I have an S24U 1TB, and have used the S Pen only a few times. Everything else about it awesome. Since the S25U has no bigger battery and not a Bluetooth S pen, I have serious doubts about upgrading. The only things that entice me are more horsepower, bigger heat pipe and more efficient power.
@@viijan28 true, year to year is never worth the small upgrades. Im upgrading from a regular S23 mainly because I want the pen and a bigger screen, plus the sweet trade in offer of $600 for my S23
Wow. I guess that explains why some of my shorts were getting small holes. I used to have a caseless S24 Ultra violet but I already traded it in for a Z Fold 6 with a case.
Losing the S-Pen features out weighs the performance upgrades and is the deciding point for me. I think it is a bad move on Samsung's part. I'll stick with my current S23 Ultra or may upgrade to the S24 Ultra until Samsung brings back the S-pen features.
No Bluetooth in S-Pen for me it's a deal breaker!📵 I'm using S-Pen a lot for long-distance selfies. Hopefully, Samsung will bring it back in the next year model!
Omg no no no what was Samsung thinking? With that style, what I loved about the s24 ultra was its distinctive look between other samsungs. I loved the squared look of that phone. Now they have made it more of a rounded shape, and I hate it. It just looks like any other Samsung phone and don't get me started on those boring colours 😂 like, where is the yellow? I have the 24 ultra, and I will now not be upgrading after looking at how horrible this looks.
You just got a flagship from last year. Why would you even consider upgrading lol. The new models are catered to those that have 3 years or older phones. Money does not grow on trees.
Its quite interesting. I think the right angled corners was one of the big distinguishing difference between Samsungs flagships and the others. From a comfort stand point you could say it's an improvement though.
@@melburgess8363 Well I was not aware of how you exactly bought your phone. I do not avail phones from any carriers bcoz there is a 24 month lock in period. I buy my Samsung phones directly from Samsung to avoid contracts from the carrier.
@WhatGear specially the phone calls, hands free calls, the volume is just too low even at max high. Videos, music and such is acceptable... but also could be better. Thanks for the video by the way.
G'day from Sunbury Australia. I have an. S23 Ultra . Have they improved the shutter lag on the S25 Ultra? Does the shutter still operate on the release of your finger on the button ?
I also have used my S24U since its release with no screen protector, and it's still perfect!!!! I HATE all of these colors you just showed in person. I think I would love the White IFFFF they gave it the black frame that the JetBlack has. That would automatically propel it to the front of the line. But since it has the silver frame, I decided to go with the JETBLACK, because NOTHING looks as good as that black frame on this variant. Black on Black was just too good to pass up, with the JetBlack. AND yes, the details in the S25U's pics at the end were much better.
@WhatGear Really? They have the cases but online it says wireless charging 15 watts. Maybe for new accessorie this year. They should of used the other companies wireless 25 watt charging speed.
It would get smoked in camera by vivo x200 and honor magic 7 pro. No algorithms can beat sensor size. Its Mid range spec... 1400 for 5000mah, 45w slow charge, last years M13 display and 12gb of ram 😂. All that ai you can get on any phone if you pay subscription. And your subscription ends in 6 months. It aint selling well. You can still get any option on release date
... completely ruined it... around 11:17 you talk about the "Titanium Grey" version, but you show the white/silver variant, again, mistakenly... and those nails of the female presenter... why?!... FACEPALM
I don't see anything interesting about the quality of the photos, they are the same as Samsung, always making fun of us all, always the same noisy sensors...I'll wait for the Xiaomi 15 Ultra, it'll be a beast to photograph
@@MuhammadAmir-xf6we lots of ways to take a photo without s pen, you can just ask the built in AI to do it on portrait or whatever you want. I use that on my old S23 ultra like that too. I've pre ordered the S25 ultra while I still have decent trade in value.
