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.

That said, you might be surprised to learn that the Galaxy S25 Ultra has one more area where it absolutely trounces the competition — gaming performance. It even bests Apple's i