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Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra - user opinions and reviews
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Released 2025, February 03
218g, 8.2mm thickness
Android 15, up to 7 major upgrades, One UI 7
256GB/512GB/1TB storage, no card slot - 64% 7,818,118 hits
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6.9"1440x3120 pixels
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200MP
4320p
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12/16GB RAM
Snapdragon 8 Elite
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5000mAh45W15W
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Push, 4 hours agoSeems like you are a gaming person. But not every gamer would buy ROG 9 PRO, because its total... moreMost people don't even wanna update their phones to the latest version of OS. Due to App Incompatibility issues. For example. Starting on Android 13. Most of the Apps from Playstore will not work on the Newest OS.
As a Former S22 Ultra User? I can say I'm Dissatisfied with it. After getting a Security Patch? I got Green Lines on my screen. Overheating while normally using it, Camera overheats easily while using messenger, worst battery life, Slow OS updates, unstable bluetooth connections, poor audio quality, and after 2 years. The board died! For you to say Samsung offers Reliable Experience? I can say. Have you even own and use an S22 Ultra?
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if i wanted s25 series at all id have gone for edge before because pure aesthetics, but not only is this growing on me but its also a lot more functional, i do just want the latest (and most concurrent updates by android 15 on a system, which this wins) and best in the series, and this is a bit more appetizing in price, but why i need this specifically, and i could get this with most and galaxy s21 or later, but OneUI.
I personally think this is really good, if you want the latest hardware/software, most functionality, and oneui this is a damn good pick.
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Foxtrot2Novmbr, 10 hours agoHere in my Country. S25U 12/1TB cost more than a gaming laptop with an RTX 4060 or equivalent.... moreSeems like you are a gaming person. But not every gamer would buy ROG 9 PRO, because its totally unreliable, 2 OS upgrades only when even budget phones offer 3 or 4 years of update, display is just 1080p where it should have been 2k atleast at this price point, Asus has a history of dead motherboards which is not acceptable, camera is an absolute garbage. So why sell at such a high price point? Samsung offers a reliable experience with good cameras and the titanium frame is an absolute life saver if your phone falls. Anti reflective display is amazing. If you havent experienced the phone yet please go to Samsung store and try their display phones. You will know who is ripping your wallet.
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Push, 16 hours agoBro do you think people will buy a $1300 phone for just 2 years of OS upgrades? Samsungs S25 U... moreHere in my Country. S25U 12/1TB cost more than a gaming laptop with an RTX 4060 or equivalent. Vivo iQOO 13 is a good alternative. But with no Air triggers. No headphone Jack. No Displayport. 185hz vs 144hz. I can say its a little underwhelming.
S25U is likely a Downgrade. Rather than an UPGRADE. And with the Stylus Features Reduced. And the Camera rings are removable. Why was it cost more than $1,000?
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Foxtrot2Novmbr, 13 May 2025They are now providing 2 years worth of Updates. Why compare the S25U to ROG Phone 9 Pro? Curr... moreBro do you think people will buy a $1300 phone for just 2 years of OS upgrades? Samsungs S25 U 12/1TB model costs $1420 with 7 years of OS updates. Less than 1% people will buy it for gaming but an average consumer wont. I would rather buy IQOO 13 which is just $600, if my only purpose was gaming. Besides 25U is a balanced phone and offers a lot more than Asus.
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The S10+ is way much better
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There was a phone named the Samsung Galaxy S8 said to the S9 who the powerfull phone of Samsung the S9 said to Galaxy note 7 the Galaxy Note 7 said to the Galaxy Note 8 the Note 9 the Note 9 said to S20 the S20 said to the S21 ultra the S21 Ultra said to The S22 ultra said to the the S23 ultra said to The S24 ultra the S24 Ultra Said to the A56 the A56 said to the A55 the A55 said Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
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Push, 13 May 2025Bro, nobody in the market buys ROG phones. They have the worst updates, no service centres and... moreThey are now providing 2 years worth of Updates. Why compare the S25U to ROG Phone 9 Pro? Currently. The Price of ROG Phone 9 Pro. With 24GB RAM 1TB Storage cost $1,380. S25 Ultra with 12GB RAM 1TB Storage cost $1,990. Specs alone. ROG Phone 9 Pro beats S25U. And Since the ROG Phone 9 pro has IP68 rating. There's no worry about Water or Dust getting inside the Smartphone. Something that was missing on ROG Phone 5.
