The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra embraces what it means to be Ultra, a phone that transcends the smartphone category. It offers more than any other phone, and somehow manages to improve upon last year’s Ultra in every way. The Galaxy S24 Ultra has better battery life, faster performance, and even better cameras, though you’ll also pay a bit more for the improvements. When you see the Ultra in action, it’s worth the price, and some features are downright magical, but there’s more room than ever for improvement at the top.

Samsung hasn’t changed much with the S24 Ultra’s camera system, but it’s not all the same either. Spicing things up is a new 5x telephoto camera that replaces the 10x module of the last generation – that way you’d be getting both 5x and 10x zoom shots. The rest of the setup has been carried over, including the 200MP primary unit that bins 16 pixels into 1, and the only ultrawide camera with autofocus in the Galaxy lineup.