Samsung Galaxy S25 review

5 February 2025


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> Android 15 has split the notification and quick toggles into two separate pages

They're still combined on my Pixel 9?

    This phone is a massive disappointment. Samsung did not put even the first gen gorilla armour on the base model, while ultra receives the second gen this year. Shame on you, Samsung

      Battery test result says, Galaxy phones are not for web browsing!

        The camera samples are... pretty okay?

        It's weird to see the main cam of S25 take better photos than that of its bigger brother, the S25U. I had mild expectations from the telephoto camera, but the shots came out better than expected. The ultrawide camera's short focusing distance might due to how some young people tend to take selfies and group photos with the ultrawide camera. Also, all the camera samples seem a bit soft, but more importantly, not sharpened. I guess this is a characteristic Samsung is trying to achieve to distinguish itself from the "Chinese phones". (not sharpened image = premium?)

          This is why I wait for gsmarena to review a phone before buying it; none of the (many) reviews I checked mentioned the soft ultrawide camera or the focusing issues when taking portraits, for example. After this lukewarm review, I'm no longer considering the S25.

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            • Anonymous
            • Brt
            • 53 minutes ago

            And for all you folks hating on the exynos on last year's model, how trash the battery life is.. literally the same rating going against the SD 8 elite..

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              • Munem
              • 6uN
              • 58 minutes ago

              Coming from A52S it's big upgrade for me and with some bonuses + samsung preorder promotion I've got 256GB version for 700€. If you have S24 or S23, feel free to skip to S27 (unless they really impress with S26, but I doubt), really not worth upgrade to S25.

                Is it just me, or are some of the pictures upside down? 🤔

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                  • jLong
                  • TFe
                  • 2 hours ago

                  Same phone, different year.

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                    • Anonymous
                    • yB4
                    • 2 hours ago

                    I'd rather have my CAD $300 SAMSUNG Galaxy A25 with microSD card and 3.5mm jack.

                      S24 or S23U looks better. Even though performance isn't up to date, it's still fast. S25 series is a mockery. Google and co. should use this to unveil upcoming hardware and news.

                        The base version of this phone costs as much as my X200 Pro 16/512 did. The least they could've done is match the iPhone 16 Pro for battery life. Gonna get blasted by other Mini phones. Maybe they are only competing against Google and their overpriced Tensor - at which point LOL.

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                          • d%H
                          • 3 hours ago

                          So 1 upgrade = chip you will not notice without a timer? Worse manual screen brightness and lower speker sound ?

                            With no upgrades apart from the processor, the S25 shouldn't exist. The average person doesn't need more speed, though we all appreciate better cameras and battery life.

                              The review is full of little negative remarks hehe. I still like this phone.

                              For me it's good if the public dislikes it because it means it'll drop in price faster and I can get a good deal. :-D

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                                • Anonymous
                                • Brt
                                • 4 hours ago

                                Active, 6 hours ago"The Galaxy S25 has the best hardware on the mass mark... moreYeah go figure, assumed they're talking about the 8 elite but yeah your gunna find that on every flagship for the next 12 mths.. rest of the hardware trails, notably.

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • Fek
                                  • 5 hours ago

                                  Finally someone complaining about lack of UWB

                                  Apple can do it, google too, so why not the base S phone.

                                  As for the stability score, considering it's size and "hotness" of the chip, I expected much much worse.

                                  It is fine considering the dimensions, but anybody wanting good sustained performance should never look at compact devices with top shelf chips.

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • qb{
                                    • 5 hours ago

                                    can't cook my supper = no buy

                                      Get s24 for 550€, same phone.

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                                        • a40
                                        • 6 hours ago

                                        Samesung, 6 hours agoHow could this get the SAME score as oneplus 13? What a scam.who buys oneplus in 2025? lol

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