Samsung Galaxy S25+
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- Amin Beqiri
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- 07 Feb 2025
NeonHD, 06 Feb 2025Samsung is moving as slow as a snail, their phones getting ... moreWhat is wrong with your phone?
- NeonHD
- 6Fi
- 06 Feb 2025
Samsung is moving as slow as a snail, their phones getting are quite boring now and thus harder to appreciate, but I think it's still a good phone, great phone even. Price however is a whole other subject...
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- Anonymous
- 4f9
- 06 Feb 2025
MatekMatijas123, 06 Feb 2025I received my S25+ bought in pre-order. There was some offe... moreLet the S25+ get an update or 2, the photos will get better. This phone has the same cameras as the S24+ and with the SD 8 Elite the S25+ is well capable of much better photos, it just needs optimization. As far as no screen protector or protection, do you think the iPhone gives you anything in the box? You have to buy these things for the device.
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- MatekMatijas123
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- 06 Feb 2025
Anonymous, 06 Feb 2025Let the S25+ get an update or 2, the photos will get better... moreI'm aware it's a new device and need to be polished up. So will see. So far I have never bought such new device, have always been waiting for reviews, tests and software updates.
BTW, Samsung put the same cameras in S22, S23, S24 and S25 vanilla and plus series, as far as I know. It's.. ekhm, I don't want to use vulgar language 😉
Anyway, more or less I was aware what I was doing buying S25+. I almost bought Pixel 9 Pro, but impossibility of remove search bar from main screen hold me back and that's why I own S25+ 😊
I know the tendency of minimalism when it comes to smartphone box contents, but I still can't agree with it and I curse this for any occasion.
Nevertheless, device seems to be capable so far, in general, and I hope to spend with it some time being pleased, more or less.
Regards
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- Anonymous
- 4f9
- 06 Feb 2025
MatekMatijas123, 06 Feb 2025I received my S25+ bought in pre-order. There was some offe... moreLet the S25+ get an update or 2, the photos will get better. This phone has the same cameras as the S24+ and with the SD 8 Elite the S25+ is well capable of much better photos, it just needs optimization. As far as no screen protector or protection, do you think the iPhone gives you anything in the box? You have to buy these things for the device.
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- MatekMatijas123
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- 06 Feb 2025
I received my S25+ bought in pre-order. There was some offers to mitigate the price, otherwise I wouldn't bought this Samsung.
I spent a lot of time doing research to find the best solution, but the most interesting devices are not available in Poland.
I'm in love with vivo x200 Pro, but it's not available in official sell. Second option Oppo Find X8 Pro, but price are unacceptable to me, so far.
So gave a shot and bought S25+. 12/512 costs me circa 930€, with vouchers, bonuses, etc.
In general the most important thing is camera for me, battery backup, UI smoothness. I thought spending almost 1000€ (price with bonuses of course, not regular) would give me satisfaction using camera and video, but I'm very disappointed 😞 Sorry Sammy, but cameras in S25+ are bad joke.
I don't know if my S20FE is so good or S25+ is so poor, but I can't see any benefits which could justify switch S20FE to S25+ when it comes to camera department and spend all that money in general.
It's winter here, outdoors looks like s*it, bleak, no sun and grey, so can't evaluate cameras in proper conditions.
Nevertheless I was expecting something else..
To say nothing of feeling of the device itself, pulling out from the box, take in hand, look at it and don't feel premium quality in device for 1000€+ 🤣 There weren't any protective film on the display, edges and back of the device, but that's like world looks like right now, well.
As I mentioned, can't say much after few days, will see during daily use in the future.
Display is good, vivid colorurs and I like it, battery backup so far is way better than S20FE, but no wonder. Device is blazing fast, installing apps, uninstalling, moving between apps and menu, very fast, overall design of the device is in my taste, I have Coral Red color.
It's not bigger than S20FE, so I'm happy with this fact.
I already know that I will sell S25+ and buy vivo x200 Pro when it will appear in market in my country, I desire the best cameras and zoom capabilities (I make a lot of photos of landscapes and wild animals and zoom is crucial, want the best camera) and battery backup.
In general my experience so far are mediocre with new S25+, I was expecting some kind of "Wow!" buying this smartphone, but like with A34 two years ago I got "Yyy.. ok.." impression 😞
It's only my opinion, maybe I was expecting too much! 😉
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- Anonymous
- 4f9
- 04 Feb 2025
Where are the benchmarks?
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- Big truss
- 0dW
- 04 Feb 2025
Anonymous, 04 Feb 2025I traded in my S24+ to Samsung online and got the 256GB S25... moreI had the S24 plus and did the same. Hella credits, end up paying $360 flat. Got the Coral Red.
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- Anonymous
- 4f9
- 04 Feb 2025
I traded in my S24+ to Samsung online and got the 256GB S25+ in Blueblack; Samsung also gave me $100 credit. I couldn't pass on it, $299 total on Samsung's website for the phone, 3 official Samsung cases, 2 screen protectors & charging block.
I also think it's better deal to get the S25+ rather than the Ultra since it scores a good amount higher in benchmarks and from what I've seen the battery lasts longer, or at least as long. If you have an S24+ & are on the fence about whether or not to upgrade to the S25+, I'd hop on this deal before it's gone. 3 days left as of this post.
