Best Gadgets I Tested in 2024 #4: Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
2024 kickstarted the AI Phone era, with Samsung being one of the first to introduce GenAI capabilities in the Galaxy S24 Series. Called Galaxy AI, Samsung added features like Circle to Search, Generative Edit, AI Summarization, Smart Compose and AI Wallpaper Generator among other AI features to the Galaxy S24 series. The 24 Ultra, in particular, takes the fourth spot in my top five best gadgets I tested in 2024.
?The S24 Ultra did bring iterative upgrades, like a Titanium frame, a slightly larger 5,000mAh battery, a new 50MP telephoto camera with 5x optical zoom, LTPO AMOLED display with 2,600nits peak brightness, and 12GB RAM on all SKUs. Another significant upgrade powering all the Galaxy AI experiences is the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC.
?The overall experience offered by the Galaxy S24 Ultra has been great, but Galaxy AI made a major difference in how we use AI features. Here is a quick list and recap of all the Galaxy AI features and what they do.
·????? Circle to Search: A new way to search, shop and translate!
·????? Live Translate: Break language barriers to communicate easily.
·????? AI Summarization: Save time by getting a gist of lengthy articles within seconds.
·????? Chat Assist: Improve your conversational tone in messages and chats.
·????? Magic Compose: Say goodbye to writer's block!
·????? Generative Edit: Unleash your creativity and photo editing wizard with AI editing.
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·????? Instant Slow-mo: Add drama to your regular videos.
·????? Generative AI Wallpapers: Create your own, unique wallpapers.
?You can read my in-depth piece on Galaxy AI here.
Now, as I look back at the year, Generative Edit has been one of my most used features followed by Live Translate, which came super handy on my recent Hong Kong trip. All other features are good too, but I have not made the most of them yet. Samsung, still has more AI features than the competition for sure, but how it will encourage the usage adoption, and monetise these features going further is something that will be worth tracking going further. ?