Ultra has the better cooling with the 40% upgraded cooling vapor chamber. Otherwise, maybe you should consider the Red Magic 10 phone with the clip on external fan or the ASUS ROG 9
As someone who only cares about cameras and batteries being bigger, which neither happened. I will be hard passing this gen. Keeping my S23 for a bit longer. At least till Xiaomi 15 ultra comes out. That one is promising
What a positive and uplifting review on the S25 Ultra. All the O.G. content creators have doubled down on what they perceive as the failings of Samsung to radically update each yearly model. I enjoyed the Note when I used it. And when we had to switch to the Ultra to get basically the same usage, I switched too. And now here we are getting ready to use this new model as our own personal maid/butler and there the O.G's are crying about the pen not being blue tooth. Again I really enjoyed your review and will share it with others gladly. - M. Burns
@ S24 ones look better in the photos provided. Also more megapixels like 50MP is excessive and unnecessary. It only helps to sharpen the noise in the photo.
I never used the bluetooth s pen feature, but i use the s pen. So it will function for me, plus im upgrading from a s22 ultra red or what they call red🤷♂️😂
@WhatGear really dude?? Samsung has disappointed a few maybe more , honestly there not coming out w anything special in these devices, lately..just smidge bump upgrade and give Crayola crayons colors. But good presentation on a review. 👊🏿
Honestly, everyone deserves a second chance. It was probably just one person in Castify who got lazy and F'd up. I'm pretty sure they must have been fired for that.
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good review, good color comparison
@@DjChiggaRj thanks 🙏
I have an S24U 1TB, and have used the S Pen only a few times. Everything else about it awesome. Since the S25U has no bigger battery and not a Bluetooth S pen, I have serious doubts about upgrading. The only things that entice me are more horsepower, bigger heat pipe and more efficient power.
@robertmurdock7530 right ill wait til it goes on sale won't b long lol
@@richarddunbar8860 its on sale now as a pre-order fool, lol
@ Best to not give an opinion about what YOU want on here. All the sheep will tell you you're wrong anyway.
S25u is not for s24u owners anyway. This is mostly for those have s20 imo
@@viijan28 true, year to year is never worth the small upgrades. Im upgrading from a regular S23 mainly because I want the pen and a bigger screen, plus the sweet trade in offer of $600 for my S23
In South Korea, China, and Taiwan, they come with 16 GB of RAM. What a shame Scamsung!
I didn't know that. I wonder why 🤔
An unanticipated advantage of having a rounded edge versus the squared off edge is that this new Ultra won't wear a hole in my pants pockets. haha
Wow. I guess that explains why some of my shorts were getting small holes. I used to have a caseless S24 Ultra violet but I already traded it in for a Z Fold 6 with a case.
Losing the S-Pen features out weighs the performance upgrades and is the deciding point for me. I think it is a bad move on Samsung's part. I'll stick with my current S23 Ultra or may upgrade to the S24 Ultra until Samsung brings back the S-pen features.
Was it a feature that you used a lot?
I preordered the Black with gold rails. I believe it looks the most premuim out of the lot.
Nice choice. I personally like the Jet Blacks
Please suggest as I am using S21FE EXYNOS from last 4yrs. And I would like upgrade, shall I prefer for S24 ULTRA OR S25 ULTRA for next 4yrs.
Definitely S25 the performance boost and battery life is kind of big deal
Great content. No Bluetooth s pen. No thank you.
Wait what it doesn't come with one? 😮
@melburgess8363 it has the s pen, but either out the Bluetooth function
ok harry potter
@@melburgess8363 the S Pen is there but no Bluetooth on the button now.
@@srobeck77 haha why would you call me that? I look nothing like him. I was in one of those movies though.
No Bluetooth in S-Pen for me it's a deal breaker!📵
I'm using S-Pen a lot for long-distance selfies.
Hopefully, Samsung will bring it back in the next year model!
It does seem like people don't like that it was taken away. I guess no one likes a downgrade, even if they didn't use the feature.
