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

22 January 2025


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  • Moosa
  • raQ
  • 23 Jan 2025

Who doesn't want all these features in an S-Pen? What an L move, for me (having s22ultra) now Samsung is going downhill, truly, its pinnacle was S24 Ultra. Shame on Samsung

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    • Kress
    • MGm
    • 23 Jan 2025

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

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      • Anonymous
      • I@H
      • 23 Jan 2025

      Sarkirssian, 22 Jan 2025Caution: 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
        • 23 Jan 2025

        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}
              • 23 Jan 2025

              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
                • 23 Jan 2025

                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, 23 Jan 2025They 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
                        • 23 Jan 2025

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

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                          • Anonymous
                          • R57
                          • 23 Jan 2025

                          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
                            • 23 Jan 2025

                            anonymous225, 22 Jan 2025Since 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, 23 Jan 2025I 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
                                • 23 Jan 2025

                                Milad, 22 Jan 2025Boring 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
                                  • 23 Jan 2025

                                  PeterThePanda, 23 Jan 2025This 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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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • UD{
                                    • 23 Jan 2025

                                    After the S22U and S23U, Samsung no longer interests me. Their focus on AI is too boring and hardware has barely made any significant leap so what's the point? These are too expensive for their specs and the promised multiple years of software updates is a joke considering that most people wouldn't even hold on to their phones for seven years not even 4 years actually.

                                      Very minor changes in s25 ultra pics , dark portions are handled bit better than 24 ultra , but making major focus area ( middle 80% photo ) bit blur than s24 ultra, might get rectify with updates since it's a new born yet. But doesn't makes any sense to upgrade. Requires major upgrades in camera setup...

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • 61S
                                        • 23 Jan 2025

                                        Milad, 22 Jan 2025Boring and repititive design with not very good performance... moreI think one reason Galaxy is so popular is that it's one of the few smartphone brands that's not Chinese. Compared to Chinese smartphones, where you might have to give your personal data to the Communist Party, Galaxy likely offers better security, which could be a big factor in its popularity.

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