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On January 17th, Samsung will present its new S24 series at Galaxy Unpacked 2024 – we’ll reveal why the top model S24 Ultra in particular has what it takes to be the most important Android smartphone of the year.

Since the publication of the Galaxy S20 Ultra Samsung combines the best possible technology in its Ultra models Samsung 23 Ultra With this concept, it was the first cell phone to stay at number 1 for a whole year best smartphones from our test. The expectations for the successor Galaxy S24 Ultra are correspondingly high. Based on the current (already pretty watertight) rumors, we show the six most important strengths of the S24 Ultra.

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1. Artificial intelligence for everyday life

With the S24, Samsung is making artificial intelligence (AI) the center of a new generation of smartphones. With the one from Samsung already officially announced Live translation will even be usable for telephone calls and will apparently even enable live translation in at least the most important languages. All S24 variants have this strength, but the Ultra has a little more performance under the hood for AI applications thanks to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor (see point 3).

2. More flexible telephoto shooting

The combination of two telephoto lenses and 200 megapixel main camera made zooming with the predecessor S23 Ultra very powerful. The triple optical telephoto and the tenx optical telephoto together covered an enormous zoom range and the 200 MP sensor had more than sufficient sharpness reserves for double zooming. But there was a larger gap between the two zoom lenses. When zoomed between magnification factors between 4 and 9, the 10 MP sensor of the smaller telephoto no longer offered sharp images. With the S24 Ultra, Samsung is reportedly adapting the telephoto pair better to the requirements of everyday life. The second telephoto intervenes at zoom factor 5 (with 5x optical magnification), and a 50 MP sensor should ensure sufficient sharpness, even at 10x zoom. This means that the image quality remains consistently high over a larger zoom range. The only weak point: the smaller telephoto unfortunately remains at only 10 MP, so the quality of photos with 4x zoom will not change much. The main camera will probably stay at 200 MP, but will supposedly spit out standard photos in 24 MP instead of 12 MP – if that’s true, Samsung learned this trick from Apple. According to rumors, a new sensor will also be installed that can absorb more light thanks to larger sensor pixels. The camera of the basic models S24 and S24 Plus is much simpler, only has a telephoto and no 200 MP main camera.

3. New super processor only on the S24 Ultra

The S24 series comes with new processors. But the S24 Ultra will probably be the only model that will benefit from the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor. It has what it takes to be the fastest processor in the Android world and, in addition to a slightly faster CPU (only clocked higher for Samsung), offers stronger graphics, for example for games and, above all, a much stronger neural processor unit (NPU), so that AI Applications run directly on the device even without the cloud. Let’s hope that Samsung gives the S24 Ultra an improved cooling system, like we saw with the Fold 5. The basic models S24 and S24 Plus also get a new processor, but “only” the Exynos 2400 directly from Samsung. In some details the Exynos is behind the Snapdragon, but the general level is probably similar.

4. OLED display – brighter than Apple!

The S24 Ultra is rumored to have a display with a brightness of up to 2,600 nits. This is a huge leap compared to the already good 1,750 nits of the predecessor, and therefore overtakes it Apple’s iPhone 15 Pro Max (almost 2,100 nits or candelas per square meter).

5. Wifi 7: More speed, less disruption

2024 will be WiFi 7 is picking up speed – also because Germany’s most important router manufacturer AVM is finally bringing new FritzBox models with Wifi 7 onto the market. Wifi 7 offers more robustness and speed, especially in congested metropolitan areas. Since Wifi 7 is integrated directly into the new Snapdragon processor, the base models could remain with Wifi 6E.

6. New design with titanium power

Model Apple: Like the iPhone 15 Pro models, the S24 Ultra comes with a frame made of titanium alloy. Basically, titanium as a metal is lighter than steel but stronger than aluminum. However, the test of the iPhone 15 Pro showed that titanium does not work wonders when it comes to robustness and scratch resistance – but the price could be slightly higher than its predecessor at 1,469 euros for the 256 GB version (smallest storage size). But titanium looks and feels great and will probably also come with a matt surface that is easier to grip. The new design also has measurable advantages: the display frame should be slightly narrower. And S-Pen users will be pleased that the display is no longer so rounded at the edges. This leaves more space for drawing and writing.

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra: An assessment

Faster, better camera, new WiFi – the S24 Ultra could actually top last year’s high-flyer. But if the new Samsung really wants to overtake its predecessor, it also has to score points in terms of battery, charging speed and the standardized camera tests (including the 4x zoom level, which is unfortunate for the S24 Ultra). However, the charging speed is likely to remain low and there can always be surprises, especially when it comes to the battery.

Project Wingman is a VR flight simulator in which you engage in gunfights in modern jets. Project Wingman: Frontline 59 brings the game to PS5 and PSVR2. We got to try it out at gamescom and here are three reasons to try out the game.

PSVR2 features

One of the possibilities of the new PSVR2 is eye tracking. The headset follows your eyes and knows what you are focusing on. Project Wingman: Frontline 59 uses this to help you aim.

Aiming in an airplane can be extremely difficult. You’re doing anything and everything at the same time. You have to find your enemies and keep them in your sight in a 3D environment, which is quite a challenge in itself. Meanwhile, you fly around in one of the fastest vehicles in the world, while your opponents do the same. Moreover, you have to avoid enemy fire with the somewhat complicated controls of a fighter jet. So if they can give us something, we won’t say no to it.

The VR headset uses eye tracking for the lock-on system that you use to fire your heat-seeking missiles at your enemies. Of course, you still have to do the normal shooting yourself by aiming the nose of your plane at an enemy airship. In addition, headset rumble is also used, so that you know if you are hit, or if something just flies past the ___pit. This way you are drawn into the action and everything feels a lot more realistic.

Check out all the games we saw and played at gamescom 2023 here!

VR not required

Although we were advised that VR is really the best way to experience the game, something we fully understand, you can also play Project Wingman on the flat screen.

This is particularly nice if, like us, you are sensitive to motion sickness. With the fast movements in a 3D environment, it can really turn the stomach on its side. And that is certainly true for VR. So we appreciate the opportunity to play it in a flat environment for a while.

Of course you can also alternate. This allows you to relax without having to put the game down completely. Especially longer playing sessions can eventually cause a nauseous feeling. Or you can still experience that VR experience every now and then if you can’t handle it very well. Because it really is more fun.

New campaign

The new subtitle Frontline 59 not only announces the port to PS5. It also introduces a new roughly three-hour campaign on top of the existing campaign. The developers didn’t want to say too much about this yet, because it is still in development and players have to discover it for themselves. But it is extra content.

That’s on top of the story taking place during a war in an alternate version of Earth. There is also Conquest, a mode with roguelite elements that tests your strategy and resource management against multiple waves of enemies. That makes Frontline 59 the best version of Project Wingman you can play.

Release date still unknown

At the moment, all we know is that Project Wingman: Frontline 59 will be released “sometime in 2023.” However, the year is already well under way, so you may be able to start working on it soon.

These were three reasons to play Project Wingman: Frontline. The game will be released on PlayStation 5 and PSVR2. For this preview we played on PSVR2.

Project Wingman: Frontline 59

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