Weekly poll: will you buy a Samsung Galaxy S25 phone and if yes, which one?

26 January 2025
There are three models for now, but Samsung did tease a fourth. 

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DBS, 27 Jan 2025I'm handing in the garbage S23 in exchange for the gar... moreNo one is forcing you at gun point to pick up another Samsung phone.
If you hate it, use something else, heck even an iPhone if it makes you happy.

    Anonymous, 26 Jan 2025I buy Honor magic 7 pro for £799 official honor.uk without ... moreGreat choice except battery life.

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      • DBS
      • nqK
      • 27 Jan 2025

      I'm handing in the garbage S23 in exchange for the garbage S25. They're both awful phones but I have no viable alternative. And at least with the S25 I have 512GB which should help with not having to constantly micromanage the storage because incompetent TM Roh took out something as BASIC as a microSD slot.

        DarlingYuck, 26 Jan 2025Google result is relative. Greenline Pinkline screen of ... moreWait for Pixel 10 Pro/Pro XL.

          Anonymous, 26 Jan 2025imagine stuck 7 years with charging speed at 25w-45w ☠️Charging and other stuff is not an issue for me, camera hardware is. I am okay with S25U camera, but not S25+.

            Anonymous, 26 Jan 2025Already have s24+ but otherwise would buy s25+ as I don... moreIt will come with 24+1TB variant only. Not 16+1TB variant. Not even in wildest dreams. I doubt they will upgrade camera sensors even after two years.

              DarlingYuck, 26 Jan 2025Remember greenline, remember OnePlus. Such powerful slog... moreOnePlus 12 sold well I believe.

                Anonymous, 26 Jan 2025These phones are overpriced and below average. I will choos... moreThat's a great choice.

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                  • Chris
                  • XBF
                  • 27 Jan 2025

                  Yes s25plus

                    sdkk, 26 Jan 20257 years of OS support or 7 years of waiting? People with S2... moreLol

                      No thx none of them, I'm finally done with Samsung.
                      I'm tired paying insane prices and don't get the best in nearly every aspect.
                      I have the S24U and it's okay, but there's so many better phones out there and even cheaper.
                      Even the Android 15 I don't get yet, my phone work as it should so actually I don't care with system upgrades, but when we pay such prices for a phone Samsung themselves think it's the top of... Top notch... But it really isn't at all.
                      Today my job phone Xiaomi 13T Pro get Android 15🤣🤣
                      That's really hilarious Shamesung.

                      We should not support brands like Samsung and Apple

                      Since Huawei get banned Samsung stated sleeping and only give minor minor upgrades on each release.
                      Only thing I will miss a lot is the stylus, I use it a lot... But no way.

                        Darth Caesium, 26 Jan 2025The S25 and S25+ have pathetic hardware for a flagship, and... moreSamsung wants to get dethroned asap. They just don't want to innovate and deploy new sensors. They have became lethargic in camera sensor innovation. Despite ban, Huawei is making really good progress in camera sensor as well as camera output. Looking forward to Pura 80 Ultra and Honor Magic 8 Pro.

                          Yes, the 25 Ultra

                            DarlingYuck, 26 Jan 2025✅️ ProVisual engine = yes buy ✅️ ProScaler = yes buy ✅️ P... moreI will buy it for only three reasons, Goodlock, ProScaler, OneUI7.

                              Woohoo, 26 Jan 2025Buy the X200 Pro Mini or Xiaomi 15, or maybe wait for the F... moreWhy you want to buy Mini phone from One Plus when One Plus 13R is present? Grab that at 499 if possible. Or Wait for Poco F7/F7 Ultra or Nothing Phone 3.

                                CurryCarrier, 26 Jan 2025Waiting for S26U. Have no need for a S24U 2.0It will be same.

                                  Rabbil, 26 Jan 2025Would've bought the Vanilla S25 if only the battery wo... moreS25+ is basically S24+ with snapdragon 8 Elite. I think you should purchase S24+ at 699-799 and upgrade when S26+ comes out.

