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[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] Wizaro:
Don't worry, it will all be packed soon. I've ordered two, and only the natural titanium shows packaged. The violet one is still not updated.
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] twisted_mind:
Ah ok that makes sense. I’ve also done violet and green. So maybe the special edition Colors or just the fact that you might be far away from the nearest warehouse so they have initiated packing and shipping early. For me the warehouse is in Vashi so mostly BD takes only a day (overnight) to deliver.
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] Wizaro:
I'm literally under 30 km from their warehouse. I've had stuff delivered to me on the same day it was shipped by Samsung. But nothing matters unless they dispatch it.
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] anil84:
why brother why! 😠

Babbar sher (Samsung India marketing head) has to answer why my brother is harassed year after year despite being super samsung fanboy!

payment problem, delivery problem, exchange problem 🙄
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] Dpk1:
This is actually the most "smartphone obsessed" period for me: announcement - pre-reserve/pre-order - delivery! Watching all the review videos, ordering accessories, backing up phone data, replying here on xda etc and waiting for the new toy to arrive! Good times ✨️
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] twisted_mind:
Ok yeah then hopefully we should get it as promised on Thursday. I am not sure why the app says “early delivery on Wednesday 24th” and then right below “free delivery starts 25th”. Perhaps for those who locked in during the 18-20 window they are planning to deliver on launch day that is 24th.
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] twisted_mind:
Same here. But every year October is even more fun. With Apple. There for every few minutes wasted in completing the purchase, the delivery date starts going ahead by weeks. And most of the time it’s the payment gateway or their own site 😂

With Samsung at least the time between purchase and delivery has started to really reduce over the last 2-3 years especially.
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] anil84:
ditto same buddy 😍

it starts with hype building up, checking all possible leaks, getting happy with all positives, ignoring all negatives, waiting for pre order benefits announcements till booking to delivery...each moment is cherished and it's added by all buddies here who post their own frustration, happiness, excitement, everything 😀
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] anil84:
@Virgo_Guy another mumbai cafe confirmed ADLD

Only catch is both these aren't giving pre reserve or live commerce offer so they have told ok

This one also told company is already giving on portal so we also can give
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] twisted_mind:
Ok this is just bonkers and same like every year. Wife completed her purchase hours after me and yet hers is already packed ready to ship and mine is sitting in confirmed. Just like every year there’ll be two different BD guys assigned for delivery at the same address. And like every year hers will turn up first. Aur karo women empowerment 😏
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] anil84:
Visited few nearby multi brand stores, samsung plaza

Had a feel of device & it feels lighter

Black ⚫️ this year is worst color, indeed it doesn't look like black

Offered 60-65k exchange price for S23U 512 😔

Feeling cafe pre reserve offer much better as that gives 5k extra value + wireless charger + smart club points redemption of 2-2.5k

Availability is starting 23rd EOD or 24th
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] twisted_mind:
Maybe your store is better. The cafe right next door is just out to rip off. First low ball prices of buy back. Then make me stand on launch day for at least 3-4 hours so that they can gather enough people to make the launch seem “happening”

Then the mandatory forced mug shots with the new phone because they have to convince Samsung India that galaxy > iPhone

Then forced backup of the old device on their prehistoric laptop so that they can restore on the new phone. Because they think all customers are technically illiterate to use smart switch at home.

It had become a yearly ritual of leaving early from office and spending 4 hours doing this nonsense until I realised how awesome online ordering and home delivery is. The irony is the idli medu wada guy standing outside the mall also used to have the same customers that I stood for hours with in the store. Famished and wanting to eat something before their body gets factory reset.

Edit : Not to forget they would make me stand around because the wife is yet to reach from office. Because they can’t let the holy sanctity of marriage be nullified if the husband gets his hands on the new toy before his lawfully wedded wife.
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] anil84:
take a bow 🙌 brother
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] twisted_mind:
I wish I had a bow. And a few arrows to shoot in their groin.
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] PG101:
Ahh the mugshot.. I experienced this with S22U.. I flat out refused and actually gave that Samsung guy a piece of my mind.. What nautanki is this - I believe was an exact part of many other things I said to them, like a gentleman!! LOL
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] twisted_mind:
Bro for me it was compulsory IIRC right from the S7 and if I refused they would not generate the billing and payment. So had to suffer all the way until the S20.

