The Samsung Galaxy S25 and Galaxy S25 Plus should be two of the best and most exciting phones of the year — but I barely care about them.

Samsung’s other phone, the Galaxy S25+, is not as extraordinary as its ultimate sibling, the Ultra. It’s hard to get excited about another smartphone, even if it is a solid buy. With seven years of software support,

While the Galaxy S25 Ultra boasts unexpected new AI skills, Samsung has also significantly improved its reparability, according to a couple of teardowns.