Living With The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra โœจ BIG DISAPPOINTMENT (But It's NOT all Bad!)

Alex Gear & Tech โ€ข February 24, 2024
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Useful and down-to-earth tech reviews. At least once a week. Every week I will be providing you with at least one video on the latest tech products, covering Audio, Video, Smartphones and Accessories through down-to-Earth reviews. โœจ For business enquiries: [email protected] โฉโŒš๏ธ๐Ÿ’ป๐ŸŽ›๐Ÿ’ก๐ŸŽฎโค๏ธ I am having a ton of fun creating content for you and I hope you enjoy it! My ๐Ÿ’ฏ% focus is in providing useful content for you. I will aim to respond to every single comment and answer every single question. โšก๏ธ A bit about me: Brazilian guy, living in the UK for the last 20 years and a Technology Architect. Like many of you I've had to learn quite a few things by myself and with my years of experience in the tech industry, I've got a lot to share. For full transparency in how I work, I've written this Ethics Statement: https://alexgtech.com/this-is-the-way. โœ… Business enquiries: [email protected]

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โœจHollyland Lark M2 ๐ŸŽค ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿผ https://geni.us/HollylandLarkM2 The Galaxy S24 Ultra honeymoon period is over. But is there still love for the S24 Ultra? ๐Ÿค” โœ… The skin and cases I mentioned: https://geni.us/dbrand_Alex ๐Ÿ‘• The lovely shirts I wear in all my videos? ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿผ https://geni.us/AndSons_Alex ๐Ÿ›’ Use Code ALEX20 for 20% OFF! ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Now available in the US too ๐Ÿฅฐ https://geni.us/AndSons_AlexUSA (same code for 20% OFF!) โœ… Other gear I used in this video: โœจAction camera ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿผ Insta360 AcePro Action camera: https://geni.us/Insta360_AcePro โœจ ๐Ÿ˜Ž My favourite ND filters that you see me using: โœ… Sandmarc ND Filters and lenses: https://geni.us/SandmarcStore (10% OFF) โœ… Freewell Basic ND Filters and lenses: https://www.freewellgear.com/en/samsung/1070-2373-samsung-galaxy-ultra-basic-kit.html?affp=48248#/phone-s23_ultra โœ… Freewell Ultra Cine Pro Kit: https://www.freewellgear.com/en/samsung/1067-2427-samsung-galaxy-ultra-cine-pro-kit.html?affp=48248#/color-gold/phone-s23_ultra My overall experience has been good with the S24 Ultra, but not exceptional value for money in my opinion. My honest assessment: ๐Ÿค• Samsung launched a bit early, leading to some initial issues. ๐Ÿ˜ญCamera inconsistency in 50MP mode (potential shutter lag), solved by using Pro mode or tripod. ๐ŸชซBattery performance, display colors, and minor durability concerns. โค๏ธโ€๐Ÿฉน Design offers large display but sacrifices comfort. The highlights of my experience though: ๐Ÿฅฐ OneUI: convenient features like Split Screen View. ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ Display: unmatched for content consumption and work. โฌ†๏ธ Performance: snappier than iPhone 1 5Pro Max and Google Pixel 8 Pro ๐Ÿ“ธ Cameras: excellent portrait mode, fun to learn photography with. ๐Ÿ”Š Speakers: significantly improved sound quality. ๐Ÿค– Galaxy AI features: Writing Assist, AI Photo Editing, Slow Mo in video, Circle to Search, useful in specific scenarios. #GalaxyS24Ultra #SamsungGalaxy #s24ultra #Samsung โšก๏ธ I have my own shop on Amazon now! Come on over and have a look at all the gear I use to create these videos for you! I am always updating this ๐Ÿ‘Š โšก๏ธ https://www.amazon.com/shop/alexgeartech To support the channel you can also use these links. No extra costs to you, but really helps the channel so I can continue creating these videos for you ๐Ÿ‘Š ๐Ÿ’ป Amazon Computers, Tablets and IT Accessories https://geni.us/yg64LC ๐Ÿ›’ Shop the Top Categories on Amazon https://geni.us/7hqAIdm ๐Ÿ’ก Amazon Launchpad items: https://amzn.to/33O62v9 ๐Ÿฟ Get Prime video: https://amzn.to/33O62v9 ๐Ÿ—ฃAlexa! https://amzn.to/3eTMKuv Follow me on Twitter @AlexGTech1 and Instagram @AlexGTech My website and how I work with brands https://alexgtech.com ๐ŸŽถ ๐ŸŽง The jam I use in all my videos is from Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/kzow7g/ The amazon links are from the affiliate programme so if you purchase an item I get a tiny percentage which goes into funding more videos for you, so a win win :-) 0:00 Galaxy S24 Ultra - They should have waited ๐Ÿคฆ๐Ÿฝ 0:45 OneUI 6.1 update ๐Ÿšจ They fixed it! 1:19 The Galaxy S24 Ultra did feel like it was running Beta software at times 1:40 Is ExpertRAW broken when using the 5X lens? 2:15 Disappointment 1: Shutter Speed issues 2:45 Why canโ€™t Samsung use itโ€™s AI to properly adjust the shutter speed? 3:14 Disappointment 2: Battery Performance ๐Ÿชซ 3:30 Disappointment 3: Durability on back panel 3:55 Ergonomics. A question of trade-offs 4:15 Samsung Galaxy OneUI 6.1 Getting things done, beyond multitasking ๐Ÿฅฐ 5:00 When basic OneUI features make a huge difference 5:23 Not my typical video quality๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ 5:40 Galaxy S-Pen 6:15 Display - Nothing comes close to the Galaxy S24 Ultra 6:45 Performance - Is it really noticeable? ๐Ÿค” 7:21 When Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 makes a difference โœจ 7:35 Cameras ๐Ÿ“ธ Galaxy S24 Ultra 8:10 Pointing and shooting like a Pro! ๐Ÿฅฐ 8:27 Sony Xperia ๐Ÿ˜‰ Just a teaser for you 8:38 Learning photography with the S24 Ultra 8:57 Speakers - Samsung finally improved this! ๐Ÿ”Š 9:21 Galaxy AI ๐Ÿฆพ ๐Ÿค– 9:40 Writing Assist - Underrated feature ๐Ÿฅฐ 10:08 Generative AI Photo Editing โœจ 10:30 What I thin will come next in Gen AI for smartphones 10:50 Circle to Search. The jury is out on this one ๐Ÿค” 11:05 Social Media camera usage ๐Ÿคณ๐Ÿผ 11:25 A hidden gem! ๐Ÿ’Ž Dual Recording 11:45 A great addition to your setup ๐ŸŽค Hollyland Lark M2 12:15 Lightweight and tiny! A very convenient way of capturing great audio! 12:50 Hollyland Lark M2 main features 13:30 Should you get a Galaxy S24 Ultra? โœจ 14:00 Is it worth it for Galaxy Z Fold 5 or newer iPhone users? ๐Ÿค” 14:20 Get this or wait for the Z Fold 6? 14:35 What about Galaxy S23 Ultra users? Just wait for OneUI 6.1? 15:00 If you want to be productive, the story is different!

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