Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra review

30 January 2025


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If you compare it even with S23U there is only incremental upgrades, not worth paying extra for them.

    PureOS, 31 Jan 2025Except soc ( which can't utilize full performance caus... moreThe weight reduction is a pretty big upgrade in my books.
    Still, this phone could be so much better if Samsung chose to use the best components instead of trying to squeeze as much profits margins as possible. They don't even want to put their best display panels in their own 1500€ phones. Ridiculous

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      • Raju
      • nbt
      • 31 Jan 2025

      How a rating of 4.5 with so many downgrades. You find so many faults and still high rating!...

        zillion, 31 Jan 2025I think rating 4.5 for s25u based by readers votes, not by ... moreStop stressing over the scores who cares it's just a phone jeez you people worry about trivial things

          [deleted post]They have changed scenes with their reviews there's nothing wrong with that I'm guessing most websites do the same. Why is everyone stressing over the scores?? Get a grip not the end of the world 🙄

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            • Inedian
            • L2r
            • 31 Jan 2025

            Corvo7, 30 Jan 20254.1 maximumExactly. S20 Ultra got 4.0 with big upgrade over S10+ with clearly better camera, it was an honest score, while this getting 4.5... i like the review itself, but score should be 4.0-4.1.

              It's telling me I should get 13:51 (s25u) / 13:10 (s24u) for 50/50 web browsing & streaming video.

              I think there should be more emphasis on real world battery testing. It's one of the most objective categories you can test.

              I don't think anyone is getting 13+ hours SOT.
              The most honest test I've seen suggests 5:00-6:20 for a s24u, vs 7:00 for a s25u.

              Maybe streaming audio or video, screen off, bluetooth headphones.
              Streaming audio or video, screen on, bluetooth headphones
              GPS + streaming bluetooth audio/video
              Gaming

              Saying 13 hours is about as worthless as laptop companies telling me I can get 24 hours if I turn off all my antennas & start my reproduction of War & Peace in word at minimum brightness.

              Also who cares about phone speakers - we don't live in a dystopia where we're going to play music in public.

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                • Anonymous
                • CbI
                • 31 Jan 2025

                TechDevil, 31 Jan 2025Add on top, this should have had better or equal battery li... moreLike the realme pro + which has 60 percent of 16pro battery life . Which is not reality.

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                  • Paan
                  • Emn
                  • 31 Jan 2025

                  Most people expect a bigger battery and better cameras. Without these, for those who own S24 ultra won't upgrade.

                    DroidBoye, 31 Jan 2025Anyone noticed in the comparison section of the battery run... moreAdd on top, this should have had better or equal battery life compared to the iPhone 16 pro max. But seems like their test system is corrupted or paid. And very much Apple or Samsung friendly.

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                      • Nameless
                      • 0xQ
                      • 31 Jan 2025

                      Such a mess of the review. Some 1x shots are presented as 5x. But the most interesting part is S25 Ultra UWA is compared to S26 Ultra...

                        i don't think that the samsung S25 ultra is gonna be the most sold flagship android phone this year

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                          • Anonymous
                          • yB4
                          • 31 Jan 2025

                          Terrible SΛMSUNG! This is the best you can do as your flagship? You must be laughing that people are paying so much for such a mediocre phone. No 3.5mm jack, no micro SD card and so many below average other features. Clueless people will buy it thinking they're cool, when smart people will see this phone for what it is. A sub par rip off disguised a flagship phone. It's only flagship in price, while in performance and value it's very poor choice.

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                            • Kea
                            • 62%
                            • 31 Jan 2025

                            It’s not bad, no enough good.

                              when it comes to photos, S25U's main camera seems dissappointing in both day and night. Oppo Find X8 Pro has better main cam imo. However, the telephoto cameras of S25U seem pretty fine to my eyes.

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                                • Zack1
                                • J7P
                                • 31 Jan 2025

                                Smell like samsung pro

                                  I request GSMArena to click all the above pictures with a DSLR Or a Mirrorless camera for once so as the viewers can compare and get an idea of how the pictures actually look like on a good camera
                                  This would help in establishing a baseline of good photos and help everyone in learning what good processing and pictures look like

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • GA}
                                    • 31 Jan 2025

                                    Yet another expensive device cutting good features instead of adding more. One example (besides the pen) should suffice: A +$1000 device, not including the charger but even the included cable is cheap and underperforming. Disappointing, being generous

                                      I expected nothing and I'm still disappointed. The sustained performance is wack, the overclocked chip is only a gimmick so people can say Samsung has a better chip as in practice, it's just simply worse than the others. The brightness being lower isn't the biggest issue but the brightness going down fast? THAT'S a huge issue.

                                      The battery is nice but funny to see that the browsing scores aren't going up. Pretty sure Samsung is gonna wait till they have a higher battery capacity and tout that improvement as game changing.

                                      The new UW cam is nice but it seems to be on par with the 14 Ultra's cam which I considered kinda bad lmao. This isn't as wide as that so idk man

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • 3Le
                                        • 31 Jan 2025

                                        The funny thing is that the phones with the brightest displays (Pixel 9 series and Realme GT7 Pro) which score around 2300 nits in max brightness also use Samsung displays. 💀
                                        Yet Samsung give its own consumers their inferior display panels. They have been stucked in this 1200-1400 range for almost half a decade. 🤣

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