All this to say the Galaxy S25 ($800), Galaxy S25+ ($1,000), and Galaxy S25 Ultra ($1,300) are powerful, reliable, and well-equipped smartphones. They're excellent upgrades if you're coming from a three or four-year-old device. They're just not otherwise interesting or exciting.

The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra adds a few useful AI features and hardware upgrades. Read the review to learn whether it should be your next Android device.

Samsung is facing a new wave of criticism for the delay in the February security update and the arrival of One UI 7 with Android 15 for the Galaxy S25 and S24. While Google’s Pixel devices already received the most recent security patch,