12G of RAM is a bummer for me. The phone looks like a iPhone now. Will keep the S22U for another year indeed. Good review BTW...Thanks...
Thanks for watching :)
What about the shutter speed while shooting moving subject? Did the fix the blurry pictures issue?
Would like to know the answer to this too
That's a good question. I'll have to test that
@@WhatGear Thank you! Fingers crossed that there's no such issues
@@WhatGear Thanks in advance
Gonna get the titanium black. Looks dope with the two tone color.
10:45 Best of a bad bunch of colours.
Jet Black is the better colour
Omg no no no what was Samsung thinking? With that style, what I loved about the s24 ultra was its distinctive look between other samsungs. I loved the squared look of that phone. Now they have made it more of a rounded shape, and I hate it. It just looks like any other Samsung phone and don't get me started on those boring colours 😂 like, where is the yellow?
I have the 24 ultra, and I will now not be upgrading after looking at how horrible this looks.
You just got a flagship from last year. Why would you even consider upgrading lol. The new models are catered to those that have 3 years or older phones. Money does not grow on trees.
@Gurenn83 because I can upgrade in August that's why, and what does it matter to you what I do with my own money 🤣
Its quite interesting. I think the right angled corners was one of the big distinguishing difference between Samsungs flagships and the others. From a comfort stand point you could say it's an improvement though.
@@melburgess8363 Well I was not aware of how you exactly bought your phone. I do not avail phones from any carriers bcoz there is a 24 month lock in period. I buy my Samsung phones directly from Samsung to avoid contracts from the carrier.
I was really hoping for a better speaker because it's so low the sound is just awful and they did not improve it
I’ll do a sound test when I get back to the uk.
@WhatGear specially the phone calls, hands free calls, the volume is just too low even at max high. Videos, music and such is acceptable... but also could be better.
Thanks for the video by the way.
G'day from Sunbury Australia.
I have an. S23 Ultra . Have they improved the shutter lag on the S25 Ultra? Does the shutter still operate on the release of your finger on the button ?
You can actually change that if you download the camera assistant app. Well....you used to be able to.
@WhatGear Thanks for your reply. I did download the camera assistance app, and there was only a small improvement with the lag.
You’re the first one that mention the all-black version. I had to delete my tweet asking Samsung to bring the black back, Jack
Yeh, I think they maybe the nicest…I’m torn between the silver blue & jet black now that I’ve seen it in person.
I remember Phantom Black on S21 Ultra, it was something else
I also have used my S24U since its release with no screen protector, and it's still perfect!!!! I HATE all of these colors you just showed in person. I think I would love the White IFFFF they gave it the black frame that the JetBlack has. That would automatically propel it to the front of the line. But since it has the silver frame, I decided to go with the JETBLACK, because NOTHING looks as good as that black frame on this variant. Black on Black was just too good to pass up, with the JetBlack. AND yes, the details in the S25U's pics at the end were much better.
I like the Jet Black to. I kind of wish they had done the Navy and Scarlet Red colours of the Ultra .
Wireless charging is still at 15 watts. Did Samsung say the new charging case its faster than 15 watts now?
I was told it's Qi 2 now. I haven't tested the speeds yet
@WhatGear Really? They have the cases but online it says wireless charging 15 watts. Maybe for new accessorie this year. They should of used the other companies wireless 25 watt charging speed.
It would get smoked in camera by vivo x200 and honor magic 7 pro. No algorithms can beat sensor size. Its Mid range spec... 1400 for 5000mah, 45w slow charge, last years M13 display and 12gb of ram 😂. All that ai you can get on any phone if you pay subscription. And your subscription ends in 6 months. It aint selling well. You can still get any option on release date
thanks ❤❤
... completely ruined it... around 11:17 you talk about the "Titanium Grey" version, but you show the white/silver variant, again, mistakenly... and those nails of the female presenter... why?!... FACEPALM
Do video low light compression with ultra 24 to ultra 25
That's a good idea. Thanks
Should you take 200mp raw with s25 ultra?