Also the staff calling some senior manager on the phone and talking in military style “”XYZ has come to collect their preorder over and out” really used to freak the hell out of me. It was obviously some failed ploy at trying to ham up interest in the launch by making 10-15 customers stand in the store inside a mall so that people get to see what crazy hype a Galaxy flagship has 🤣🤣🤣
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] PG101:
Gosh.. I would never give in..
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] Virgo_Guy:
Ask that café the "confirmation" is official or they are saying this based on all previous years! I strongly believe it's the latter. There shouldn't be any reason to not get it in the cafe using corporate ID, but they haven't received any official confirmation on this so far for sure, they will know it on 23rd.

On a side note, a lot of these cafés and other stores acquire many SIM cards (I wonder who provides the required credentials even if they use their own, bcoz someone or some will have to provide it right?), prebook the phones, especially the flagship models on their own putting random names and such to get the pre-reserve/prebooking benefits Samsung offers with a goal to boost sales, meet targets, giving the best discounts and deals to customers even without the real customers prebooking/prereserving but getting the best deals, to resell free goodies etc. If pre-reserved/booked and then got the deals that's well and good, but if received all benefits and at times even way more, then there's something fishy somewhere and that's not good. Stores can give some store offers/discounts and that's fine but If it seems too good to be true, it probably isn’t true.
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] Dpk1:
Mine shows packaged as well.

Saw the new S24 ultra today at a smartcafe while passing by. Feels boxy like the Sony Xperia smartphones (which I liked a lot for their design), titanium grey is more like light gold than grey colour but it changes slightly depending on the ambient lighting. Screen is a treat to watch. Cameras in general appear to have less sharpening overall compared to S23 ultra. Telephoto 10x shots are indeed better (at least indoors) than those from S23 ultra. Will have to compare the cameras in detail after I receive my pre-order. But, after today's small playtime with the S24 ultra, I think I won't regret my decision to swap my S23 ultra for it! 😊
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] twisted_mind:
For years I am receiving successful booking and delivery sms of Hero Honda. This is all in rural Maharashtra so my best guess I these shops just feed off either random phone numbers or buy from some database.

Honest disclaimer : I’m 40 and don’t know how to start a two wheeler let alone ride one.
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] twisted_mind:
New toy is new toy bro. No regrets 😅
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] Virgo_Guy:
Possible..

Learn how to ride one in dreams and thank Hero Honda for delivering one even without buying.

I'm older, but honestly thought of getting one from Honda bigwing recently even though the last time I rode a 2 wheeler was some 2 decades ago.
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] nitinmits:
Only mobile is packed. Rest accessories only confirmed.
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] Sk.akram:
Hello everyone, i do not know whether i should ask question in this forum, please can any tell me ,so i booked s24 ultra 1 tb model of exclusive green colour, with 2 years of samsung care+ from dubai (abu dhabi)@ 1,15,500 inr, iam saying the price because its the best deal and i cannot see 1 tb model with green colour and there were only 2 colours available in 1 tb model in india, so i want to ask does jio 5 g works in india on duabi model and as i saw in some forums and videos some say yes and some no, so iam confused, and second i thought of flashing of full indian firmware ,so i get call recording and jio 5g services,i also know i do not want to flash full full firmware for call recording, i can just flash just csc file, but still flashing full indian firmware can solve lots issues. so can any tell me is jio 5g works in dubai model, thank in advance.
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] Sk.akram:
congrates brother, can you tell me is it 512 or 1tb version, thank you.
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] nitinmits:
512gb
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] twisted_mind:
Mine shows packaged now. Hopefully Samsung surprises us with 24th early delivery instead of 25th. 🥳
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] sasha8200:
Mine S24U Screen guard shows packed..
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] anil84:
As per X post samsung online colors aren't looking great combination as it appeared in S23U

