Don't forget to activate your free trial of Gemini Advanced if you already haven't. Not much time left to experience it free for 6 months then 19.99/month (which is insane IMO).
I'd rather not experience it and miss the functionality when the free trial expires. I am subscription averse and would never consider paying $20 / month.
The device lacks integrated camera lens caps. The elimination of Bluetooth S Pen functionality, a feature I use daily, presents a considerable disadvantage. Moreover, the post-year one subscription fee for Gemini, a feature offered free on competing Pixel devices, is a matter of concern, particularly given the added cost associated with the One UI 7 update on the S24 Ultra.
Didn't you know all this before you purchased the phone? The S-pen functionality has been widely discussed here and in tech blogs and you bought the phone anyway. I know of no phone that has built-in lens caps -- that's usually a feature of phone cases - buy a phone case with the lens covers. Gemini is offered free on Pixel devices because they are *Google* devices and, I imagine, would be a perk of owning a Pixel phone. It's also been widely discussed that most AI features, such as Gemini would be free for a period and then go subscription based. This is to get people used to using the features and, hopefully, become reliant enough on them to want to pay.
