Disappointing phones: Samsung S24 review

Context> Samsung Galaxy S24 specifications on GSM ArenaThis is a follow-up to my previous post about disappointing phones, so if you want to learn more about the situation I was in, read that one first.These events took place in July 2025 and have been narrated in past tense. Apologies for my year-long delay in writing this.This won't be a typical phone review - I'm going to leave out a lot of things that a typical review would discuss, such as benchmarks and battery life, because you can look elsewhere for those. Instead, I'm going to focus on the aspects of the phone I felt most strongly about.Reasons for this purchaseAfter previously making a shortlist of phones I'd consider, Samsung seemed to be the best fit for my needs. I mainly chose it because it's a common brand here, which makes repairs more accessible. It's also the "known evil" option since I could touch a demo unit in the shop, rather than the "unknown evil" of something I'd blindly buy online.I bought a second-hand model…