Light Blue and Light Green don't go well with Black

But exception is Titanium Violet which looks fantastic

First 3 photos are S24U

Next 2 are S23U
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] twisted_mind:
Yeah in hindsight the special edition colour at least green doesn’t look all that appealing. I chose green but have had buyer’s remorse literally seconds after completing the purchase. Wife’s violet looks fabulous though. Being a pati-vrata Indian woman she has graciously offered to swap the colours and take my green. I feel the green will look outrageous and hideous in a corporate environment like office. Let’s see. Don’t want her to make do with a ****ty colour because of my foolishness and insecurity. 😔
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] Dpk1:
Don't like this dual tone colour scheme on s24 ultra myself. Those with grey frames are somewhat ok, imo. They all look like grey or black smartphones with coloured skins installed. This time matt grey/gold looks fresh to me so went with that. Anyhow, colour choice is personal and hardly matters when we'll be covering them up with just the camera rings visible, which are either grey or black! 😊
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] anil84:
true that...my phone remains in cover always so color spots are hardly visible

Gray is having lot of reflection when seen in store light

Black didn't look black

Yellow isn't available, nor does it look as great as S23U white

Violet was best among all

Online colors are available in samsung stores too this time but didn't like any
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] anil84:
Having looked at Gray I am feeling Violet is better but would let wife enjoy that color and have already bought samsung official covers matching that color for her

I am fine not flaunting my phone as such
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] twisted_mind:
Violet will look smashing good especially with the gold accented camera rings. Especially if you decide to run naked (caseless). I am planning to as UAG has decided $1 = 100 ₹ this year. 7999 for a case is beyond ridiculous.
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] sasha8200:
Online Grey seems to be Golden. Is it golden or grey
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] twisted_mind:
Grey just like the 15 PM. Looks really good imho at least in pictures and YouTube reviews thus far.
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] nitinmits:
In screen protector Invoice, mine coming from Bhiwandi through Bluedart
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] Dpk1:
More golden than grey - understated and elegant in that matt finish, imo!
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] twisted_mind:
It’s not about flaunting as I’m pretty much used to being under UAG for 12 months. Just that this shade of green will not look well in office if I do manage to go caseless. I know that’s a me problem not a fault of Samsung 😖
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] nitinmits:
Handset Shipped
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] anil84:
S24 Ultra dry fruit color (pistachios) :LOL:
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] sasha8200:
THis time online isfaster than offline stores.
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] twisted_mind:
About time. It’s taken us years to see this day 😂
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] anil84:
Cafe guy who was expecting stock tomorrow now may receive by late evening & would not want to start at that time so he is saying he may not participate so pushing to 24th now
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] twisted_mind:
From past experience at least the Samsung cafés are not allowed to start selling until the evening before the official launch. So if 25th is the retail launch date, 24th late afternoon/evening they should start.
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] PG101:
I got a call from the store that I can collect it tomorrow at 10PM... LOL.. I told him to keep it ready for 24th at 11AM.

And yes... Violet is probably the rocking color. I consciously chose it right at the start. #mesosmart
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] anil84:
I too was told same time 😅
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] PG101:
Interesting: https://www.sammobile.com/news/galaxy-s24-series-breaks-pre-booking-records-india/
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] anil84:
this includes pre-reserve & pre-booking with token amounts so how many actually end up buying may be a different number

still there is something interesting which drives buyer's interest
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] Virgo_Guy:
At the cost of the worst ever online deals and offers. Offline is much better this time around for discounts with some effort put.
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] twisted_mind:
Don’t say that pls 😖😭

I consciously chose green and now I’m certain I’m going to be reborn as a girl in my next life. And a Mountain Dew fan at that.
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] twisted_mind:
I don’t think it’s shattering any sales records. Zero marketing. At least with the S22 they had the grand and controversial presser where people got the goodie box with free watch and buds. And that year the marketing was really loud. This time nothing.
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] twisted_mind:
Pls don’t come on Wednesday 24th. Office. Thursday come anytime 😔
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] Dpk1:
Got bluedart message in the afternoon stating the expected delivery by tomorrow!
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] Wizaro:
@nitinmits

