This powerful Samsung S25 Ultra 5G phone comes with 12GB of RAM, a robust battery, and 45W fast charging support.

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This powerful Samsung S25 Ultra 5G phone comes with 12GB of RAM, a robust battery, and 45W fast charging support.

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Same Price, Same Look? Samsung S25 Ultra’s Subtle Changes Hide a Bigger Truth

Us humans have the tendency to rely on visual changes to understand things, right? So it would be easy to see how you look at the brand new $1,299 S25 Ultra and think, “Wow, that sure looks a lot like last year’s $1,299 S24 Ultra.” I mean, it’s been a whole year, and what did they do? They made the edges a little boxier? Sure, I guess that’s great. It’s funny, it looks slightly thicker, but it is actually physically thinner.

Bigger Screen, Tougher Glass… But Is Galaxy S25 Ultra Hiding Its Real Upgrade Inside?

As much as I like boxy though, it is a little bit sharper in some places. Oh, and they also made the bezels a little bit thinner. So now the screen is 6.9 inches instead of 6.8. And it’s also a bit of a more durable Gorilla Glass on the outside, but just remember, it’s still glass. Also, the camera rings on the outside are just a little more pronounced. 
You know, but none of this really makes a huge difference to usability. To really understand this phone, you have to look what’s happening on the inside.

Only One Real Upgrade? Galaxy S25 Ultra’s Biggest Truth Might Surprise You

So there’s basically one major new thing to care about with this phone. See if you watch the OnePlus 13 review, you know I talked about the three big pillars that a bunch of these new flagships coming out in 2025 are gonna have, the Snapdragon 8 Elite chip, these super bright new displays, and silicon carbide batteries, all pretty awesome technologies. But this new S25 Ultra only has one of those things. It has the Snapdragon 8 Elite chip.

No Big Upgrades, No Competition? Galaxy S25 Ultra Feels Stuck in a Comfort Zone

It also doesn’t have IP69, it doesn’t add Qi2 magnets, it doesn’t bring back the 10x zoom, or even add high frequency PWM dimming. They even actually downgraded the S Pen, which I’ll get to in a minute.They have just played it incredibly safe with this phone. They just took last year’s award-winning flagship phone and did the bare minimum, a spec bump. And here’s the thing, Samsung in the US has risen to this point where that’s kind of all we realistically expect from them anymore. It’s kinda the same thing with the iPhone by the way, because in places like the US where they’re huge, they just actually don’t have pressure to compete directly against the Vivos and Xiaomis and Oppos of the world because those guys don’t have any meaningful traction in the US.

Samsung Plays It Safe… But Is the OnePlus 13 the Real Flagship You’re Missing Out On?

So Samsung has established themselves as the go-to safe option for so many people. So now that they have, of course they’re playing it safe. So I and other reviewers will say things like, “Well if you want another great phone but has a brighter display, IP69, a way better battery life, faster charging, and a $400 lower price tag, you can get a OnePlus 13 and it’ll be awesome. Now you won’t really find it in most carrier stores around here, but you can find it if you know what you’re looking for. And it doesn’t really work with every carrier, like Verizon you can forget about it.

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