rear cameras, LED flash
- AKG-tuned stereo speakers
- IP68 dust and water-resistant, Titanium frame
- S-Pen stylus
- Under-display fingerprint scanner, Face unlock
- HSPA+, 4G LTE, 5G
- WiFi 7, tri-band
- Bluetooth 5.3
- GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
- NFC
- Ultrawide Band (UWB)
- Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX
- USB-C
- Dimensions: 162.3 x 79 x 8.6mm
- Weight: 233g
- Colors: Titanium Gray, Titanium Black, Titanium Yellow, Titanium Violet, Titanium Blue, Titanium Orange, Titanium Green
- 5,000mAh non-removable battery, 45W wired, 15W wireless, 4.5W reverse wireless charging