Another Gal, another planet

The Galaxy S24 Ultra is as good as Samsung gets... but can titanium and some AI tricks make it stand out in the wider Android universe?

- Tom Morgan

The Galaxy S23 Ultra almost managed an entire year at the summit of Stuff's top ten phones list. Its successor has similar ambitions... and is arguably even more deserving of that status.

A titanium frame puts the Galaxy S24 Ultra on a par with Apple's iPhone 15 Pro Max for swish materials. Its substantial 6.8in screen has been given the steamroller treatment, with some of the skinniest bezels you'll find on any phone; this makes for better edge-to-edge S Pen use than the old model's curved-edge panel. Corning's Gorilla Armor glass is also as scratch-resistant as it gets at the moment, and the way it reduces reflections in bright light borders on witchcraft.

The S24 Ultra is just a sliver thinner than the old handset and a little wider, but slightly shorter. I found the S23 Ultra bordered on needing two hands, but I could comfortably cup this phone in one.