I just bought a family member an S23U. I’m actually holding it now and it’s a very nice device. The sound it produces is amazing as well. It’s slightly bigger than my current S20+, which has rounded corners. I underestimated these round corners because it makes holding and browsing the web for longer periods of time so much more comfortable. Because of this, I’m now starting to consider the S24+ instead of the S24U (as long as the S24+ comes with 12gb of ram). Another thing is that I’m pretty active which would make the Ultra model more difficult to carry while running. The Ultras gets a lot of attention here so seeing if anyone is planning on getting the other S24 models.
I agree with the comment about the case.
I switched to 23u from regular 21. I loved smaller phones for ergonomics and I still do. But lesser battery life cause of the smaller battery made me switch to ultra and try it. When you use a case with your phone, you don’t feel any sharpness at all. One handed mode also helps when you need 1 hand and a smaller screen to operate. Overall I am glad that I went for ultra for the boxy design, extra screen when you need it, extra battery and 10x optical zoom. Extra storage and RAM was also a bonus.