Usually, it works best when the lighting is good. As you can crop into smaller areas of the photos and not lose to much details.
How are the speakers compared to S24 Ultra?
That's a good question. I was told the speakers hardware hasnt been upgraded. But I'll test them, maybe they've been tuned differently.
Ti silver Blue 😍. will wait for your in depth reviews👍😊
They're going to be good
Love, I like the pink/gold
The white
Grey
Blue. ❤
Untuk Fancam dan photo better S24 Ultta atau S25 Ultra?
I think the S25 Ultra camera will be better. The image processing should be a lot better this year.
Whatgear is the titanium blue like the silver s21 ultra color
That's a good question. It's kind of hard to remember. Did that one have the blue tint?
Can you make a video using the camera for the third party apps ?
Which apps do you want to see tested?
@WhatGear instagram and Snapchat etc... please
@@WhatGear instagram and Snapchat! Please
This video would be even better if it was time stamped.
They’re on there now. Apologies for that & thanks for the heads up
@@WhatGear i pre-ordered mine BTW.
Great review. Will stick with my S23U and S24U combo this year despite increases in performance and speed.
@@stonyman694 you have both?
Staying with my s24 ultra. They removed the bluetooth on the new spen. Not enough of a difference to upgrade ,even with it being 400 after trade in.
Having gone back a mnd forth between them. The thinner bezels are weight is quite noticeable.
I order the titanium silver blue idk if im going to like it lol what colors yal getting?
I do like the Silver Blue. It was my first choice before I saw the Jet Black in person.
I don't see anything interesting about the quality of the photos, they are the same as Samsung, always making fun of us all, always the same noisy sensors...I'll wait for the Xiaomi 15 Ultra, it'll be a beast to photograph
No one likes being made fun of. That's for sure.
I am just waiting
That you compare it with Sony Xperia 1 VI...
Waiting for Comparison Video Between Sony Xperia 1 VI vs Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra 😁
Great review! Pre-ordered they grey 25U and the silver 25+. Glad they're starting to slowly get rid of the S pen!! 😂😂😂💪🏻
I'm assuming that you never use it?
I love this phone more than anything . But this time s pen is heart broken coz of removal of Bluetooth . Now it can't be control camera with s pen
just use your Samsung watch for your camera photos
@@MuhammadAmir-xf6we lots of ways to take a photo without s pen, you can just ask the built in AI to do it on portrait or whatever you want. I use that on my old S23 ultra like that too. I've pre ordered the S25 ultra while I still have decent trade in value.
Great video, really handy focusing on the key areas. But what colour....
What color would you choose as your daily?
I like the silver blue, but....maybe the jet black
How does the new s25 handle heat and cold. I play pokemon go in the summer in 100+ f? Please advise ty
Ultra has the better cooling with the 40% upgraded cooling vapor chamber. Otherwise, maybe you should consider the Red Magic 10 phone with the clip on external fan or the ASUS ROG 9
That's a good question. I am planning to work on a benchmark & thermal performance test
Does the titanium grey look like a white color?
prolly just the lightining
Worthy upgrade for s22 ultra users?
I think so
As someone who only cares about cameras and batteries being bigger, which neither happened. I will be hard passing this gen. Keeping my S23 for a bit longer. At least till Xiaomi 15 ultra comes out. That one is promising
Pre-ordered Jet Black 500gb version with promotions it cost £1,149.00 and I got free Buds 3.
With trade in, Samsung email discount and work discount I can get it for £420 with buds 3. I'm still not sure if it's worth it.
@@dpleech1 I'm thinking the same. Got the S23 ultra
@@Mike.Tech. I've got a S23 Ultra too but I kelp it. It will be a classic imo.