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                                    Dear Samsung executives,

                                    I've had Galaxy Note 1, Note 3, Note 4, Note 7 (not for long…), S7 Edge, Note 9 512Gb, Note 10+ 512Gb, S22 Ultra 1Tb, S23 Ultra 1Tb and S24 Ultra 1Tb. I meant to buy the S25 Ultra. The unmatched trade-in deal alongside a bunch of discounts that was offered on Samsungplus website shrank the price down to 530€ for the 1Tb version, watch 7 classic included ! But, even at that price, I didn't buy it. First time in 13 years I have looked away from a Samsung smartphone. Instead I ordered the Vivo X100 Ultra 1Tb because I wanted better picture quality. On top of that, I’ll get Android 15. Indeed, as I write this message on 26 January 2025, My S24 Ultra hasn’t received Android 15 yet. I will probably keep my S24 Ultra though and make sure I can do without the lack of 5G Sub6 on Vivo X100 Ultra, let alone the lack of e-sim support, the loudspeakers that are not as loud as S24 Ultra and of course the S-Pen that I’ve used mostly for browsing the internet, for writing on screenshots or for editing pictures.

                                    As a matter of fact, I wish you had embedded Samsung HP9 telephoto sensor under the S25 Ultra’s 3x optical zoom or under a 85 mm lens. I also wish that you had tweaked the 5x optical zoom to a f/2.5 faster aperture. I have not used the ultrawide sensor one single time. I don't see the point of having an ultrawide focal length that makes distorted images or on which the subject looks further from what it is in reality. But I understand that some people might find it useful for vlogging. The focal lengths I’ve used the most with my S24 Ultra range from 39mm to 180 mm (full screen mode 19.5/9 conversions from 24 mm and 111mm S24 Ultra’s main lens and telephoto lens). Instead of an ultrawide, I'd rather have both vertical and horizontal panorama modes from a 2x crop main sensor and from a telephoto sensor. Current Panorama mode is useless since the landscape looks too far away.
                                    The same goes with zoom over x20 or x30 : I don’t see the point of having zoom beyond 500/750mm, unless it be for a “binoculars” feature. I think you should be focusing on image quality between x1 and x30, i.e. color consistency, color accuracy, exposure accuracy and sharpness across the different lenses. By the way, having control over sharpness, contrast, white balance and 2 different color profiles in the default camera application would be a plus. Speaking about image quality, I also wish you gave more information about the manufacturing of lenses and their coating. Maybe teaming up with a reputed lens/camera manufacturer could help. I’m sure that this is a field where you could make and promote improvements instead of only banking on A.I.

                                    Finally, maybe the reason why I’m taking the time to write this message is because I certainly wish I could have stuck with Samsung in 2025 like I’ve done since 2012. But, even if there are still many reasons why to pick an S25 Ultra (ONE UI, S-pen, partnership with Google, unparalleled trade-in offers…), I feel like that I’ll be considering buying the 26 Ultra in 2026 only if it has :
                                    - 1/1.3 to 1 inch sensor, 25mm or 35 mm (with variable and fast aperture ( < f/2.5)
                                    AND
                                    - 1/1.3 to 1 inch sensor, 50 mm or 75mm or 85 mm with variable and fast aperture
                                    AND
                                    - 1/1.3 to 1 inch sensor, 85mm or 90mm or 100mm or 110 mm with variable and fast aperture
                                    - All of them featuring sensor-crop, macro mode, portrait mode, panorama mode and 8K video
                                    - Screen featuring high PWM for better eye comfort in dim light conditions
                                    - At least 6000 mAh battery

                                    Of course the following features would also be a bonus : IP69, faster speed charging (not at the cost of battery lifespan though) and a protective screen protector applied out of the box like you used to do for a couple of years would ensure the screen not get any scratches for optimal trade-in offer

                                    Needless to say that these improvements would also contribute to making a more exciting 2026 unpack event.

                                    Best Regards,


                                    Mickaël

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                                      • nh1402
                                      • dQk
                                      • 26 Jan 2025

                                      I still refuse to get a phone with camera cutouts/notches. Waiting to see if Sony bring anything new or if they're packing up shop.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • CBd
                                        • 26 Jan 2025

                                        DarlingYuck, 26 Jan 2025I believe without you buying one.. Samsung has already sold... moreOut of which 39 million by exchange of older models or by help of carriers. If they dominate in china and south Asia, only then it can be called champion flagship. Which clearly it isn't by any stretch of imagination

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