Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra vs Galaxy S24 Ultra

08 February 2025
Is this one of those rare instances when last year's model is better than the new one?

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The biggest shame is that the S24 ultra still doesn't have Android 15 and UI7, I only got the January security patch two days ago... and it was practically the best phone yesterday... misery. They are deliberately delaying the upgrade because that is practically the only difference between generations. Every mid-range (redmi, honor, realme, ...) got the upgrade to A15 at the end of December or the beginning of the year, except for Samsung's "flagship". My last Samsung for sure.

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    • nTd
    • 3 hours ago

    Look at it on the good side. It may come just a phone in a box, but with the right bottle of glue, you can assemble it like an IKEA piece of furniture.

      kkds, 4 hours agoI won't even bother looking at this review. He could j... moreYeah, this series ended up being shockingly low quality.

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        • pVE
        • 4 hours ago

        lol the S24 is better,what a shame.I stick with my S23 Ultra with Gcam Mod.The Pictures i got from the Gcam are fare more better than S24U or S25U.What a shame for Samsung,they sell Trash Cameras who are even worse than some good Midranger.The 23U is my last Samsung.

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          • Anonymous
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          • 4 hours ago

          Should have focused on hardware.
          Enough with A.I bs ..
          A.I is for lazy people.

            Just my opinion, 6 hours agoGalaxy S22 ultra vs Galaxy S22 Ultra IVGalaxy S24 Ultra vs Galaxy S24 Ultra with camera protection rings, but don't try to take those off, they are really important to the functionality of the cameras.

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              • 4 hours ago

              I won't even bother looking at this review. He could just write the following sentence: "The difference between the two phones is the superglue that holds the rings around the cameras on the S25U like a toy phone from a bag of chips."

                hell yeah, Samsung is already become Apple for now because of:

                >No major changes about design, only minor changes
                >Add useless feature
                >Same battery with same fast charging (from S22 Ultra onwards)
                >Price hike every year
                >Sammy fans thinks S22 Ultra to S25 Ultra are winner of camera, meanwhile Chinese flagships are already using triple Sony IMX with better telephotos. a bit different than Apple fans when it comes for flexing phones.

                that it.

                  Nikojas, 6 hours agoThis is a good take. S25 Ultra is not bad it's just so... more"..S25 Ultra is not bad.."

                  What a sad thing that can be said about a $1300+ phone, that is supposed to be the best of the best.

                    The new camera improvements aren't even all that tangible. You can feel some things changing but you couldn't have guessed that it was a whole different phone with a different ISP, if you showed samples from an S24U and an S25U to someone they'd think they're from the same phone, just photo to photo variation.

                      DarlingYext, 5 hours agoI'm not talking about thickness, but the width and tha... moreOh, sorry, I didn't see that

                        Just my opinion, 5 hours agoLol, Isn't it obvious? Samsung is holding back One UI ... moreas always, promises will always remain promises. Samsung delivered fast updates post s23 launch till the s24 launch and now they're slowing down. I said this before as I know how greedy and shady companies can be but fanboys defended that.

                        for the fanboys Samsung taking their time with the software means they're perfecting it, but if other brands do it they're all scams and should not be trusted/bought. Literally worse than the Apple hivemind.

                          Azu10157, 5 hours agoI'm not entirely sure why shaving off thickness on a l... moreI'm not talking about thickness, but the width and that is a negative.

                            DarlingYext, 6 hours agoOne of these phones looks like the real deal, while the oth... moreI'm not entirely sure why shaving off thickness on a large device is a negative.

                              PomPomLover, 6 hours agoSamsung should be bringing the "AI Smarts" to the... moreLol, Isn't it obvious? Samsung is holding back One UI 7 for the S24/S23/S22 to push S25 sales since they are the same phone. If everyone gets the update...why buy the new one?

                              It's a calculated move. trying to make the S25 seem like the only way to get the latest AI software (It is a familiar marketing trick that we're aware of, but the everyday user might not catch on)

                              Just wait while they squeeze every last penny out of the new models, you will get your One UI 7...eventually

                                Very good comparison of which I share the conclusions. I will not change my S24 Ultra for the new S25 Ultra, the improvements are too insignificant, I will wait for the S26 Ultra. I was ready to buy the new model, but it would just be like throwing money out the window.

                                  PomPomLover, 6 hours agoSamsung should be bringing the "AI Smarts" to the... moreThey're definitely gonna or someone will found a way to patch it

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                                    • Anonymous
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                                    • 6 hours ago

                                    And the winner is... S23 Ultra

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                                      • 6 hours ago

                                      This is a good take. S25 Ultra is not bad it's just so similar to last year and so few upgrades that you can't get excited enough to buy it..plus the development cost must be nothing with the stuck on camera surrounds. So you'd think at least they'd make it cheaper if they can't be bothered to do meaningful improvements.

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                                        Darth Caesium, 6 hours agoYes.So respect to gsmarena team to bring it up. So people can compare 👍🏻

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