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Foxtrot2Novmbr, 12 May 2025Better? I don't think so! Only ROG Phone 9 Pro beats iPhone 16 PM. Especially when it com... moreBro, nobody in the market buys ROG phones. They have the worst updates, no service centres and a budget phone's display. Why even are you comparing with S25 U? Priced similar but with all the downgrades. I had used ROG phone 5 and it was the worst phone ever as its motherboard died within a year and it was my worst decision to buy.
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LukaEditz2Real, 11 May 2025Better than iPhone 16 Pro Max XDBetter in terms of Battery, thats it. No other dept is even close to what S 25U has to offer.
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Pulled the trigger and went with the 25 Ultra. Tit Black 528gb
Get it Tuesday-Wednesday.
Excited aside the S-pen stuff but i only use it to draw and the pressure is still in it so that's good for me.
Going to use it for Game streaming/ art/ Phone games too. Love the new flat edges. hope it wont peel like the fold 6 did. but i think that was a electrical issue.
Fingers crossed the all black works out well
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Foxtrot2Novmbr, 12 May 2025Better? I don't think so! Only ROG Phone 9 Pro beats iPhone 16 PM. Especially when it com... moreStill better than any iPhone.
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LukaEditz2Real, 11 May 2025Better than iPhone 16 Pro Max XDBetter? I don't think so! Only ROG Phone 9 Pro beats iPhone 16 PM. Especially when it comes with tons of Goodies. S25 Ultra is Just like S24 Ultra but with Less New Features. And Worst Updates.
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Guys,
How much does your S25U's battery drain overnight? Mine seems to drain about 10%, which is kinda big considering it just sits on my desk...
Is this some kinda common problem or just me?
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Already sold this one and waiting to buy the new Xperia..
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TeD, 08 May 2025"The latest market data from Counterpoint shows that sales in the premium segment of smar... moreSamsungs budget phones are making most of the profit while S series is just for people who can spend more. Comparing it with budget phones profit is what they are trying to achieve the market. Pretty sure its just a gimmic to tell people S series have made record breaking sale.
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Unlike what Samsung representatives say on stage, they do not care about user feedback.
For example, people have been asking for the option to always start with the rear camera regardless of which camera was last exited. 5 years ago, someone at Samsung said they forwarded this suggestion, but nothing came from it.
"We are taking this as your suggestion. Thanks for providing your valuable suggestion and your suggestion is very important for us."
(source: https://r1.community.samsung.com/t5/galaxy-s/how-to-always-start-rear-camera-when-opening-camera-app/td-p/7402229/ )
There is already a "settings to remember" page in the camera settings, but it does not include always launching the rear camera. You can only set it to always launch on photo mode instead of the last used mode, for example video mode.
They also needed more than a decade to implement the simple ability to turn the continuous flashlight on or off during an active video recording, not only before starting a recording. People have been asking for this since the early 2010s, yet it wasn't until the 2020s until Samsung finally made it a thing. Ten years for something that shouldn't have required a single afternoon.
Also, do I need to mention that users have long been asking for the ability to back up saved pages from Samsung Internet? Samsung Internet saves pages in a way they can only be viewed inside the app, not from external software like file managers. This means they can not be backed up or viewed from a different device.
This was repeatedly requested since 2020 ( https://forum.developer.samsung.com/t/regarding-saved-webpages/5304/1 ), yet Samsung has not acted upon it in 5 years.
Hey, Samsung. Stop pretending you care about user feedback.
To Samsung's credit, they mercifully allow turning off this pull-to-refresh nonsense in their Internet browser that has been plaguing Google Chrome mobile users since 2019. (It was there since 2015 but it can't be turned off since 2019.) But this was there from the time they added pull-to-refresh, not because users asked Samsung for it; they did it voluntarily.
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"The latest market data from Counterpoint shows that sales in the premium segment of smartphones worth $800 and above declined in the United States. Samsung's flagship sales were down year-over-year due to lower demand for the Galaxy S flagships."
With zero innovation Samsung cannot compete with the other brands.
And at the same time the usual marketing propaganda saying sales are record breaking level...
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Got my JetBlack 512GB today. While it feels so much lighter than the S24 Ultra I definitely think that the build quality feels much more superior or premium on the S24 Ultra as compared to the 25 Ultra. Don’t know if I’m alone with this thought.
