Design and display
This phone uses the familiar, and attractive, Samsung Galaxy industrial design. You’d know it was a Galaxy without the Samsung label on the back. In other words, it’s polished, classy and slick. What’s new this year is the introduction of rounded corners instead of the square edges on the S24 Ultra. This makes for a more inviting, softer look, although, the difference is subtle.
The new shape replaces the curved edges of last year’s model with flat sides here. You’d think that would make the phone less comfortable in the hand but, while it’s true the edges are sharper, Samsung has made the phone slightly narrower, so it’s an easier fit. As with all large-screen phones, it’s worth trying in your hand first, if you have smaller mitts.
The overall dimensions aren’t very different from last year’s S24 Ultra but they also contribute to a better feel in the hand: the phone is 0.5mm taller, but 1.4mm narrower and 0.4mm thinner from front to back. These small changes combine to…
