Samsung’s latest Galaxy phones share a striking resemblance to the S24 and S24 Plus (and many of the same specs). But features like Audio Eraser, AI Select and Generative Edit help AI features feel less frivolous.
Read the CNET Review here:
Galaxy S25 and S25 Plus Review: Just Enough AI to Not Make Me Go Crazy
Check out some of our favorite photos from the Galaxy S25 and S25 Plus:
0:00 Intro
1:00 Hardware and Price
1:23 Cameras
2:17 Video
3:55 Galaxy AI and Gemini
6:36 Battery Life
7:01 Closing Thoughts
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@igormarcos687
February 4, 2025 at 8:18 am
They have made something worse than AI, they have made paid AI.
@asifiqbalshaik
February 4, 2025 at 8:36 am
Where did you see paid AI?
@redlightmax
February 4, 2025 at 8:52 am
@@asifiqbalshaik Samsung Newsroom: “Galaxy AI features will be provided for free until the end of 2025 on supported Samsung Galaxy devices.”
@vedanshchn
February 4, 2025 at 12:23 pm
@@asifiqbalshaik Samsung’s AI is free only until 2025. A lot of it.
@asifiqbalshaik
February 4, 2025 at 12:29 pm
@@vedanshchn No. Samsung said it has no plans to charge for AI. It has to mention it being free at least until 2025 for legal reasons. Some AI features are powered by partners like Google, so they have to be correct legally.
@AN1MUS00
February 4, 2025 at 2:49 pm
@vedanshchn They haven’t announced any statement of charging as of yet. I have heard the until 2025, but you can’t ding them for stuff that hasn’t happened yet
@urbanstrencan
February 4, 2025 at 8:23 am
I think I’m upgrading from S22 to S25
@abraral-heeti
February 4, 2025 at 1:03 pm
Exciting!!
@NotTheKenny
February 4, 2025 at 8:24 am
Many people are overlooking the fact that in some parts of the world, S24 base models last year had the Exynos chipset instead of a snapdragon. And that alone makes it worthwhile for some to consider upgrading to S25 base models because they had skipped S24 altogether last year waiting for this year’s. The real comparison of whether it is a worthwhile upgrade should be from S23 to S25 which both are snapdragon chipsets globally. Not comparing with S24.
@MattRodriguez-h7j
February 4, 2025 at 8:25 am
Yallla Habibi!!!!!
@abraral-heeti
February 4, 2025 at 1:03 pm
lol
@khalidlatif6200
February 4, 2025 at 8:40 am
Awesome review, thank you for making this video
@Internet_Hobo
February 4, 2025 at 8:43 am
A.I. should be a removable app and not an unremovable, integrated feature. A.I. is malware.
@warrenbuffetquotes
February 4, 2025 at 8:46 am
See you paid for the phone with AI features but later after 1 year you have to pay for each service means it’s a Big NO NO better go with the peers rather than sticking with Samsung
@ililili6350
February 4, 2025 at 9:23 am
After spending a year with an Ultra Samsung, I’m DEFINITELY switching back to the base models. I’ll just fill the screen-off memo shaped hole in my heart with a Samsung tablet.
@abraral-heeti
February 4, 2025 at 1:01 pm
There really does appear to be less of a reason to spend SO much more on the Ultra, especially with the S25 lineup! So many similarities across all the phones, from the processors to the 12GB RAM and all the AI features (but I understand the appeal of that larger screen and the S Pen, too)
@iLuseMy1v1s
February 4, 2025 at 7:02 pm
I’m doing the opposite. I’ve always done the base model, this is my 1st ultra.
@editor3210
February 4, 2025 at 10:24 am
I have S23 Ultra and I am waiting for Android 15 and One UI 7 which will upgrade my phone almost to S25 Ultra level. I believe most AI feature is going to my phone with this software upgrade.
@football_prediction
February 4, 2025 at 10:44 am
Get the iPhone 17
@MikeHernandezjett
February 4, 2025 at 10:52 am
I was taking a shot every time “a.i.” was spoken and I died about 3 minutes in 😂. Awesome review though!
@abraral-heeti
February 4, 2025 at 12:58 pm
Hahaha, I feel ya and definitely felt the same way when writing this 🤣 We can’t escape anymore!
@Leo-yh6it
February 4, 2025 at 11:00 am
Great review
@abraral-heeti
February 4, 2025 at 1:02 pm
Thank you!!
@DannerBanks
February 4, 2025 at 11:20 am
4:30 is where AI shines
@gautamsaharan2397
February 4, 2025 at 11:42 am
Rip iPhone 😢
@katinasoutherland7693
February 4, 2025 at 12:21 pm
I love the plus version. It’s beyond comfortable to hold. It’s the biggest little phone in hand feeling. If that makes sense. It also has outstanding battery life. I love the colors on the base & and the plus versions. Wtf Samsung, why didn’t you give the ultra 😤 anything good this year?
@abraral-heeti
February 4, 2025 at 1:02 pm
I have bigger hands so I also like the feel of the Plus!
@josephpiskac2781
February 4, 2025 at 1:31 pm
I have the S21 and did not jump onto the trade-in discount soon enough. I bought a Samsung Tablet A9+ to achieve a much larger screen and much better audio quality. With that I do not have spare cash for an S25 upgrade.
