And on the note, the bad news for Galaxy S24 owners remains the wait for One UI 7’s stable release, bringing Android 15 to the Samsung masses. This is an excellent upgrade and makes Samsung phones materially safer and more secure, narrowing the gap to iPhone — its main competitor pre S25s hitting shelves. It can’t come soon enough.

That said, you might be surprised to learn that the Galaxy S25 Ultra has one more area where it absolutely trounces the competition — gaming performance. It even bests Apple's i

The Galaxy S24 Ultra became the first Samsung flagship in six years to enter the top 10 sales. Samsung shipped 222.9M phones in 2024, just behind Apple's 225.9M units globally. The global average smartphone price rose to $324,