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Galaxy S25 vs Others....a discussion thread

Gino76ph — Sat, 05 Apr 2025 19:26:37 GMT

After having been disappointed with a Google Pixel 8 (small screen, so-so speakers, washed out display, so-so performance) i bought an iPhone 16 Pro. I sold it as i miss Android.

My question: Which phones would be a good/modest upgrade* over the Pixel 8?
Pixel 9a

Poco F7 Pro

Galaxy S25+

* my priorities are specs that are more better (albeit slightly) than the Pixel 8 on cameras, performance, battery life, speakers & audio, etc.

Re: Galaxy S25 vs Others....a discussion thread

Piper123 — Sat, 05 Apr 2025 19:36:01 GMT

S25 Ultra if budget allows

Re: Galaxy S25 vs Others....a discussion thread

Tourbillon De La Vie — Sat, 05 Apr 2025 19:36:57 GMT

There is a comment in the thread below saying s25 series is the best. I happen to agree

https://eu.community.samsung.com/t5/galaxy-s25-series/galaxy-s25-series-vs-s24-basics/m-p/12020781/thread-id/17698#M17703

Re: Galaxy S25 vs Others....a discussion thread

BandOfBrothers — Sat, 05 Apr 2025 19:38:33 GMT

Hello 👋 @Gino76ph

Have some hands on with a Samsung Galaxy s²⁵ series phone and I'm sure you'll soon see how powerful these phone's are.

Re: Galaxy S25 vs Others....a discussion thread

Star_girl — Sat, 05 Apr 2025 19:44:34 GMT

If you are not interested in the SPen, I believe the S25 Plus can make you happy, phones in the S25 series are pretty similar speed wise and camera quality, they all have the latest AI features, but if you get the S25 Ultra you get some extra features as well, especially in the camera.

Re: Galaxy S25 vs Others....a discussion thread

johnz237 — Sat, 05 Apr 2025 21:25:51 GMT

S25 U

https://eu.community.samsung.com/t5/galaxy-s25-series/s25-ultra-review/td-p/11697676?src=ShareByUserCM

Re: Galaxy S25 vs Others....a discussion thread

arianwen27 — Sat, 05 Apr 2025 22:17:28 GMT

In contrast to others, the Chinese phones do have better hardware and specs than the s25 series. Better cameras and batteries. But the s25 series has way better software than any other phone. The s25 series also has a faster version of the fastest available chip

Re: Galaxy S25 vs Others....a discussion thread

DoNotTellMeThat — Sun, 06 Apr 2025 01:00:26 GMT

Have you tried asking Chat GPT - quite good at giving the info you want.

Re: Galaxy S25 vs Others....a discussion thread

Gino76ph — Sun, 06 Apr 2025 07:57:20 GMT

I find the Ultra range to be big, tall and heavy for my hands.

Any other suggestions?

Re: Galaxy S25 vs Others....a discussion thread

Gino76ph — Sun, 06 Apr 2025 07:58:50 GMT

Would you agree to the opinion that the S25 series is best or better?

Re: Galaxy S25 vs Others....a discussion thread

Gino76ph — Sun, 06 Apr 2025 08:00:29 GMT

Powerful is very subjective. And i find it partly pointless to go to a Samsung store and try one of the phones. The software is either not up to date or on retail mode. So, io highly depend on forums or reviews on Youtube.

Re: Galaxy S25 vs Others....a discussion thread

Gino76ph — Sun, 06 Apr 2025 08:01:35 GMT

I'm gearing towards the "Plus" models as i find the base model too small and the Ultra too big for me.

Any thoughts on a Pixel 9 Pro?

Or a Xiaomi 14 or 15?

Re: Galaxy S25 vs Others....a discussion thread

Gino76ph — Sun, 06 Apr 2025 08:05:39 GMT

Words such as "powerful" and "fastest" don't really matter as they are all subjective to me. As i mentioned my previous Android was a Pixel 8 so i'm looking for something similar or slightly bigger in size and what i consider modest or good improvements on the display, speakers sound & audio, cameras, battery life and performance.

I'm looking into the older Xiaomi 14 or the newer Xiaomi 15.

Any other advice please?

Re: Re: Galaxy S25 vs Others....a discussion thread

Piper123 — Sun, 06 Apr 2025 09:24:23 GMT

I'm afraid I only get the Ultra versions so have no experience of the S25+ or S25 base.

Sorry

I do find the S25 Ultra to be an extraordinary device on so many levels 👍

Re: Re: Galaxy S25 vs Others....a discussion thread

arianwen27 — Sun, 06 Apr 2025 11:34:50 GMT

I kinda said what I said as I don't own a Chinese smart phone. I don't know enough specific details other than generally they're better in some ways and worse than others.

I know the s25 is faster. Has better software.

I know the Chinese phones have better batteries as they use a more advanced battery tech and they have better cameras.

Re: Re: Galaxy S25 vs Others....a discussion thread

Joeeye — Sun, 06 Apr 2025 14:24:04 GMT

If you're using the S25 series, it will be the most up to date, guaranteed. There hasn't been any other release software (other than security updates) for the S25 series.

Power isn't really subjective, it is objectively more powerful than any of Samsungs previous devices. The only subjective part is how useful or tangible it will be for you as a user.

Re: Re: Galaxy S25 vs Others....a discussion thread

Star_girl — Sun, 06 Apr 2025 19:30:28 GMT

The Plus sounds like a good choice, specs and size wise. I had S24U and I can say that it was very responsive, but the S25U is even more responsive and this is true for the whole S series. I am not a fan of those phones so I cannot give an opinion on them, but I believe Apple, Samsung and Pixel are a safer choice regarding software, updates and support given from the brands they belong to, it's widely known that Xiaomi come with a lot of features but they are poorly supported software wise. Personally I need a phone with reliable software support to enjoy my phone. They are all similarly priced, maybe a couple of quid different, which is why I would go with the safer choice.

Re: Re: Galaxy S25 vs Others....a discussion thread

Gino76ph — Tue, 08 Apr 2025 09:03:38 GMT

I supposed it is both subjective and objectively speaking. It depends what do you look for on a phone and what you use it for.