@mujtabamujeeb786
February 4, 2025 at 2:15 pm
Why does this new spokesperson always sound so monotone?
@c-power8393
February 4, 2025 at 2:53 pm
I will keep my s23+ for now.
@aed101144
February 4, 2025 at 3:30 pm
I love this reviewer! Haven’t watched cnet in a while but will be back
@MarkusSamuelson-b5o
February 4, 2025 at 4:26 pm
Now they just have to make it more foldable lol
@usmanabdulkadir3334
February 4, 2025 at 4:30 pm
Awesome content keep it up as always love the S25 plus Abraral dear
@Sekhmmett
February 4, 2025 at 5:38 pm
Never support ☪️ancer
@iLuseMy1v1s
February 4, 2025 at 6:56 pm
4 major selling points… Satellite connectivity, snapdragon world wide, 12 GB ram and the performance of the processor.
@gtone339
February 5, 2025 at 3:48 pm
+ 7 yrs OS + Security upgrades!
@iLuseMy1v1s
February 5, 2025 at 3:51 pm
@gtone339 True, but the s24 also offers this, but a lot of people still don’t know about this from the Apple side.
@RealNintendoLeaks
February 4, 2025 at 8:20 pm
Can AI erase your hijab?
@robertnewhart3547
February 5, 2025 at 9:49 am
It can, but replaces it with a dreaded weave. It seems racist a tad. Need bias update.
@AhmadAli-l8t6f
February 4, 2025 at 8:45 pm
😂😂 WHAT LIES !!!!!!!!!!!!!! ZERO INNOVATION OVER 4 YEARS !
@rosariodagosto6484
February 4, 2025 at 8:49 pm
Sure. Why. Not. Samsung. Top. Quality
@jakeva9802
February 4, 2025 at 9:03 pm
Bought the s25 plus after being with apple since the iPhone 4
@kpehe100
February 4, 2025 at 9:49 pm
The saddest thing is that the S25 series don’t make photos as cleared and detailed as the S24 series phones. Samsung didn’t do well this year.
@jaws10278
February 4, 2025 at 10:36 pm
What happened to the guy who used to do video reviews?
@eSKAone-
February 5, 2025 at 12:16 am
Google is the best
@esisolina1
February 5, 2025 at 12:39 am
👎🏻
@andyH_England
February 5, 2025 at 2:45 am
I don’t trust reviews focusing on AI and OneUI 7 features, as they will certainly all come to the older models. So, it misleads consumers, and unbiased, fair reviewers should not be seen as marketing machines for big companies. If AI is a BIG thing for a reviewer, it is gimmicky mainly for the rest of us, but if so, then have a separate video running through these features.
Then, concentrating on the hardware, we see what Samsung has improved- its refinement over innovation or genuine upgrades. The SoC is better, but that is the case every year and for every flagship, so not discerning. The battery remains at 5000mAh. The cameras are the same apart from the ultrawide, and I rarely, if ever, use that; updating the 3X would have been more helpful. A few design tweaks that 75% of us will not notice as we use cases. No IP69 unlike rivals, the loss of BT on the S-pen, and only 12GB of RAM in this AI age when the Pixel got 16GB last year are obvious negatives for some. However, the price is the ultimate deal-breaker. For those with older phones and/or poor trade-in deals, then £1250 for the base model is a hefty price tag when you can buy the OP13, Magic 7 Pro and others for £350 less.
@darknessrob
February 5, 2025 at 3:48 am
There’s something about your videos, they are just chill and relaxing. Love them
@achtundvierzigachtundvierz880
February 5, 2025 at 9:11 am
Wh@t did you do against the genocide?
@user_ao625
February 5, 2025 at 9:47 am
The majority of people don’t want AI. Stop pushing AI into everything.
@DrDre9998282
February 5, 2025 at 9:48 am
S25 plus should’ve been priced lower as it is basically regular S25 just bigger, $200 doesn’t justify just a bigger phone imo. I think $900 to $950 is more appropriate.
@GeorgeFloyd2023
February 5, 2025 at 1:34 pm
How’s my 90M stay-at-home comrades?
@GeorgeFloyd2023
February 5, 2025 at 1:38 pm
Go ahead and un-blur. The complete and extant digital logs & bank records don’t and can’t lie in court.
@GeorgeFloyd2023
February 5, 2025 at 1:39 pm
“Show me the place where the others gave you scars”.
@sudipchatterjee
February 5, 2025 at 3:04 pm
This is the only review where the reviewer focuses on the most useful features of AI/ML on the newest Galaxies. Thanks a lot for the excellent review!
@gtone339
February 5, 2025 at 3:44 pm
The ability to ask the AI to generate an illustration via Drawing Assist is really amazing! Plus, the Audio eraser works well especially in a noisy environment! Perfect for Vloggers!! 😊✨
@GaryV-p3h
February 5, 2025 at 4:29 pm
Not interested in AI, not interested in cameras, I’m waiting for something really new & innovative.
@MarianPolska
February 5, 2025 at 5:17 pm
For us in Europe it’s an excellent opportunity to get the Snapdragon chip instead of the exynos garbage
@borismukwambo2468
February 5, 2025 at 7:15 pm
I like her! More videos with her!