Upgrading to S25?

[KillerKam]

Hi guys. Do you think it's worth upgrading from the S23 Ultra to the S25 Ultra? Let me know your thoughts. 

[-Robot-]

I would think you will see a noticeable different since S23. The other members stars on here are huge s23 Ultra fans, I am sure they will drop their thoughts

@smiley is one of those people but he is upgrading to S25

[GusB]

You'll be getting 2x 50mp camera lens upgrades, the anti glare screen, ALL the new AI shenanigans PLUS that sweet 8 Elite chip set 😊

[smiley]

I am looking forward to the upgrade and usually a 2 year period is enough to give changes to make enough difference. As i skipped the s24 with the flat anti reflecting screen, improvements in procsessing and the small changes there... then add the incremental changes this year then it is a worthwhile change in my own mind. Support for an extended 7 years from now make it future proof. Of course the S23u still has another 2 years to come.

Others may have a different opinion. The S23u is also a great phone.

I guess it all comes down to a few other questions such as :

- how your tech budget is... and affordability for you.

- whether you need the freebies etc. I think the price with the codes, trade in, and incentives applied make it a very good deal.

The S23u is a hard choice to let go and has been a great phone. I don't expect the new phone will be worlds different but with the processor and camera improvements it makes a suitable upgrade.

Remember that the s23u will likely get 'most' of the AI updates in an upcoming software release. So you need to try and look through some of that on the s25u. However, there is a new Gemini layer to the new phone and it is still undermined exactly now much of the new functionality will in fact get to the s23u. OneUI7 certainly will come across. Perhaps some of the AI may end up being unique to the new phone. Who knows 🤷

Good luck with your decision. Remember that only you can decide and the youtube influencers have their opinion to listen to as well. But their judgement is based upon the yearly changes from an s24u and not the s23u.

Smiley

[Lex1970]

I don't think it's worth the upgrade personally the S23 Ultra is a great phone and still receives software updates, it also depends what you want from a phone, for me I want a really good camera and there are better alternatives for that out there

[Slothtamerv2]

Get the s24 ultra i got that model from the s23 plus and loving it

[smiley]

Thankyou for adding balance to the discussion. That is what is good about these communities and there are always two sides to every coin. 👍 😉

I am hoping I have made a good decision, but my S23u is such a beast of a phone that only time will tell. In normal use I don't expect there to be much difference.

I think the cameras on the s23u are really good. I never tried the s24u cameras but split opinions on whether they were better or worse than the s23u. I am hoping the 50mp upgrade and log video recording will make the s25u a suitable upgrade.

I know some phones have bragging rights in terms of specs in the Asian markets and bigger MP images. Perhaps the upper hand is with apple 🍎 in camera if the influencers on YouTube are to be believed.

However the 'overall user experience' is just as important. I find the Samsung OneUI7 far better than the playing around times that i have had with Oxygen OS on oneplus, or HyperOS on Xaomi. I am certainly not suited to IOS. Perhaps the pixels would be the one phone I would most likely switch if I decided to change.

But for me the Samsung ecosystem is the best. And rather like the analogy of owning a car with a marginally better engine but a cheap looking interior that I look at every day... I prefer the excellent OneUI that Samsung had to offer.

Of course this is just my 'customer opinion'... and others, including reputable youtubers may disagree with me.

Everyone entitled to their favourite phone and based upon their own experiences.

One thing that is for certain... good competition in any market is healthy. It helps to drive innovation, competitiveness, and pricing to ensure that sales are made. The worst situation is when a market is monopolised by a single company and they can define their own specs and prices without any competition.

Thanks
Smiley

[BandOfBrothers]

Really depends if your phone is in good condition @KillerKam 

[KillerKam]

My phone is still in fresh out of the box condition. I'm gonna stick with S23 ultra for another year.

[Brooklin]

If ur phone is still working probably not. Ur S23 Ultra will last you ages without any reason to upgrade. The S25 doesn't offer much as an upgrade as most of the software features will be released on previous S series phones so there's no reason to upgrade for the time being to save the cash. That's my opinion.

If ur curious I'm on the S24 Ultra so I'm sticking with this (I'm also on a 3 year contract LOL)