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- Vituccio
- BNF
- 03 Feb 2025
Hard battle: Pixel 9 Pro vs Samsung S25+, for me.
What matters to me is:
- battery: at least 6-8 hours SOT when new and optimized,
- back cameras performance (I do 95% point and shoot, 5% post edit),
- size: between S25 base model and P9P is my perfect size, similar to my actual Samsung S21 base model; I may be ok with the size of S25+ too.
- UI smoothness and productivity options like split screen/resize app in a window: Samsung does have this, I don't know about Pixel.
screen visibility under the sunlight and with hot temperatures, as I live in South Italy.
- AI for high quality results when erasing/creating things from a picture and for quickly copying subjects from one picture to another.
NB: I'm actually confused about the Google policy regarding letting Samsung users to almost fully benefit of the same AI features we can find on Pixel phones. Gemini is available to all Android users and Google Photos too, letting anyone use the Magic Editor saving up to 10 edited pictures per month for free. So Samsung users can actually benefit of both Galaxy AI and most of the Google AI features, right?
Please let me know if I'm wrong and what do you think about the future policies of both Google and Samsung regarding AI tools.
Here I recap what I found regarding the 2 smartphones from my point of view:
- Pixel 9 Pro: smooth, great camera; clean UI; great screen brightness, battery life probably not so impressive for a flagship, SOT could be like 6 hours? The camera bump is thick but could be useful when using the phone on a flat surface providing a nice slight inclination.
- Samsung S25+: just released and still no interesting reviews, but I can assume it is just a little improvement over the last Plus model with a Snapdragon chipset (S23+ here in Europe, as the S24+ is equipped with Exynos instead); camera only ok for a flagship: how much can AI/chipset improve the results with the same hardware as previous Galaxys? smooth and customizable UI, thin camera rings are nice, battery life, probably 7 hours of SOT? Nice thin design and thinner bezels compared to P9P.
It is not a matter of price as I don't mind about little differences and anyway I can get both, 512 GB, for about 900 euro.
I don't like Apple.
S25 base model has a very nice compact size but I have wonders regarding the battery.
Oppo X8 Pro interesting too but missing the flat screen, a deal breaker for me as I'm used to have a tempered glass on the screen and a cover; also it is too big for my taste.
What do you think?
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- thrind
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- 02 Feb 2025
Anonymous, 01 Feb 2025Just upgraded from S22+ to S25+ as Samsung had a bonus deal... moreYou've got a new battery, it's normal that it lasts longer.
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- 1234Sonx
- JFn
- 02 Feb 2025
kristina, 26 Jan 2025i have samsung s21plus, do I upgrade?Yes, you can. I recommend you the Galaxy Note 10 Plus because:
25% better video recording quality (main camera)
2160 x 60 fps
256GB more internal storage
512GB
4GB more RAM memory
12GB
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- Anonymous
- 7Ce
- 01 Feb 2025
Just upgraded from S22+ to S25+ as Samsung had a bonus deal when you trade in your phone. I saved around $850 so paid only $550 for the phone.
Battery lasts a lot longer than my s22+ with regular surfing, answering emails, making a few calls, etc. I don't have a lot of apps on the phone so that helps as there aren't too many apps running in the background. Camera has good stability when zooming in.
if you S23 or S24, then probably don't upgrade as there will be minimal improvements.
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- JayJay
- BQA
- 31 Jan 2025
Question for people who own a new Samsung S25 series:
how is the modem performing in areas with weak signal?
can you tell how the performance is compared with older Samsung or chinese smartphones?
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- HYP
- ix1
- 30 Jan 2025
Just ordered a Samsung S25+ 512GB for £549 including free Buds 3 by trading in an old J7 Pro and using some discounts. It will be delivered in 3 days. The deal also includes a free case and wireless charger, if I leave a review after 14 days. The current price is really good, if you consider the launch discounts available in the UK and US.
I am not sure about launch prices including discounts in other markets. In my humble opinion, S25+ is definitely worth it at that price. I doubt whether it would be significantly cheaper later in the year.
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- ix1
- 30 Jan 2025
Bennis, 30 Jan 2025I read people are crying about the price in the comms No... moreJust got Samsung S25+ 512GB for £549 including free Buds 3 by trading in an J7 Pro. The deal also includes a free case and wireless charger if I leave a review after 14 days. The price is amazing, if you consider the launch discounts available in the UK and US. I seriously doubt whether it would be significantly cheaper later in the year.
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- Bennis
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- 30 Jan 2025
I read people are crying about the price in the comms
No s+'[ Sherlock, it's newly released.
A little word of advice - if you're not in a hurry to get the phone then just wait till winter, close to christmas, price will drop a bunch and won't be worth more than the current price of the S24U maybe you'll even catch a nice sale.
Besides, Sammy will get ready to drop the 26 so the price will drop either way
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- Cpt.Power
- SH3
- 30 Jan 2025
Honestly same useless garbage like all previous phones since S22 absolutely no improvements just cosmetics And they asking 1200 for this.
If i buy for example said S22 plus for 400 now brand new will get genuinely same thing.
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- Anonymous
- nhb
- 29 Jan 2025
karim salah, 29 Jan 2025Expensive piece of trashwhy? which phone do you have