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#3306602 7-Nov-2024 13:47

hopefully current users can share their experience.

I'm considering getting S24 Ultra or S24+. Coming off OnePlus Nord but have held ROG Phone 8 previously.

I find ROG Phone 8 is heavy and big.
I'm aware that S24 Ultra is roughly the same size & weight but leaning towards this as it's got SD8

I like S24+ as it's smaller size, but worried because of the Exynos processor.

Given the looming S25 release, would it makes sense to wait for this?

No rush and can wait. Probably also wait if there is a good Black Friday deal

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#3306604 7-Nov-2024 13:51

Get the Snapdragon if I were you. Get the S24U if the price is too good to miss otherwise I'd hold off for the S24U. [Update: I meant S25U].

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#3306666 7-Nov-2024 16:04

heavenlywild: Get the Snapdragon if I were you. Get the S24U if the price is too good to miss otherwise I'd hold off for the S24U.

you meant hold off for the S25U?

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#3306668 7-Nov-2024 16:06

mrgsm021:

heavenlywild: Get the Snapdragon if I were you. Get the S24U if the price is too good to miss otherwise I'd hold off for the S24U.

you meant hold off for the S25U?

Yeah that's right.

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#3306973 8-Nov-2024 14:09

Thanks, how do you find the size/weight?

Do you just get used to it? I'm hanging on blackfriday/boxing day sale or otherwise wait for S25.

I do find the ROG Phone is heavy (225g) and S24 Ultra is about the same (232g) so wondering whether you just get used to it or not.

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#3306974 8-Nov-2024 14:11

My daily is the S23U. I also have a case on it with a card holder. All that weight isn't an issue for me personally. It does feel bulky when I have it in my pockets though in summer. Otherwise I'm used to it.

It'd be a similar experience with the S24U.

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#3306977 8-Nov-2024 14:22

Thanks for your reply. I'm back to OnePlus Nord as the ROG Phone was smashed and got the insurance replacement so can explore on other options.

I find the ROG is quite heavy when held with one hand, with Nord, it's quite light.

I probably going to wait to see if S25+ use SD8 or not, otherwise probably go for S24U

heavenlywild:

My daily is the S23U. I also have a case on it with a card holder. All that weight isn't an issue for me personally. It does feel bulky when I have it in my pockets though in summer. Otherwise I'm used to it.

It'd be a similar experience with the S24U.

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#3306983 8-Nov-2024 14:57

Personally, I've had the past few generations of S Ultras, so size and weight isn't an issue for me to get used to.

The phones you have and had have rounded corners, you'll need to get used to the sharp squared off corners of the S24U, which pushes into the palm of your hand.

If you are going with S25U then no issues there since the rumors suggest the design is going back to rounded corners again.

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#3306990 8-Nov-2024 15:21

Ah, good point for the rounded vs squared corner.

I'll go to a store and try it out myself first then and compare with what I have.

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#3307005 8-Nov-2024 16:19

mrgsm021:

If you are going with S25U then no issues there since the rumors suggest the design is going back to rounded corners again.

The renders I saw suggest an even starker edge, evolving the S24U aesthetic further, rather than going back to more rounded. I guess we won't know for sure until Samsung leaks their own info ahead of an event. Personally I much prefer the squarer chassis and display edges.

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#3315983 4-Dec-2024 19:44

Finally got November Security update on my s24 ultra just under 600mb size

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#3321454 17-Dec-2024 07:11

Just done December 1st security update on my S24 Ultra.

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#3321687 17-Dec-2024 18:39

December security patch out on One NZ S24U

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#3321689 17-Dec-2024 18:42

What do you all most look forward to in OneUI 7 update that's coming early next year?

For me personally it's the new battery icon design where the percentage is finally inside the icon.

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#3322059 18-Dec-2024 17:17

How do you access the downloaded app on a S24 Ultra? Once upon a time you just swiped up from the bottom of the home screen and there they were. Not any more.

The advice I see with a Google search says

Open Settings
Go to the More tab
Scroll down.....

Trouble is there is no More tab that I can see. Perhaps there is a step missing between steps 1 and 2 taking you to something that has a More setting.

There's an app that has gone missing from one of the Home screens, it's listed among the apps when you got to

Open Settings
Scroll down to and open Apps

but there's no way I can see of to put it back on a Home screen.

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