The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra features a redesigned aesthetic, embracing a more iPhone-like look with rounded edges and flat sides. It boasts a noticeable weight reduction compared to its predecessor, making it more comfortable to hold. Other key upgrades include a higher-resolution ultra-wide camera with macro capabilities, a thinner bezel design, and significantly improved speakers. However, the S-Pen no longer supports Bluetooth, eliminating wand-waving gestures for control.
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The S24 Ultra had a distinctive look, as a result, but now with the S25 Ultra, all the phones in the line look the same, save for the screen sizes and the camera array at the back. And about the S-Pen, its Bluetooth capabilities are indeed gone. This is one of the areas where Samsung was able to find weight savings, by getting rid of the stylus’ Bluetooth components. What do you lose? You lose wand-waving gestures that let you take photos or control the gallery remotely with the stylus. I honestly didn’t use those that much and preferred the hand waving gesture to take selfies.
Overall, the design changes are subtle but enough that I wouldn’t want to go back to the weight and the curved sides of the old one. Although, if you’re looking at these physical changes alone, these may not yet warrant an upgrade if you’re coming from the S23 or S24 Ultra phones. This is headlined by the ability to summon the Gemini assistant, including the conversational Gemini Live variant, by long-pressing what traditionally has been the power button, shown in the photo below. Formerly, the button summoned Samsung’s own Bixby assistant, which will now be relegated to more tasks related to Samsung’s smart home devices.
It was really neat to see Gemini Live being able to whip up a recipe based on what it sees in your fridge or to whip up an order off a restaurant menu based on the budget you say. There are various AI tools that may do something similar already, but the baked-in side button summoning feature is what makes the whole affair a wholly better experience.
Again, this is where the side button’s function is useful. You can press it when it’s your turn to speak instead of having you tap the mic button on the screen. It’s functional design, although there are situations when Gemini turns on the mic automatically for you to speak.Samsung says Gemini can work with Google, Samsung apps, Spotify, and WhatsApp. We’ve been able to send messages, add items to a calendar, and make notes effectively.
About the other AI functions: the S25 Ultra’s Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy — a version of the chip fine-tuned for S25 — claims to have a 40% improvement in neural processing or AI processing for on-device tasks. There’s also a new Now Bar on the bottom of the screen when it’s locked, which gives you quick access to things like the Now Brief, Spotify, and Youtube, among other things, without having to unlock.
But my favorite part is that the new ultrawide now does macro shots. The S24 Ultra didn’t have this feature, and neither does the base S25 and the S25 Plus. Macro is a fun thing to have in the bag for me, so it’s certainly a plus. Macro has been around on a lot of phones, so it’s not novel, but it’s great to see it here, and it’s great that the S25 Ultra does it well.
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