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Galaxy S24

Marketing claims50
Community reality75

Based on 75 credible posts from YouTube, Hacker News & Bluesky. 61 filtered out as bot-like or off-topic.

High confidenceA large sample of owners; this score is stable. How we score

Scored September 27, 2026

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Owner reviews

Overall owner mood

59% positive (44)21% mixed (16)20% negative (15)

Owners are split: 59% of 75 reviews are positive, 20% negative, and the rest mixed or neutral. Praise centers on camera and display. The most common complaint is battery & charging (11 owners). Owners with 6+ months of use are more positive (75%), which suggests it holds up well.

What owners like

  • Camera praised by 9 owners

    “Just a nice camera and can load a website in less than 60 seconds.”

  • Display praised by 7 owners

    “The anti relefective coating is cool, but I don't miss it at all because the screen on the Plus is gorgeous!”

  • Price & value praised by 4 owners

    “it's really worth it until now, the product looks good with thinner bezel and 7 years software update make it really solid flagship phone”

  • Controls & input praised by 2 owners

    “I use a Nexdock (although I will probably switch to a standalone display with a better bluetooth keyboard/touchpad combo in the future) Termux, with code-server works very well.”

What owners complain about

  • Battery & charging raised by 11 owners

    “In my daily use I did not see any battery improvement and the experience was the same as the S23.”

  • Display raised by 6 owners

    “Like the phone mostly, but really hate the function to take a screenshot.”

  • Camera raised by 5 owners

    “I don't have a need for the pen, o the ultra was out of the picture and the s24+ was still a bit too larger and the lack of quad HD on the the product wasn't a deal breaker.”

  • Software & AI raised by 5 owners

    “No improvement even after software update.”

What owners talk about

  • Battery & charging5 praise · 11 complain
  • Camera9 praise · 5 complain
  • Display7 praise · 6 complain
  • Software & AI2 praise · 5 complain
  • Price & value4 praise · 3 complain
  • Performance0 praise · 3 complain
  • Controls & input2 praise · 1 complain
  • Build & durability0 praise · 2 complain

Built from the reviews themselves — every quote links to the owner who wrote it.

Galaxy S24 long-term: how it holds up

When problems show up

  • Battery & chargingtypically around 3 years · 3 reports

The claims, and the evidence

What the brand claims

No published claims on file for this product yet.

What owners report

  • “[...] Ignoring the fact that the Mac OS gets in your way every time you try to do something that Apple doesn't like, with no guarantee that an update won't break anything existing, ignoring the fact that Macs are non repairable, non upgradable, ignoring the fact that they don't support multiple displays flawlessly, I hope you realize that egpu support natively is NEVER coming to Macs, because why the fuck would they enable it when they can just charge you full price for a desktop computer? Apple is built on the sole image that Apple users have money, so buying another Mac Mini or Mac Pro in addition to your laptop is what you are supposed to do. [...] Ive been using my S24/S25 with lapdock for over 3 years now as a laptop, and it works flawlessly. [...]”

    after 3 yearsView on Hacker News
  • “Same for my s24, 80% battery limit and slow charging at night (most of my charging). It's been over 2 years and the battery seems to last just as long as day one”

    after 2 yearsView on Hacker News
  • “[...] Still it is good with my basic usage and has wireless charging and the big issue that happened was the usb c port got damaged and it is a major Samsung issue. Battery is worst in the 2026 market but it is still good enough for quality youtube and whatsapp and is my secondary phone to iPhone 15 128gb.”

    after 3 yearsView on YouTube
  • “It hurts reading this after just realizing that I can't unlock my Samsung S24's bootloader anymore (to take control of my phone), because Samsung has decided to erase that feature irreversibly using a remote update.”

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Common Galaxy S24 problems

Issues at least two owners independently report.

  • Battery & charging11 mentions

    “I have a S24 (flagship of 2024) and Anubis often takes 10-20 seconds to complete, that time is going to add up if more and more sites adopt it, leaning to a worse browsing experience and wasted battery life. Meanwhile AI farms will just run their own nuclear reactors eventually and be unaffected. I really don't understand why someone thought this was a good idea, even if well intentioned.”

    View on Hacker News
  • Software & AI5 mentions

    “It hurts reading this after just realizing that I can't unlock my Samsung S24's bootloader anymore (to take control of my phone), because Samsung has decided to erase that feature irreversibly using a remote update.”

    View on Hacker News
  • Performance3 mentions

    “The only part I dont like about mine is that I only have 128gb and I cannot add a micro sd card to it. Which is a pain because it overheats and runs too slow due to lack of space.”

    View on YouTube
  • Display6 mentions

    “[...] Screen is grainy and found all s24 models have same issue in low light 2. Camera sucks 3. [...]”

    View on YouTube
  • Build & durability2 mentions

    “The screen broke on my S24 but I'd still like to use the compute, ram and storage.”

    View on Hacker News
  • Camera5 mentions

    “[...] Screen is grainy and found all s24 models have same issue in low light 2. Camera sucks 3. [...]”

    View on YouTube

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