The Samsung S24 Plus is a fast smartphone with a long battery life and cool Galaxy AI functions. It is difficult for me to operate this large smartphone with one hand.
I find it difficult to operate the large Samsung S24 Plus with one hand. Still, I find the S24 Plus to fit comfortably in my hand thanks to the straight sides. Furthermore, the S24 Plus is very fast. Heavy apps or 3D games work without any problems and I open apps very quickly.
Galaxy AI is a nice addition
I think the new Galaxy AI is a great addition. With the Circle to Search function I can easily look up something via Google. I circle something I see on my screen and my S24 Plus looks it up. It doesn't matter whether I have a photo, Netflix or Instagram open. This feature works very well. For example, I quickly discovered where a fellow traveler on the train bought his nice shoes.
Galaxy AI also edits my photos in ways I couldn't do myself. For example, the S24 Plus removes passers-by or objects from my photos and fills them in by completing the background. With people or large objects, the result is usually impressive. Galaxy AI has more difficulty with some thin or special objects. For example, the smart technology does not recognize the legs as part of a chair. Most of the chair is gone from the photo, but I can still see the legs.
One day battery life
My smartphone use is quite average. I send an occasional text, regularly check my social media and check the news regularly. The battery will then last all day. The settings do affect the battery life. If I adjust the screen resolution to the sharper Quad HD, the battery drains faster. Yet I still easily reach the end of my working day. Unfortunately, I did not have the fastest Samsung 45 watt charger during testing. With my 25 watt charger the battery is about 50 percent full after half an hour. That's not very fast compared to other top-end smartphones.
Cameras are very good, but not perfect
The cameras are very good. I take razor-sharp and colorful photos, even in poor conditions such as low light and rain. With the telephoto lens I zoom in 3 times without loss of quality. These photos are very beautiful, but for a device of this price I would have liked to zoom in further, like with the Samsung S24 Ultra.