Samsung is offering the Galaxy S25 for pre-order for a couple more days, but that means when it goes public, the insane deals we’ve been seeing will also be gone.
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Samsung has been heavily pushing Galaxy AI and refined hardware on the Galaxy S25 series. Apparently, the company is doing enough to set new records in South Korea for Galaxy S25 pre-orders, totaling 1.3 million units so far.
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One of the few hardware changes I personally liked about Samsung’s new Galaxy S25 series is the addition of a color-matched ring around each camera, but as it turns out, those are basically just glued onto last year’s design.
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The very first update to One UI 7 on the Galaxy S25 series is now available, and it sits at a significant 25GB file size.
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Samsung’s Galaxy devices follow a strict set of events when the battery drops too low. That process includes dimming the screen to around 5%, which makes the phone a little hard to use. In the latest version of One UI 7, Galaxy phones can now disable that auto dim feature altogether.
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Despite some criticism of the lifespan of most Google devices, the Pixel 9 has outlasted the brand-new Galaxy S25 and iPhone 16 in one of the most realistic battery tests of late.
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Galaxy AI is one of Samsung’s biggest draws on its flagship phones, and writing assist is a huge part of that. While most of Samsung’s Galaxy AI features are locked into its own apps, that’s no longer the case for Writing Assist, which is now available outside of Samsung Keyboard
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Months after bringing the update to iPhone and iPad hardware, Blackmagic Camera 2.0 is now available for Android phones and, for the first time, selected Android tablets.
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The Galaxy S25 went on sale for pre-order last week, and the phone is already shipping and is slated to get delivered an entire week early — as long as Samsung doesn’t block it.
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Samsung is making an official “Magnetic Wallet” for its Galaxy S25 series, despite the phones not actually having built-in magnets.
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Samsung is offering a “starter kit” that includes a free case with the purchase of a Galaxy S25 device, but only in the UK. To get one, users need to wait until after the return period and submit a review to Samsung.
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Despite offering some magnetic accessories, Samsung hasn’t spent any time talking about the Galaxy S25 series being ready for Qi2. Yet, the Galaxy S25 series is the first set of smartphones with Qi 2.1 support, but without any upgrades to charging speed.
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Samsung has been leaning heavily into trade-in deals for years now, and the offers for its latest Galaxy S25 series are significantly better than the last generation. Here are the highlights, and how to get an additional $50 off.
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The Galaxy S25 Ultra is technically Samsung’s best phone ever made, and it brings loads of AI features to the consumer. However, it doesn’t look incredibly different from other generations in specs and appearance. Given that, here are a couple of reasons you might want to pick one up, as well as a couple of reasons you might want to hold off on upgrading to the Galaxy S25.
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Samsung’s new Galaxy S25 series is unsurprisingly not particularly colorful, but what’s more annoying than that is the new naming scheme the company has gone with which leave truly bizarre descriptions of the various colors at the very least, and feel like a failed attempt to capture the charm of past Pixels.
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The Galaxy S25 series is officially available to pre-order through Samsung’s website and other retailers. But where can you get the best deal on one of the best Android phones available? This guide will take you through a few notable deals.
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Battery health is becoming a more crucial part of smartphones as support timelines grow, and one helpful point of reference is the ability to see how many cycles your battery has gone through. Google Pixel phones added a battery cycle count last year, and now Samsung is adding the same functionality to Galaxy S25.
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I’m of the opinion that the regular Pixel 9 is no longer the best base model at its suggested $799 retail price, but what about the newly announced Galaxy S25? Here’s how these two compare.
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Thanks to the Galaxy S25’s boxy design, Dbrand is no longer limited to rear panel skins and can now offer full body skins for the new Samsung phones.
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Nearly a decade late, Samsung has finally started supporting Android’s Seamless Updates feature, including on its new Galaxy S25 series.
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Notifications are a key part of any device, and they can really make or break an experience. With its One UI 7 update that debuted on the Galaxy S25 Ultra this week, Samsung has decided to adjust lock screen notifications in a way that makes them effectively useless.
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Samsung is now rolling out a promotional program called the “Galaxy Club” that allows users to buy the Galaxy S25 with the addition of small payments for the promise of any upgrade after 12 months with the device. The new plan promises a Galaxy S25 Ultra for as low as $8/month.
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In addition to multi-Extension prompts and Live conversations with media, Google made a handful of Samsung-specific Gemini announcements with the Galaxy S25 launch yesterday, like launching with the side button.
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Samsung has officially confirmed that the Galaxy S25 series will be using the Snapdragon 8 Elite from Qualcomm in all regions, and with satellite connectivity too.
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