Speakers test mate
I'll do one in a future video. They did tell me the speaker hardware hasn't been changed though
ទូរស័ព្ទពិតជាល្អមើល ធុងបាសបានប្រសើរឡើង អេក្រង់ ការរចនា សម្ភារៈ លក្ខណៈពិសេស លើកលែងតែកាមេរ៉ាត្រូវបានធ្វើបច្ចុប្បន្នភាព! ខ្ញុំពិតជានឹងធ្វើឱ្យប្រសើរឡើងពី Galaxy S23 Ultra របស់ខ្ញុំ។
What a positive and uplifting review on the S25 Ultra. All the O.G. content creators have doubled down on what they perceive as the failings of Samsung to radically update each yearly model. I enjoyed the Note when I used it. And when we had to switch to the Ultra to get basically the same usage, I switched too. And now here we are getting ready to use this new model as our own personal maid/butler and there the O.G's are crying about the pen not being blue tooth.
Again I really enjoyed your review and will share it with others gladly. - M. Burns
Music way way too loud compared to your voice, is really annoying
Who thinks the S24U camera's better than the S25U's?
no one
Everyone but noone has the guts to say
@@Frdy12345 why would the s24 ultras cameras be better than the s25 ultras?
@ S24 ones look better in the photos provided. Also more megapixels like 50MP is excessive and unnecessary. It only helps to sharpen the noise in the photo.
@Frdy12345 for me the s25 ultra looks better
I've got the s24 ultra.....ill wait till 2030. Maybe they will have a decent hardware advancement then.
Haha 😂 maybe quantum computing phones by then
I think this year Samsung wont be the top phone of 2025.
Why do you say that?
@WhatGear I love the the natural color photos now !
Dont think, you'll just give yourself a headache
I can agree... not worth upgrading and BT absence in pen is a big disappointment
maybe you are right😢😢
Thanks again Tech Robert Whittaker
Call me Bobby Knuckles 😆
same same 😂 since s22 !
It's actually changed quite a lot.in my opinion..The flat sides, rounded corners, weight and bezels are very noticeable.
@@WhatGear put in a case as 99.99% of us and bet u to differ 😁
@@ashouhdy that's me 😆 always different.
You need to drop castify. I stand with zack "jerry rig everything". Castify needs to pay zack for stealing his work.
I heard. That's not good but, most likely just one guy in the office got a little lazy. I thought they deserve a second chance.
im tripping over the pen...
Did you use that feature a lot?
I never used the bluetooth s pen feature, but i use the s pen. So it will function for me, plus im upgrading from a s22 ultra red or what they call red🤷♂️😂
Same here. I use the s pen almost daily for work. But I never use the Bluetooth features. I'm coming from a Galaxy Note 9.
me too, S23U, my dilemma is which color to choose, jet black or white silver.....not sure about blue silver
Galaxy S25U have the best usefull AI feature for daily task ❤
looks nice...but most people uses a case so yer dont see it...
s25u looks washed out and less sharp
Really, you think so? Samsung might need to make some software tweaks
@WhatGear I think the sharpness reduction is caused by the noise reduction
Castify
You not a fan?
Y'all wanted Sammy and he screwed ya once again lol😂
What do you mean?
@WhatGear really dude?? Samsung has disappointed a few maybe more , honestly there not coming out w anything special in these devices, lately..just smidge bump upgrade and give Crayola crayons colors. But good presentation on a review. 👊🏿
will the log mode gonna be available in the s24 series?
It is likely. But Samsung may hold it back for a few months
why do you take sponsorships from a company that steals art?
Honestly, everyone deserves a second chance. It was probably just one person in Castify who got lazy and F'd up. I'm pretty sure they must have been fired for that.
@@WhatGear alright
Say no to s25 ultra big flop phone
Why do you say that?
Meh 😂
You're not impressed?
Blah blah blah… get yourself an 📲 Iphone!
as if their yearly upgrades are better
Boring iphones for old ppl😂
I do have one but not the biggest fan of iPhone.
Lol 🤣