Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra, S25+ and S25 hands-on review

22 January 2025


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  • 3FL
  • 7 minutes ago

Ultra phone from 2025 at a price of 1500 euros and they sell it to me with 12GB of RAM, while it's full of unnecessary AI-bloatware? They saved themselves 10-15 dollars by having 4GB less RAM. Absolutely greedy and disappointing from Samsung for the price they're asking.

    K, 2 hours agoDear gsmarena team, You said the newer chip is more effi... more8 Elite was heating the earlier devices launched with it like crazy and Samsung prepared extra cautions — Larger Vapor Chambers or other cooling solutions in order to not get roasted by their consumers just like how they were roasted back with S21 and S22 series 💀

      Hi, GSMARENA reviewers! Will there be a Full-Review sooner??

        Very disappointing...
        I'm a S20 vanilla user, been using this for almost 5 years. It's been a perfect phone for me with no issues.
        But Samsung really lacks of innovation. I think I will buy a Oneplus 13 instead.

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          • Kress
          • MGm
          • 1 hour ago

          Rounded edges everywhere. S24U looked way better, now S25U looks like any other chinese unit.

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            • Anonymous
            • I@H
            • 2 hours ago

            Sarkirssian, 8 hours agoCaution: Enter at your own risk. This section is exclus... moreeven if you're not an early adopter who only upgrades your phone every 2 years, these don't justify any upgrade lol

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              • D09
              • 2 hours ago

              Dear gsmarena team,

              You said the newer chip is more efficient in this article, then why do these phones come with a larger vapor chamber?

              I am asking this out of genuine curiosity. I am not a phone hardware engineer.

                surprised that no one notice the ultra camera ring was look like clotch button use at women blouse. look at the black ring size and that ugly.

                  Very much disappointed to see samsung remove s pen features. Bluetooth connectivity was very useful for clicking pics and slide show control.

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                    • Jackyboy
                    • nw}
                    • 3 hours ago

                    Using last year's exynos chipset in the S25 is an amazing idea, it has never happened before and it is really well thought out by samsung. Why not use the same chipset in the s26, s27... and maybe s30. This seems like a great idea and of course, the battery capacity is expected to remain the same until 2030. Users will be delighted, as they are every year.

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                      • Gary
                      • xdb
                      • 3 hours ago

                      Both S25 Ultra and S25+ have their screen resolution wrong. Both should be 3120x1440 instead of 3088x1440.

                        Boriiiiiiiing. There was never a Samsung release as boring as this one. And cheap on top… none of those phones scream you’re paying top money for that.

                          This is Qualcomm chip is actually based on older arm v8.

                          Meanwhile latest apple silicon and big cores of snapdragon 8 gen1-3 uses newer arm v9

                            PeterThePanda, 7 hours agoThey should just rename these phones as S22, S22+ and S22 U... moreI do not get how people accept 1+ hour to charge a 1,000 dollar device. Still, in 2025.

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                              • Jeremy02
                              • txE
                              • 4 hours ago

                              wow, I hope for case is same as the S24 and S24+

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                                • Anonymous
                                • R57
                                • 4 hours ago

                                There is no differences between the new 50mp ultrawide and the old 12mp, actually the old 12mp has more details

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                                  • diebaeterz
                                  • KRW
                                  • 4 hours ago

                                  anonymous225, 9 hours agoSince we've reached a point where releasing new phones... moreinnovation is slowing down... every 2 to 3 years is the sweet spot for upgrading

                                    aaronwt, 7 hours agoI preordered my S25 Ultra within the past hour (512GB unloc... moreBuying the nearly exact same phone you used before for $325 is not worth it

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                                      • Asdass
                                      • Lxm
                                      • 5 hours ago

                                      Milad, 9 hours agoBoring and repititive design with not very good performance... moreUser experience.
                                      Best user experience by far at least in android.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • Brt
                                        • 6 hours ago

                                        PeterThePanda, 7 hours agoThis phone should definitely be a contender on MKBHD's... moreHis first 15 seconds into his hands on review is pretty damning.. Samsung what have you done lol

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