We got our hands on the new Samsung Galaxy S25 but before we publish the review, have a taste of it with our unboxing and first impressions.
Samsung Galaxy S25 Unboxing
Kicking off the Samsung Galaxy S25 with an 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 just like its Ultra brethren. 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 S25 itself
First Impressions
For our review unit, we received the Pinkgold color option, which I actually do like more than the Ultra’s colorways in general as it looks more lively. With that being said, it looks neither pink nor gold to me as it looks rather orange in most cases from my perspective. I’m a bigger fan of the Icyblue and Coralred colors but Pinkgold does look a tad bit classier. It’s also worth noting that this Pinkgold colorway is online-exclusive alongside Coralred and Blueblack. The ones available everywhere are Navy, Icyblue, Mint, and Silver Shadow.
While it looks mostly the same as its predecessor, it is slightly smaller and lighter than its predecessor. You won’t notice it until you hold it, and you’d definitely notice the weight difference at first before everything else kicks in. To give you a clearer idea, it’s 0.4mm thinner, 0.1mm shorter, and 0.1mm narrower while being 5 grams lighter. If you’re looking for a flagship smartphone with a focus on small sizes, this should be among the top in your list this year.
Just because the size got a little bit smaller doesn’t mean the display shrank in size. In fact, it’s the same as last year’s S24; a 6.2-inch FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X display with Gorilla Glass Victus 2 and peak brightness of 2600 nits. The fact that it’s unchanged doesn’t mean it’s bad as it’s a pretty great screen. My only wish was that they included Gorilla Armor across the entire lineup just for the anti-reflective properties, but hey, maybe next year.
As usual, the Samsung Galaxy S25 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 Specifications
| SoC | Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy, 3nm |
| RAM | 12GB |
| Storage | 128GB / 256GB / 512GB |
| Display | 6.2″ FHD+ (2340 x 1080) Dynamic AMOLED 2X Display Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 Vision Booster HDR10+ 2,600 nits peak brightness Adaptive color tone 1Hz to 120Hz Adaptive Refresh Rate |
| Rear Camera | 50MP f/1.8 wide angle camera, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS 10MP f/2.4 telephoto camera, 3x optical zoom, PDAF, OIS 12MP f/2.2 120˚ ultra-wide 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 80° wide-angle selfie cam, Dual Pixel PDAF |
| Connectivity | 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 | 4000mAh 25W wired fast charging USB-PD 3.0 fast charging 25W wireless Qi2 charging 4.5W reverse wireless charging |
| Dimensions | 146.9 x 70.5 x 7.2 mm, 162g |
| Ingress Protection | IP68 |
| Software | One UI 7 based on Android 15 |
| Colors | Navy, Icyblue, Mint, Silver Shadow (Blueblack, Coralred, and Pinkgold are online-exclusive) |
If you want to learn more about all three phones in the Galaxy S25 series along with their prices, click right here.
For now, the Samsung Galaxy S25 is in the middle of benchmark tests. I’ll be publishing my review of the flagship smartphone soon so stay tuned to Pokde.net.