@Dpk1

are you guys sure your phone has shipped and not just accessories? Cause neither of the two phones ive ordered have shipped. What shipped for me today is a grip case only through bluedart.
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] twisted_mind:
Check. It’s most likely accessory not the phone. Wife also got the same. Delivery tomm. But closer inspection shows it’s the buds that are coming.
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] anil84:
samsung shop sends whatsapp alert with product name too
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] twisted_mind:
Hard to read. Pls post with the order details untampered.
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] anil84:
Shipped: Your Samsung order 33500000000 with ACC HHP,PROTECTION FILM,E: ENG,UNIT has been shipped. You will receive your order by Jan 23, 2024. Track your order here https://shprkt.in/WL
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] nitinmits:
Handset, Screen protector and Back cover shipped. Wireless charger not.
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] twisted_mind:
Tracking shows forbidden IPSC section 403. Jail jayega tu 🤨
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] Dpk1:
You're right. Sms message didn't mention what is being shipped, but WhatsApp message clearly mentioned Protection film. 🙄
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] twisted_mind:
Strangely this year I’m not getting any WhatsApp updates. Only sms that too hours later.

Now really starting to worry if it comes on Wednesday as I’ll not be at home.

@anil84 @PG101 have managed to convince wife her violet is better suited for me and my vomit green will really look good on women. Hell hath no fury like a woman conned. 😇
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] anil84:
and my wife was liking gray more but I had to tell her violet is good 😆
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] twisted_mind:
Grey bro is the best I say in pure 20-20 hindsight. I skipped it just because it’s not a special online exclusive colour so will be common on the streets everywhere. Still don’t know what made me choose vomit green 😣
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] anil84:
1. I will anyhow cover it with a case, maybe transparent for some time but may cover it with black (nazar battu)

2. resale value anyways would be 50k next year for all models
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] twisted_mind:
1. Run naked. YOLO

2. Next year let’s lock the purchase well in the evening. Not 12 noon definitely. YOLO
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] PG101:
Thankfully I don't have that issue here.. my wife uses iPhone . Yeah yeah.. I know 😄
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] twisted_mind:
Life would’ve been so much simpler had mine been a swing both ways like I am 😂
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] Virgo_Guy:
Courtesy to offliners..,it's postponed till 1 min. past midnight on 24th from 10 PM tomorrow, decided in the late afternoon today. Strangely many will collect post midnight onwards in cafés and this is what Samsung wants.
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] PG101:
Well, as long as I get it on the morning of the 24th, that's what I'm mentally ready for
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] anil84:
1. My cafe confirmed 24th only and not before that

2. No ADLD for sure, he told company has clearly denied and was doubting claims of other cafes who are ready to do

He was suggesting one-assist plan as alternative
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] Virgo_Guy:
Mentally a lot are for the midnight to take, else they will go mental.
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] twisted_mind:
I attended the iPhone 6 midnight launch. Got soft soggy potato wafers and a cake even a stray dog wouldn’t touch. Never doing midnight launches again.
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] Virgo_Guy:
..is the correct info.

Yes, not at all worth attending.
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] sagarb:
Seems samsung anti reflecting screen protector is must buy difference between local protector and official one is huge
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] anil84:
someone somewhere in Delhi...
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] anil84:
What we got in box during S9/S9+ #nostalgia
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] twisted_mind:
Those AKG wired earphones 😂

I bought a fake replica AKG while selling the S10 and the store caught me within exactly 3 seconds. Had to walk back home to bring the original 🤣🤣
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] twisted_mind:
Could still just be the accessories. Even buds are coming today. But phone is just sitting in packaged 😇
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] pratik_193:
Blame apple to set the trend in the name of environment
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] twisted_mind:
Tbh I like the current state. Just the box containing the phone and cable and pin. Selling until 4-5 years ago was a little stressful as one small thing missing would mean the shop would refuse to buy. Example that micro USB adapter and what not. Now it’s so much easier.
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] Virgo_Guy:
@anil84

ADLD is to be in, in the cafés with corp id, I have some confirmation, though not in writing. Sammy is doing it so that customers who prebooked in any other stores other than Samsung cafés don't end up cancelling if the cafés officially get to reveal to customers, so not giving official conf. to the cafés in the first place. Also, to boost online sales as it's B to C that's more profitable than B to B. But they have to make it official once offline sale starts.

