Decoding the Generative AI in the Samsung Galaxy S24 Series; 10 must check-out AI utilities

The much anticipated Samsung Galaxy S24 series has arrived with the latest cutting-edge hardware and tons of Generative AI features. These are among the first few handsets packing some serious machine learning capabilities to offer enhancements throughout smartphone usage.

You must have already read a lot about the incredible hardware of the new Galaxy S24-series devices. Today we decode the AI enhancements that make these handsets much more intuitive than their predecessors and other competitor Android devices.

The Galaxy S24 Series is built around AI

As expected, Generative AI was a huge part of the Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2024 event. Samsung stressed how the AI capabilities of the new Galaxy S24 Series devices will redefine the day-to-day user experience.

In the words of Samsung, “AI amplifies nearly every experience on Galaxy S24 series, from enabling barrier-free communication with intelligent text and call translations, to maximizing creative freedom with Galaxy’s ProVisual Engine, to setting a new standard for search that will change how Galaxy users discover the world around them”.

All three smartphones in the series- Samsung Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24+, and Galaxy S24 Ultra feature a range of on-device AI features, powered by Galaxy AI. It’s essentially an umbrella term that Samsung is using for its AI suite for Galaxy smartphones.

The AI features and functionalities are scattered across every use case of the handsets including communication, photography, creativity, productivity, and even the basic utilities. Here are 10 AI features inside the Galaxy S24-series smartphones.

Galaxy S24 series users will find a suite of AI tools:

1. Live translation for two-way, real-time voice and text translations of phone calls within the native app.
2. The interpreter provides real-time translations in a split-screen view for face-to-face conversations, independent of cellular data or Wi-Fi.
3. Chat Assist refines tones in messages and apps for intended communication styles, be it polite messages or catchy social media captions.
4. AI features in Galaxy Keyboard help translate messages in real-time in 13 languages.
5. Android Auto5 summarizes incoming messages and suggests replies, like sharing your ETA and keeping you connected while prioritizing road safety.
6. Note Assist6 in Samsung Notes uses AI to make summaries and templates for neat notes. It also creates covers for easy spotting. For voice recordings with many speakers.
7. Transcript Assist7 uses AI to turn them into text, summaries, and even translations.
8. For photography, the Galaxy S24 series features ProVisual Engine and Nightography. These AI-powered tools enhance image-capturing abilities, providing creative freedom from setting up the shot to sharing it on social media.
9. Galaxy S24-series also offers AI-powered previews of pictures even before you press the shutter button, and this also works within social media apps.
10. AI editing lets you relocate objects in clicked pictures, it’s like Photoshop for mobile devices/

 

Engine Behind The AI Capabilities

To enable such native AI capabilities, every Galaxy S24 series handset is powered by a customized Snapdragon 8 gen 3 chipset. Samsung is calling it- Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Mobile Platform for Galaxy and it is said to be able to deliver remarkable NPU improvement for incredibly efficient AI processing. The NPU ensures that the devices quickly perform all complex computations without any lags and delays. Notably, the AI features are smartly integrated into the all-new One UI 6.1 based on Android 14.

In addition to AI features, the new Galaxy S24 smartphones are also claimed to be powerful gaming devices. The Galaxy S24 Ultra features an enhanced thermal control system, with a 1.9 times larger vapor chamber for improved surface temperature and sustained performance power. Ray tracing comes to Galaxy 24 series, and is said to enhance visual realism with superior shadow and reflection effects.

All three devices flaunt 120Hz AMOLED screens. The Galaxy S24 and the Galaxy S24+ get 6.2-inch and 6.7-inch  full HD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X screens, while the Galaxy S24 Ultra boasts a 6.8-inch QHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X flatter display. The screens reach the 2,600 nits peak brightness mark.

Samsung Galaxy S24 Series Color Variants

There are some exciting colors this time. The Galaxy S24 and Galaxy S24+ come in a palette of Amber Yellow, Cobalt Violet, Marble Gray, and Onyx Black shades. The Yellow color option looks very interesting. As far as the ultra-premium Galaxy S24 Ultra is concerned, the smartphone comes in Titanium Gray, Titanium Black, Titanium Violet, and Titanium Yellow color options- it’s all Titanium baby!

Samsung Galaxy S24 Series India Pricing and Availability

• The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra starts in India at Rs. 1,29,999 for the 12GB + 256GB configuration. The 12GB + 512GB and 12GB + 1TB variants cost Rs. 1,39,999 and Rs. 1,59,999, respectively.
• The Galaxy S24 comes in 8GB + 256GB and 8GB + 512GB models, priced at Rs. 79,999 and Rs. 89,999, respectively.
• The Galaxy S24+ in 12GB + 256GB configuration costs Rs. 99,999, and the 12GB + 512GB model is priced at Rs. 1,09,999.

Pre-booking for all Galaxy S24 models begins today through online and retail stores. Customers pre-booking the Galaxy S24 Ultra and Galaxy S24+ will receive benefits worth Rs. 22,000, including a free upgrade to the 512GB storage option when pre-booking the 256GB option, along with a Rs. 12,000 upgrade bonus. The Galaxy S24 will have benefits worth Rs. 15,000, including an upgrade bonus.