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Samsung Galaxy S24+

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Price: £999 from fave.co/3VLS3C1

The Galaxy S24+ is the middle entry in Samsung’s latest line of S phones, sitting between the more compact (and affordable) S24 (see page 4) and the more premium (and expensive) S24 Ultra.

It offers a healthy compromise between the two models, jettisoning the S Pen support and titanium frame of the Ultra but providing a larger, more luxurious display than the S24, as well as a bigger and more dependable battery.

But just how good is it, and does it justify the £200 price increase over its smaller sibling? I put it to the test in this review, and while some may argue that a large phone such as the S24+ should provide S Pen support, we find it nigh-on perfect in nearly every other department.

DESIGN

The S24+ finds Samsung continuing the cleaner, more modernistic design of the S23 series. But it also introduces a couple of subtle changes, which help to extend this design ethos even further, although some critics might argue that it makes the phone resemble recent iPhone models a little closely.

On the one hand, it features much the same rear camera module that has the three lenses mounted vertically and directly into the back of the phone. This is without the protruding bump (as we had with the S21 and S22 lines), making for a tidier look overall.

On the other hand, the S24+ has given its sides a fully

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