I find this process kinda illogical, bcoz a huge chunk of these prebookers don't pay anything in the first place for prebooking and would cancel it in the fear of losing ADLD in cafés if they fail to get official confirmation from cafés.

Cafés make more money selling insurance rather than doing formalities using corp id, requesting to map unmapped corp ids to Samsung etc. to give it for free. If one pushes for hard cash as discount rather than points, they hate it further as it reduces their profit and effort is more.
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] Virgo_Guy:
Totally agree. But hate the fake reasoning.
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] anil84:
I didn't get final conclusion? So will we get ADLD from Cafe or they won't be able to give now onwards?

What is alternate? Any other insurance? One Assist rates are in range of 12k!

No Samsung Care+ possible for discounted rates?
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] twisted_mind:
Shipped. Damn. Office tomm 😣
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] twisted_mind:
It used to be just lame excuses to pull down the price. Like cable is used and tangled, charger has scratches. That’s why for a long time I have used just a desktop charging solution with my own cables. I leave the in box accessories in the box unused out of habit.
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] Virgo_Guy:
It's highly likely that they will be able to. But they don't like to do it if you are getting flat discounts from them in place of points and such. Some 1.5 % to 2% they might ask for and it's worth it if you are taking the discounted route.

No idea about other insurances, zero practical experience. But adld is good.

Nope, unless we buy it with the phone online directly from Samsung using vouchers afaik.
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] sasha8200:
How much is value of reward points for S24 Ultra? as mostly they do not provide reward points for Corporate, so that will be approx cost of ADLD with Corporate
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] sagarb:
Same shipped
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] Virgo_Guy:
Online or in offline(in smart cafe), there's no reward points for corporate purchase. But getting discounts in cafés without even prebooking and then using corp id just for adld in cafe are two different things as I understood.
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] twisted_mind:
2 vomit greens shipped. Looks like Samsung wants to get over with folks like us as soon as asap 😅😂
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] anil84:
@sasha8200 last year I got smart club points adjusted as cash and adld both from cafe

I hadn't pre-booked s23u so didnt get that 5k offer

as @Virgo_Guy rightly said there is lot of goof up at cafes as these are franchise operated and manipulation does happen
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] sagarb:
It doesn't look that bad don't worry. I liked it and happy with my choice.

https://www.reddit.com/r/GalaxyS24Ultra/s/IPnGKKBfIN
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] Virgo_Guy:
Lol what's next diarrhea yellow ? 🤣

All these colors(both offline and online variants) are looking great to my eyes except the black one since despite of having a light touch of black it's not looking good, but again that's just my opinion.

Green is looking very good 👍 .
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] anil84:
Received Samsung Screen protector & standing grip case.

Screen protector is imported in Nov but shows manufacturing date as 06.12.23!!

It has 2 quantity like last year & I ended up buying 2 as there was clear information. 😥

Case is Dec imported.
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] dr.ketan:
Sorry if asked earlier but not tuned to thread/S24 forum recently

Does only India have exynos and rest all snapdragons is this right?
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] pratik_193:
one of my collegue got a call from samsung shop in mumbai, that his phone is available to collect now..
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] pratik_193:
i think many regions have exynos for s24 and s24+. Ultra is all Snapdragon across
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] dr.ketan:
Thank you
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] twisted_mind:
Thats a great video except the audio.

Strange how the green looks so muted compared to the photo on the Samsung site.
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] dr.ketan:
One of more query, what is good deal for S24 ultra without exchanging
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] pratik_193:
Whats wrong with Audio :)
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] sagarb:
1.1l (heard few got from cafe for this prices) or 1.18 l for 512gb