Reviewing Samsung's Galaxy S25 Ultra after the first few days, to see how the camera tech, gaming performance, battery life etc compare to rivals like the iPhone 16 Pro Max.
Check out Samsung's pre-order deals here:
S25: https://howl.link/1ows020y0rpwi
S25 Plus: https://howl.link/ly75cwkwmsf1b
S25 Ultra: https://howl.link/sn6snxp3k5hsn
So, the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra may be much maligned for serving up similar specs as last year's massive S24. That camera hardware is slightly improved for 2025 with a 50MP ultra-wide sensor. However, besides that it's the same setup as before. The Galaxy S25 Ultra offers some new camera features like LOG recording and AI based editing tools, but that's about it.
As far as physical bits are concerned, this Galaxy smartphone's design has been slightly refined and now boasts Snapdragon 8 Elite smarts. Combined with a massive vapor chamber, the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra is a capable gaming phone for Wuthering Waves, Genshin Impact etc.
Battery life is sadly lagging behind rivals, with identical charging speeds vs the S24 Ultra. As for the display and audio, not many changes in these departments for the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra either. Owners of the old S24 flagship will struggle to notice a difference.
So that's it so far, let us know your thoughts below, and a full in-depth review of the regular Samsung S25 is incoming!
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra Early Review Chapters:
0:00 - Deja Vu?
0:56 - Design
6:07 - Display & audio
8:43 - Performance & gaming
11:12 - Battery
13:17 - OneUI 7 & AI features
16:19 - S Pen stylus
17:20 - Cameras