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All world fellows do not waste money on it because Samsung just launched 16GB Ram for South Korea, Taiwan and China. So Boycott Samsung it is the same thing as Note 20 Ultra 12GB Ram. Buy OnePlus with 16GB Ram in less price.
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Guys,
I am officially part of the big boys now.
Paired up with a UAG case and a screen protector(that unites PERFECLTY with the case) this little slab of metal looks so slick it hurts 😭
- jiyen235
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Push, 05 May 2025Its a lil expensive but if you dont want to spend on you phone go for ESR Screen Protector whi... morei mean it's for my dad so i doubt he'd mind a matte finish but i wont use a matte coated display even if someone paid me lmao
thanks for the help tho i'll check em out!
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jiyen235, 05 May 2025i dont think it's available for a good price here but i'll checkIts a lil expensive but if you dont want to spend on you phone go for ESR Screen Protector which i use. There are options avaible in ESR like Matte finish or glossy finish. Use Matte finish. It will reduce glares by 50%. Also its not expensive. You can find it on Amazon.
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Push, 05 May 2025Try to get the OG screen protector from Samsung. It works perfectly fine plus you do get the a... morei dont think it's available for a good price here but i'll check
- jiyen235
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Anonymous, 05 May 2025Go for these two, Ringke or Spigen screen protector fingerprint work flawless i think my relative already uses these but thanks for the answer anyways my friend
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jiyen235, 04 May 2025Does anyone know any good glass protectors for this phone? My dad's using it and not only... moreTry to get the OG screen protector from Samsung. It works perfectly fine plus you do get the anti reflective coating. That should help.
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Anonymous, 05 May 2025I can confirm that you can't use screen protector and have antireflective coating, but ul... morehmm yeah another bunch of marketing BS that people have fallen for. I called it before based on random observations but everyone said im just saying stuff but i knew it was like this, the anti-glare tech is useless for most people.
And yeah a relative has an s23 ultra with a glass protector that has a working fingerprint scanner, im gonna see if there's something we can do about it. Thanks for the input.
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jiyen235, 04 May 2025Does anyone know any good glass protectors for this phone? My dad's using it and not only... moreGo for these two, Ringke or Spigen screen protector fingerprint work flawless
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jiyen235, 04 May 2025Does anyone know any good glass protectors for this phone? My dad's using it and not only... moreI can confirm that you can't use screen protector and have antireflective coating, but ultrasonic fingerprint should work flawless with good screen protector.
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jiyen235, 04 May 2025Does anyone know any good glass protectors for this phone? My dad's using it and not only... moreBecause of glass protector the ultrasonic fingerprint isn't working well. I am also getting used to it
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- 2WB
Does anyone know any good glass protectors for this phone? My dad's using it and not only is the anti-reflective tech rendered absolutely useless when using a glass protector, but the ultrasonic scanner is also unusable.
Dunno if it's cus of the glass he's using or cus that's just how it is.
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Cake, 02 May 2025If Moto can go from 4500mAh to 6000mAh in a single year than what is stopping Samsung.
Shame... moreyou do know they didnt move to SiC, right?
moto did.
SiC batteries have multiple compromises, even if they are the way of the future.
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Mobdeep , 03 May 2025There's 7.9 inch displays in Africa in Europe we are still at 6.9 inchThen, there are devices called tablets for people like you. Get one and be happy. Cheers!
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Actually I have this phone S25U and iPhone 16 pro max in terms of performance Samsung is a on top comparing to the 16 pro max also on the other hand way better than any Chinese brands bec of long range android updates and reliable customer service which makes samsung simply the best smartphone company until now
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I feel bad for all those who can't afford this great device, so they have to settle for cheaper alternatives. Then they aren't happy with their life choices, so they come here to this comment section and express their anger.
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There's 7.9 inch displays in Africa in Europe we are still at 6.9 inch
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Push, 02 May 2025Bro S25 Ultra does go at 0 hrz. You can try for yourself from setting, developer option and op... moreS25u has a low PWM and its sour in the eye in long time use. And why you want to drop your phone multiple time? You talking about camera s25u? I have both phones and s25u is very behind competition. Are you blind. If you want pure stock android go buy pixel phone. Every other phone have pre installed bloatware apps. You are just lazy to remove bloatwares. Its not worth the price. S23u has a better camera sensor and s25u is a downgrade in camera department.
s25u is a downgrade. S25u is a recycled phone. As i said, i regret buying s25u and selling soon.
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Samsung s24 or s25 which one is better
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