We got our hands on the new Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra but before we publish the review, have a taste of it with our unboxing and first impressions.
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra Unboxing
Kicking off our Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra with the unboxing, it comes in a similar packaging as its predecessor last year. If anything, the difference is only in the picture of the device, this time with a 45° angled side profile with the S Pen right beside it. It’s minimalistic in design as usual and there seems to be no changes in its dimensions. Inside the box, we found the following items:
- USB-C to USB-C cable
- SIM ejector pin
- Documentations
- The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra itself
First Impressions
For our review unit, we received the Titanium Silverblue color option, which looks relatively plain but then again, a good number of color options this year either look odd or practically about the same. In fact, I had trouble telling three colors apart from each other, and I asked a number of people as well and they had a similar issue. this is specifically for Silverblue, Gray, and Whitesilver. The standard black colorway looks a bit odd given that the color isn’t uniformed so if you want an all-black look, you will need to go for the online-only Jetblack colorway.
While it looks mostly the same as its predecessor, the corners are more rounded but not as round as its other two siblings, the display got a 0.1-inch size increment as the bezels became even thinner, the anti-reflective coating on the screen has improved thanks to the new Gorilla Armor 2, and it got a noticeable weight reduction of about 14g as it currently weighs in at 218g now.
It’s worth noting that this does have Qi2 charging now, so wireless charging speeds have improved but what you need to know is that this is the non-magnet kind. This means that if you have accessories that are magnetic in nature like chargers, powerbanks and wallets, you will need to get a protective case that has built-in magnets or just install a magnetic ring in the rear if you prefer to go commando. Speaking of charging, we may see slightly better battery life as its S Pen has lost Bluetooth functionality, so it doesn’t require power anymore.
As usual, the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra gets the latest Qualcomm flagship chip, the Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy, specifically fine-tuned for Samsung’s devices, and it does introduce AI improvements. The most tangible improvement you can experience is that you don’t have to fully rely on Galaxy AI as it has improved integration for Google’s Gemini AI. Samsung also claims that its thermals have improved over its predecessor but given the new chip, it’s hard to say if it will work well enough. We’ll put it to the test and see how it fares in the final, in-depth review.
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra Specifications
| SoC | Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy, 3nm |
| RAM | 12GB |
| Storage | 256GB / 512GB / 1TB UFS 4.0 |
| Display | 6.9″ QHD+ (3080 x 1440) Dynamic AMOLED 2X display Corning Gorilla Armor 2 3,000 nits peak brightness Vision Booster, HDR10+ Adaptive color tone 1Hz to 120Hz Adaptive Refresh Rate |
| Rear Camera | 200MP f/1.7 wide-angle, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS 50MP f/3.4 telephoto, 5x optical zoom, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 10MP f/2.4 telephoto, 3x optical zoom, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 50MP f/1.9 ultra-wide, 120˚, dual pixel PDAFSuper Steady video LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS |
| Selfie Camera | 12MP f/2.2 wide-angle, PDAF Dual video call, Auto HDR, HDR10+ 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps |
| Tri-band Wi-Fi 7 with Wi-Fi Direct 5G, LTE Bluetooth 5.4 with A2DP and LE GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS NFC USB-C 3.2 with DisplayPort 1.2 and OTG | |
| Battery | 5000mAh 45W fast charging USB-PD 3.0 fast charging 25W wireless Qi2 charging 4.5W reverse wireless charging |
| Dimensions | 162.8 x 77.6 x 8.2 mm 218g |
| Ingress Protection | IP68 |
| Software | One UI 7 based on Android 15 |
| Colors | Titanium Silverblue, Titanium Gray, Titanium Whitesilver, Titanium Black (Titanium Jadegreen, Titanium Pinkgold and Titanium Jetblack are online-exclusive colors) |
If you want to learn more about all three phones in the Galaxy S25 series, their prices and the pre-orders, click right here.
For now, the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra is in the middle of benchmark tests. I’ll be publishing my review of the flagship smartphone soon so stay tuned to Pokde.net.
