I will be moving away from the Samsung eco system

[allan20166]

I am disappointed with Samsung the new S25 ultra has lost a of features. 

S pen has lost its Bluetooth feature with the S25 ultra which made it one of the best features of Samsung phones and I have done a lot of work with the S pen

Processor is a snap dragon 8 gen 3 is just renamed to ultra the actual processing speed had not changed 

Camera they have no changed from the S24 ultra apart the bezels are no longer real but plastic fake rings that can detach with a little bit of heat and around front still the same measley 12mp selfie camera if the A series phones like the A55 has a 32mp selfie the ultra should have a 100mp selfie camera 

With all the hype it seems Samsung have lost touch just cost cutting even with cornings girllia glass armour 2 is weakest then last year's gorilla glass armour 

This year it seems like Samsung has fallen way behind the pack when leading the race between apple and Samsung and I am opting for one that will be apple. Samsung you have to do something to convince me to stay. 

[-Robot-]

I love my s25U, think its a huge improvement

Bye

[Joshkh]

'Fake rings'...don't remember reading anywhere that they were going to be made of a specific material? Regardless, aesthetically they look good. Chip is definitely faster, and not really sure what improvements you think you will be getting from flagship apple device, maybe a different log! Spen is one of those, plenty dont use it, but the focus has definitely been on the ones that do, maybe it would've been nice to have the option, abit like they do in £100k cars that still need options to be paid for.
The phone is great and will only get better, nothing is perfect, as you will find with Apple as well ( I have both by the way ).

[GoanGeek]

We will miss you until you decide to come back ❤

I just upgraded from the s24 ultra and loving it.😊

[JerryS]

I just got my S25 Ultra today and loving it too but haven't done much with it yet. Waiting for an important call before I switch. I believe the chip is a very significant improvement over the 8 gen 3 (which was already brilliant). Like you I am a little disappointed by the loss of S pen Bluetooth, but only for shutter control. Will investigate using my Watch instead and the other methods. I think the camera rings provide some protection for the lens covers.

I saw a video from JerryRigEverything yesterday suggesting the S pen charging hardware is still in place inside the phone whilst the new s pen itself has no way of storing charge. Although I think Bluetooth for the S pen is probably disabled in software on the 25U anyway.

[allan20166]

I also watch jerryrigs video yesterday and when I say him tear the phone down and the s pen that answered a very important question in my head which put me off the S25 ultra. But I will be keeping my s24 ultra but I'll have the best of both worlds

[JimmyChap]

I returned mine yesterday and I am very happy with my S24. I did not find the upgrades that impressive. I am a Samsung lover and Note fan that converted to Ultra. The fact the downgraded the S pen was the final straw for me. Every other enhancement was alight or just software. So I decided to keep what I had. The S24 is a great phone.. But we also have lost other cool things in the Samsung phones. Lower zoom a few years ago, the non expandable memory, and now the S pen. As other have noted, the Ultra is not so "Ultra" anymore. They have downgraded and not for reasons that seem to make sense other than money saving for them.. Not in the interests of the buyer. 

[allan20166]

No the Bluetooth is not disabled the whole module has been taken out. With the S24 ultra Spen you will find the Bluetooth module and capacitor

[JimmyChap]

Ya.. I know.. They just removed the capability. The pen itself even has the same cavity in it for a battery. They just did not keep it. Very disappointing and, as I said, I was not overall wowed by the S25 "updates".. That is fine. It is a great phone

[Joeeye]

The CPU in the S25 Ultra is the biggest leap in power over any previous generation in android history. The actual speeds of the CPU core in the S25 reach over 1GHz higher than the previous generation and it's capable on 2 cores vs just 1 in prior generations. There's definitely a massive change here.