I’m a lifelong iPhone user and prefer Apple smartphones over other options. But I have a lot of thoughts on Samsung’s Galaxy S24 series.
Samsung and Apple typically release new smartphones at different times of the year. Samsung usually does it early in the year, while Apple waits until the fall ahead of the holiday shopping season. As always, Apple tends to release new iPhones that outdo the ones Samsung released earlier, and then when the calendar changes, Samsung comes back with something to better compete with Apple, and so forth.
Samsung has recently announced its Galaxy S24 series, which has sparked the curiosity of iPhone owners like myself. Many of us are currently exploring the features of these phones and seeing which ones aren’t available on our iPhones, myself included. Some are entirely new, while others have been introduced on previous Samsung Galaxy S models. Although many seem promising, some may not be as appealing to iPhone users. Here are a few of the Galaxy S24 features I like — and a few I don’t.Circle to Search looks impressive
The new Samsung phones have introduced a feature that is turning many heads, including mine. Circle to Search is a groundbreaking feature that allows users to search for anything on the smartphone screen with a simple gesture. It combines Google Lens and screenshot search and is designed to make search easier and more fun. This feature is not exclusive to the Galaxy S24 lineup, and it’s coming soon to the Google Pixel 8 series through a software update.
Google has truly outdone itself with this feature, and it’s already promoting it heavily as a feature that iPhones do not have and never will. The growing number of Circle to Search TV and YouTube ads proves that.Samsung beats Apple at the telephoto game
The Galaxy S24 Ultra has a 50MP telephoto camera with a 5x zoom feature. This compares to the iPhone 15 Pro’s telephoto camera, which has a 12MP sensor with a 5x zoom capability.
This huge difference suggests that Samsung’s smartphone will produce higher-quality images than Apple’s flagship — and our review shows just how good some of those zoom shots can look. The iPhone is still capable in this regard, but Samsung is clearly a bit ahead of it.
