Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra: A Deep Dive into AI and Hardware

The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra brings iterative AI updates and familiar hardware, leaving some users wanting more innovation.

The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra is here, and it’s packing some serious AI muscle—though not everyone’s convinced it’s the leap forward we were hoping for. Sure, it’s smart, but where’s the wow factor?

Design? Think curvier, more like its budget-friendly cousins. It’s dressed in Corning Gorilla Armor 2 glass (front and back), with an anti-reflective coating that’s actually useful and bezels so slim you’ll forget they’re there. The 6.9-inch display is a stunner, squeezing more screen into the same old body.

Inside, it’s all about the Snapdragon 8 Elite chip, 12GB of RAM, and storage that goes up to a whopping 1TB. Fast? You bet. But push it too hard, and you might be eyeing the nearest charger sooner than you’d like.

AI’s the big talk here—Now Brief, smarter voice commands, the works. Handy, yes, but if you were expecting a revolution, you might find it’s more of a gentle nudge forward. Android’s already got some tricks up its sleeve, after all.

Camera buffs, rejoice: a 200MP main shooter, a 50MP telephoto that zooms in 5x, and a new ultra-wide sensor also at 50MP. Daylight shots are gorgeous, but let’s be real—it’s not a night-and-day difference from last year’s model.

Battery life? Solid, thanks to the 5,000 mAh battery. But here’s the kicker: charging tech hasn’t exactly leaped ahead. In a world where Qi2 is the new buzzword, that’s a bit of a letdown.

Bottom line: The S25 Ultra is Samsung doing what Samsung does best—polishing an already shiny apple. It’s got the looks, the brains, and the camera chops. But unless you’re all about those incremental upgrades, the price tag might give you pause.