I didn’t realize my Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra (hair flip) would cause so much envy from my traveling companions.he proudly Owning an iPhone 15 Pro, he takes every opportunity to tell me why his iOS device is better than my “Android crap.”
However, when life gets real—and I’m talking using our devices in the wild, whether on a plane or abroad—the iPhone 15 Pro has a hard time keeping up with my, uh, “Android crap.”This has proven to be the most convenient device for most people inconvenient Travel obstacles.
Here are three features that make my iPhone 15 Pro travel companion green with envy.
3 features of the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra “steal” the iPhone 15 Pro Max
1. “Palm gesture” hands-free photo taking
When I come to a new country, I certainly want to remember the experience.But as an introvert, I definitely disgust I thought about approaching passers-by to take pictures of me.
You can use palm gestures to take hands-free photos on Samsung Galaxy series phones.
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So I brought a portable tripod (like this one) to take photos of me and my travel companions No Badger strangers. The problem is, once you’ve got your phone on a tripod and stepped back a few feet to capture that stunning background, how do you trigger the shutter button?
My friends who own an iPhone 15 Pro have to buy an Apple Watch (which means spending hundreds of extra dollars on an Apple Watch SE, for example) to take photos hands-free and trigger the shutter button on their wrist.
On the other hand, I don’t need extra accessories. When I put my Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra on a tripod, I just use the “palm gesture” (raising my hand up to the camera). It recognized the gesture and instantly took a photo of us.
Oh, if only you could see steam came from the ears of my traveling companion.
2. Use S Pen to communicate with flight attendants
The window seat is the best seat in the cabin (argue with your mom), but it’s also the furthest from the aisle where the flight attendants can ask you questions.
You can use the S Pen to jot down drink orders
Photo credit: Kimberly Gedeon/Mashable
This usually means you have to shout at both passengers so the flight attendant knows whether you want black tea, orange juice, soda or coffee.
When my traveling companion had to yell through the plane’s drone to tell the flight attendant which drink he wanted, I just whipped out my S Pen and calmly wrote mine on the Galaxy S24 Ultra’s display Drink orders. (Remember, the Galaxy S24 Ultra is the only model in the Galaxy S24 series to feature an S Pen).
Photo credit: Kimberly Gedeon/Mashable
Then I showed the scrawled drink order to the stewardess without even raising my voice, and everyone was happy. The flight attendant didn’t have to strain to hear what I was saying, and I didn’t have to shout.
Oh, you should have seen my traveling companion sigh in frustration.
3. “Galaxy AI” quickly deletes unwanted objects
Galaxy AI is, you guessed it, a set of artificial intelligence features released alongside the Samsung Galaxy S24 series in January. It includes some cool features like Circle Search (use the S Pen to circle objects in pictures to trigger Google to recognize them) and Chat Assist (where AI steps in to translate your text when you’re talking to someone who speaks a different language ).
However, when it comes to taking photos while traveling, you boundary Spoil the shot by having someone or something intervene, whether it’s a stranger’s feet or a bird whizzing by.
In this photo of the “SJO ¡Vive!” sign in Costa Rica, a tourist stands in front of the building. No offense to him; I’m sure he’s a good guy, but we didn’t want him in the photo.
Use the slider below. Thanks to the build editor, now you see him, now you don’t!
left:
now you see them
Photo credit: Jason England
correct:
Now you don’t
Photo credit: Jason England
My iPhone 15 Pro travel companion had to download a third-party app or use some kind of photo editing software to remove him.
However, with Galaxy AI’s object eraser feature, I could simply circle the person taking the photo and get him out of there in seconds.
Seethe, iPhone 15 Pro user. boiling!
final thoughts
But that’s not to say that the iPhone 15 Pro has no advantages over the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra.
For example, I was pissed when I discovered that you can text your flight number to a friend or any other relative so you can track your flight details including departure and arrival times, flight duration, baggage claim location, etc. wait. (I can’t do this on my phone.)
Beyond that, when traveling, my Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra shows me who’s boss among iOS devices. One of my traveling companions who owns an iPhone 15 Pro found himself much more envious of my Android phone than he expected. Ha ha!