Probably the biggest hardware enhancement Samsung added to the Galaxy S25 Ultra is the latest and greatest in Snapdragon processing, the Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy chipset. After a little bit of time using the phone, I can confirm everything feels very speedy and responsive.

Unfortunately, Samsung has missed a couple of features that would have turned the Galaxy S25 from a good phone to a great phone. While there are tentative steps towards full integration of long-awaited features (Looking at you,

It is now more cost- effective to opt for the premium Galaxy S25 Ultra than any other Samsung smartphone. By combining all the available benefits, you can save over $1300 in instant savings, cashback, and trade-in value on a device that originally costs $1419 (for the 512GB version).

The Galaxy S25 Ultra comes with all the bells and whistles, but is it worth the extra cost? We'll compare the specs and help you decide.

The Samsung Galaxy S25 range will not include an SD card port, but you have other options for expanding your phone's storage.

Across the whole family of Galaxy S25 Ultra, S25+, and S25 smartphones are a set of color variants exclusive to pre-ordering from Samsung’s website. You can secure the S25 Ultra in Titanium Jadegreen, Titanium Black, or Titanium Pinkgold, or the S25+ or S25 in Blueback, Coralred, or Pinkgold only at Samsung.