I like my new phone, but a lot of my appreciation is probably due to the fact that I was upgrading from a six year old Note 8 (my Note 8 was an upgrade from a S3 mini, so it is obvious I keep and use my phones for a long time.) Btw, I loved that if I dropped my S3 mini and the cover and battery broke apart from the phone that I could just put the pieces back together again like Humpty Dumpty. The screen never broke or scratched and the phone kept working. The newer glass screens make me nervous, and I don't want to install a cover on the screen so I'm constantly having to baby the new phone.
There was nothing wrong with my old Note 8 other than Samsung had stopped providing updates for it a couple of years ago and two of my financial apps no longer worked. I hope Samsung provides updates for the S24 for a longer period of time.
Transferring the data between phones was pretty easy, but some of the settings in my apps needed to be reset. I use the Clock app a lot to set reminder alarms, and I still haven't figured out a way to change the default alarm sound (Homecoming). I really dislike the default, and it is another unnecessary step to change it every time I set an alarm.
The fingerprint unlock is also consistently not working. I reset my fingerprints and it still doesn't work most of the time. I am in the middle of an international move and will try to fix it again when things have settled down.
I purchased an unlocked phone directly from Samsung because I got a government discount, which made the price competitive with Best Buy, and because there were a few unique colors. I got orange (one of my favorite colors), but it's a muted, dull color. I would not have purchased orange if I had seen it in person. I would go with the green color if I got a do-over or even one of the regular colors offered in stores.
Great phone, great battery life. Upgraded from an S22 Ultra and you really notice the difference. Battery like is much better and everything is just faster and better
Amazing device, extraordinary capabilities, beautifully designed love the additional Samsung features you wouldn't find in Google's vanilla Android. Cons that I can live with: Lack of advanced face recognition, it's a heavy device, tye fingerprint scanner doesn't work very well with screen protectors
Switching from a Z fold to this in the beginning was a bit weird but without regrets. Comfortable in hand, very clean screen and easy to use .... weight is excellent for a phone this size. All in all a very good product
Purchasing my new galaxy S24 ultra through the Shop Samsung app was easy. I received an excellant price for the exact phone I wanted. The phone is easy to use. I wish the front camera was slightly better. Overall I'm happy with my upgrade.