We expect to hear the letters “AI” a lot this year, and it was definitely repeated dozens of times during the Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2024 event, where the Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24+, and Galaxy S24 Ultra made their debut. The latest devices from Samsung Electronics place a heavy focus on Galaxy AI, even though some of the features aren’t exactly novel. Nevertheless, AI plays a role in streamlining the usage and application of these features in our daily lives, such as enabling barrier-free communication through live translation in both text and calls.
Live Translate provides two-way, real-time voice and text translations of phone calls and messages within the native app. With the Interpreter feature, live conversations can be instantly translated in a split-screen view. Samsung claims this works even without cellular data or Wi-Fi, suggesting that all processing occurs on the device.
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
AI is also utilized for messages and other applications, with Chat Assist helping to create conversational tones to ensure communication sounds as intended. An example is like a polite message to a coworker, or a short and catchy phrase for a social media caption. The Samsung Keyboard also benefits from AI, now capable of translating messages in real-time across 13 languages. While driving, Android Auto can automatically summarize incoming messages and suggest relevant replies and actions, so you can stay focused on the road.
Other features include Note Assist with AI-generated summaries in Samsung Notes, and Transcript Assist, which uses AI and Speech-to-Text to transcribe, summarize, and even translate recordings. One feature prominently highlighted by Samsung during its event is the gesture-driven Circle to Search, developed in collaboration with Google. With this feature, users are able to long press on the home button, then circle, highlight, scribble on, or tap anything on the screen to see search results without having to leave the current app.
Samsung Galaxy S24+
For photography, the Galaxy S24 series’s ProVisual Engine is a comprehensive suite of AI-powered tools that work in tandem with the camera hardware. The Galaxy S24 Ultra boasts a new Quad Tele System with a 5x optical zoom lens and is capable of delivering crystal-clear results at up to 100x with enhanced digital zoom. During the presentation, Samsung enlisted the help of MrBeast to demonstrate the camera’s new capabilities.
The Galaxy S24 features a 6.2-inch FHD+ screen, while the Galaxy S24+ has a 6.7-inch QHD+ screen. Both devices feature Dynamic AMOLED 2X displays with a Super Smooth 120Hz refresh rate, variable from 1 to 120Hz. For battery size, the S24 has a 4,000 mAh unit while the S24+ uses a larger 4,900 mAh battery. The standard Galaxy S24 comes with 8GB of RAM and users can select from 128GB, 256GB, and 512GB storage options. The larger S24+ has 12GB of RAM with 256GB and 512GB storage options.
Samsung Galaxy S24
The flagship S24 Ultra features a 6.8-inch QHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X display with Super Smooth 120Hz refresh rate. It has a 5,000 mAh battery and its array of cameras include a 12MP ultra-wide camera, 200MP wide camera, 50MP telephoto camera, 10MP telephoto camera, and 12MP front camera. The S24 Ultra comes with 12GB of RAM and has storage options from 256GB to 1TB.
Samsung also enlisted Pokimane to discuss the device’s gaming capabilities. The Galaxy S24 Ultra boasts an advanced thermal control system with a vapor chamber that’s 1.9 times larger, enhancing the device’s surface temperature management. Ray tracing enhances visuals with superior shadow and reflection effects, further accentuated by the display’s peak brightness of 2,600 nits.
There are several preorder promotions happening right now, if you are interested in getting one of the new Samsung Galaxy S24 devices. Best Buy is offering up to $870 trade-in savings, with double the storage, and up to a $150 Best Buy e-Gift Card. For the Galaxy S24, Samsung is offering up to $550 instant trade-in credit and $25 instant Samsung Credit, as well as free double storage. Samsung’s promotion on the Galaxy S24 Ultra is up to $750 instant trade-in credit, a $100 instant Samsung Credit, and free double storage.
