As everyone knows, the S25 series was released earlier today. However, it's left me and many others (youtubers such as flossy carter, mrwhosetheboss etc) somewhat unsatisfied.
Let me start off with the positives:
• The phone overall is very lovely, particularly the screen bezels and improved anti reflective coating.
• The OneUi 7 system is so ***** impressive. Genuinely hats off to Samsung. It's so smooth, particularly when the camera app was seen to be used.
That's pretty much it. The rest was all about Ai and how it's gotten smarter with more access to more personal information.
Now to summarise the bad points.
• The wireless Qi2 standard literally incorporates magnets into the design of the wireless charging system. The fact that Samsung decided to remove this well needed feature is simply diabolical. Sure they kept the 25w wireless charging speeds from the standard. I've waited 5 years (since the iPhone 12) for my Samsung to have an equivalent to magsafe and im beyond disappointed.
• THEY REMOVED THE BLUETOOTH S-PEN. Sure, the only thing i used was the remote camera shutter button and an argument could be made that the watch lineup has the 'camera assistant' app, which lets you visually lineup shots better, but most people don't even have a smartwatch.
• The overall design of the S25 Ultra seems very very generic. When looking from the front, it can be easily mistaken for a random Android device within the past 2 years. The sides are now sharper (not the corners) and when seen from behind, it kinda looks like a galaxy a54. This isn't a major gripe, but they couldve done WAYYY more, as a compliment to the new One ui experience.
• 5000mAh battery cell. In 2025. Yeah. Idk. I understand that most Chinese smartphone companies started to incorporate a minimum of 6000mAh cells, thanks to a refinement in battery technology, allowing for greater density in the same physical footprint. Why then has Samsung not implemented this? I do understand the work on the S25 was started a long time ago but they could've done with a battery upgrade.
I don't know what else to say. I'm pretty certain there's going to be a significant amount of small niggles that I or others don't personally like but that's not going to change anything. The phones are officially released and they probably aren't going to make an S25 Ultra SE anytime soon. I've bought three Ultra devices (current is S22 Ultra) and this is the first year in which I am utterly disappointed by what was released. It sucks but I have to probably wait another year for my perfect smartphone.
Do let me know what else everyone dislikes or likes about the new series down below.
ps. id appreciate it if this post isn't taken down, it's just an opinion.
