Galaxy S24 Ultra three months in: what aged well, what did not

The Galaxy S24 Ultra launched January 2024. Three months later, the parts I rate are not what Samsung marketed.

What aged well Titanium frame, 233g. Lighter than the S23 Ultra and noticeably warmer in cold weather. The flat display, without the curved edges of older Ultras, is a quality of life upgrade I underrated.

What aged badly Galaxy AI features. Live Translate misses tone. Note Assist is decent, but I write notes faster myself. Circle to Search is the one feature I use, and it is on the Pixel too now.

Camera Main 200MP, 5x telephoto, 10x digital crop on the 5x. 10x photographs are usable, not great. The 14 Pro Max competes at 3x optical, gets crushed at 10x.

S Pen Still the reason to buy this over an S24+. If you do not use it, the S24+ saves you £200.

Battery 5000mAh, two days under typical use. One UI 6.1 has solid background management.

Software Seven years of updates promised. I will believe it when I see year five.

Good phone. £1,249 base is steep. Worth it for power users.