A familiar 2024 flagship with a great screen and useful GenAI capabilities, but the camera needs some TLC
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus Review • Bigger, brighter, better screen The S24 Plus’ screen is not only 0.1 inches bigger than its predecessor at 6.7 inches, but it also boasts high-end tech like a LTPO-enabled 120Hz refresh rate and a maximum brightness of 2600nits to boot. • A new focus on GenAI With Galaxy AI... ...the S24 Plus can do some pretty impressive stuff, from transcribing and translating meetings to removing elements from your photos – and it all happens entirely on-device. • Top-end performance Despite the chipset split, regardless of whether you get the Exynos 2400 for Galaxy or Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy, you’ll find top-end performance with dedicated support for Generative AI. ✔ Galaxy AI is genuinely useful.
✔ Larger, faster screen.
✔ All-day battery life and then some ❌ Same camera setup as S22 Plus.
❌ Exynos & Snapdragon chipset split is back You want a solid all-rounder The Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus is a good, if not exceptional, all-rounder, with a nice screen, powerful processor and a premium build. You want the best camera performance The Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus’ camera setup remains unchanged for the third year running. That means other premium phones like the Pixel 8 Pro, OnePlus 12 and the Galaxy S24 Ultra all offer a more versatile shooting experience. That’s especially true when it comes to key elements like camera tech that remains completely untouched for the third year in a row. All this while the more expensive Ultra model has seen several camera upgrades in the same period. Thankfully there are elements here that pull it back from the brink, like the capable (and very handy) Galaxy AI, a lovely 6.7-inch QHD screen, the customisable OneUI 6 and a whopping seven years of OS upgrades, but if next year’s S25 Plus again looks the same, we might have a problem on our hands.