Samsung Galaxy S24 ultra review: Features, AI, Price in India

The Galaxy S24 Ultra as to why it matters in 2025

The Galaxy S line was never a flagship of Android to compare with. The GalaxyS24Ultra follows the success of the previous year with a titanium frame, a revamped Quad-Tele camera and a hefty dose of warning labeled “Galaxy AI” that should make a difference in how you search, translate and even edit photos on device. The S24 Ultra is a high end contender in India where creator grade camera, long battery life and 5 years of Android updates are the deciding factor when buying a smartphone.

Salient Specifications in Brief

Specification Galaxy S24 Ultra

• Display : 6.8-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120 Hz LTPO, 2 600 nits peak, flat glass
• Chipset : Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm) (Snapdragon 8 Gen 3)
• RAM / Storage : 12 GB + 256 GB / 512GB / 1TB UFS 4.0
• Rear Cameras : 200✨ MP primary 1/1.3

                                    :     12 MP ultra-wide (120 o)
                                    :     50 MP 5x periscope
                                    :     10 M P 3 x telephoto

• Front Camera : 12MP denie Pixel
• Battery : 5 000 mAh, 45 W wired, 15 W wireless
• Design : Titanium body, Gorilla 360 glass armor, IP68
• OS / Updates : One UI 6.1 (Android 14) with 7 Yrs & 7 yrs of security guarantee

Specs taken off the official India product and Buy pages.

Design & Display- Flat Is Back, titanium Is Tough

Samsung abandons its curved edges and offers an entirely flat 6.8 -inch display that is going to be adored by gamers and the S-Pen users. Side rails are titanium, which looks very premium and increases drop resistance as opposed to the old Armor Aluminum. The phone weighs 232 g, which is not a light phone, yet the weight distribution is very pleasant. A total of four common colours (Titanium Gray, Black, Violet, Yellow), along with Blue, Green and Orange that have been introduced online, maintain the freshness.

What is Quad-Tele Camera System?

The biggest news is a 50MP 5x periscope sensor that takes the place of last year 10x optic. Why? Since the bulk of users shoot 310x zoom, Samsung optimized the hardware to the usable range and reserves the 100x zoom to the AI Zoom. Sharper 5-15x photos and more stable video are revealed in real-world tests, and the adaptive pixel binning in 200 MP main sensor, and low-light noise is maintained. The ProVisual Engine also performs real time scene optimisation and Super HDR views in the viewfinder now - what you see is what you really get.

Features of Galaxy AI that You Will Use

Circle to Search: Long-press the home bar, draw a circle around an object or text and results are served immediately in an overlay by Google.

Live Translate & Call Assist: Translates both sides of the conversation when on the telephone, covers 13 Indian languages.

Note Assist & Transcript Assist: Summarise the notes on a meeting recording or long lecture in bullet points and smart tags.

Generative Photo/Video Edit: Relocate subjects, complete backgrounds, eliminate reflection, and it is all on-device, no cloud round-trip.

Such capabilities are natively executed on the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 NPU, and privacy-sensitive individuals do not have to transmit data internationally.

Performance & Gaming Ray‑Tracing on Mobile

Relatively low scores put the S24 Ultra ahead of the iPhone 15 Pro Max in multi-core Geekbench and on the same level in GPU stress tests, owing to an over-clocked for Galaxy chip and a newer vapour-chamber 1.9 times larger than that of the S23 Ultra. Such bestsellers as Call of Duty: Mobile reach 120 fps with Very High graphics settings, and the Ray-Tracing API developed by Samsung means seeing softer shadows during Genshin Impact. Those with a thermal throttle are a bit lighter, as a 20-minute stress test could hold ~87 % of the peak performance.

Battery Life The Marathon Goes On

The 5 000 mAh battery seems identical in specification but Samsung managed to get 7 000 more hours of usage out of it by combining the LTPO screen with Adaptive Color Tone. The 16 hours and 45 minutes screen-on time of mixed-use testing is enough to cover a day of shooting (4K) video or going through a succession of game sessions. A 45W PPS green charger will fill in 0→65 % in 30 minutes; wireless maxes out at 15W, and can reverse-charge earbuds.

S24 Ultra vs S23 Ultra Is It Worth the Upgrade?

You can be confused when you have S23 Ultra and go to shoot in 10x mode every day. The bigger sensor, AI tricks and long support window are worth the switch in most cases when it comes to creators.

India Pricing, First Opening Offers and Availability

Samsung prices the S24 Ultra at 1 19 999 (256 GB), 1 29 999 (512 GB) and 1 49 999 (1 TB). Pre-paid consumers receive an instant cashback of 8, 000 INR or a free 45I2 chargeram packet. There are trade-in bonuses of up to 12000 rupees on selected Galaxy and iPhones. EMI begins 13 333/month with Samsung Finance+.

Pros and cons summary

Pros

• Professional 200⯿MP + Quad‑Tele camera versatility
• Instant Galaxy AI with search, translation and editing
• 120 Hz LTPO flat display and Gorilla glass armor
• Security updates + Android updates 7 yr (beat Google)
• Inbuilt S-Pen that is yet to be matched among flagships

Cons

• A big and heavy 232 ➡ not pocket friendly
• Slower fast charging than even its Chinese competitors (lacks 100⯩W)
• Luxury price exceeds 1 Lakhs mark

Final Verdict

The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra is an improvement on more than just specifications, it is the first true AI phone, as it pairs a versatile Quad-Tele camera with offline generative capabilities that are truly time-saving. It is the most well-rounded Android flagship you can get in India, and there are power users who will simply care less about its size and dual sim capabilities, and use it as a mobile photographer and note taker.

Put it in your mind to upgrade? Try out Galaxy AI in Samsung.com or the closest Samsung SmartCafe and enjoy offers live!