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

22 January 2025


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  • Anonymous
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  • 23 Jan 2025

Anonymous, 23 Jan 2025The only thing i like is the size and weight of the regular... moreWith Samsung you do at least get way better software and support

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    • Anonymous
    • 60%
    • 23 Jan 2025

    Expecting big massive price drop ~300 euro at least on March

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      • Anonymous
      • U@D
      • 23 Jan 2025

      Anonymous, 23 Jan 2025By doing that you are encouraging them to not innovate. You... more"By doing that you are encouraging them to not innovate. You are wasting money still even though a "bargain" also."

      Why do someone not do what they want to do just because it encourages someone else to do something that affects some other person?

      OP said it's a bargain and they will buy even if it's not, why force your opinions on others?

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        • Anonymous
        • nsL
        • 23 Jan 2025

        The only thing i like is the size and weight of the regular S25. But this won't be enough to choose it over the Xiaomi 15 for example.

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          • Anonymous
          • MpL
          • 23 Jan 2025

          Romeozero, 23 Jan 2025Very disappointing... I'm a S20 vanilla user, been us... moregood decision. I changed my s20 to s24 and camera is dissapointing...

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            • Anonymous
            • U@D
            • 23 Jan 2025

            Gsmarena: Samsung is not going to make any changes to the new model, so we will write the article using the exact same specs as last year model.

            Seriously, what is the point of this article when the first page itself is wrong?

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              • mdx
              • 23 Jan 2025

              I want to see battery tests compared to s24+

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                • Starkfrost
                • SvI
                • 23 Jan 2025

                S25U is no go for me without stylus wireless functionality. Samsung definitely knows how to lose credibility with it's penny wise strategy.

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                  • 04H
                  • 23 Jan 2025

                  K, 23 Jan 2025Dear gsmarena team, You said the newer chip is more effi... morehi man, effiency refers to how much power the chip uses, not how hot it gets. and with an insane clock speed like 4.47GHz, it would defiently get hotter than the 8 Gen 3 when running at full power, that why they needed to improve the vapor chamber

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                    • Anonymous
                    • pY1
                    • 23 Jan 2025

                    aaronwt, 23 Jan 2025I preordered my S25 Ultra within the past hour (512GB unloc... moreBy doing that you are encouraging them to not innovate. You are wasting money still even though a "bargain" also.

                    Enjoy your S26 ultra next year .....

                      sdkk, 23 Jan 2025Ultra phone from 2025 at a price of 1500 euros and they sel... moreStill 45w charging and 25w wireless charging and a 5000 battery... Nothing has changed with the battery and charging for over 5+ years

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                        • 0ZT
                        • 23 Jan 2025

                        Romeozero, 23 Jan 2025Very disappointing... I'm a S20 vanilla user, been us... moreThat is what I did. Traded in an S22 Ultra, and an S23 Ultra for 2 OnePlus 13. Phone has been amazing so far.

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                          • Luke
                          • xIj
                          • 23 Jan 2025

                          K, 23 Jan 2025Dear gsmarena team, You said the newer chip is more effi... moreBecause Qualcomm chips aren't really efficient when under load. 8.1,8.2,8.3 - all of them needed lots of power and cooling when under load.
                          And in S25 you have the AI hardware on top, plenty of AI software services 24x7, phone will be searched from 1 to last bit , indexed, analyzed, etc...

                          So if they really managed to get same battery life on S25 with all that extra stuff and Elite, compared to S24.. then Elite is really having a great efficiency.

                          We need to see the battery review and stress tests to judge SD Elite and S25 hw design...

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                            • AlexTT
                            • nDx
                            • 23 Jan 2025

                            K, 23 Jan 2025Dear gsmarena team, You said the newer chip is more effi... moreFor sustained performance, less heat means longer sessions of gaming and less stress on all components, better longevity etc!

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                              • sdkk
                              • 3FL
                              • 23 Jan 2025

                              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, 23 Jan 2025Dear 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 💀

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • bJb
                                  • 23 Jan 2025

                                  Romeozero, 23 Jan 2025Very disappointing... I'm a S20 vanilla user, been us... moreExactly what I did. Amazing value for money phone

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

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                                      • gyx
                                      • 23 Jan 2025

                                      s25 ultra lost its identity

                                        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.