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Score SummaryApex Premium Flagship ($850 and above)
Hardware Score:8.9 / 10

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra: The Ergonomic Productivity Powerhouse

Samsung’s Galaxy S25 Ultra solves the single biggest ergonomic complaint of past Ultra generations: the razor-sharp 90-degree corners. By introducing gently curved frame perimeters while keeping the screen strictly flat, it feels significantly lighter and more approachable in hand at 218g. The custom Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy delivers blistering clock speeds up to 4.47GHz, pulverising demanding Android productivity workflows. Upgrading the ultrawide camera to a sharp 50MP sensor remedies a long-standing detail gap, harmonising with the 200MP wide and dual telephotos. Combined with seven years of OS upgrades, integrated S Pen stylus, and the anti-reflective Gorilla Armor glass that reduces ambient reflections by 75%, the S25 Ultra is the definitive Swiss Army knife of modern smartphones.

Key Strengths

  • Gorilla Armor 2 anti-reflective display vastly outperforms all rivals in direct sunlight
  • Slightly rounded frame dramatically improves one-handed ergonomic comfort
  • Overclocked Snapdragon 8 Elite delivers monstrous multicore compute speed
  • Built-in S Pen stylus with zero latency and Bluetooth air commands
  • Guaranteed 7 full years of Android OS and security upgrades

Points to Consider

  • 45W wired charging takes roughly an hour, trailing Chinese 100W+ peers
  • High $1,299 MSRP represents a major investment
  • No Qi2 magnetic charging built directly into the rear glass
Relative Hardware Benchmarks vs Apex Premium Flagship
Battery Capacity5,000 mAhTier avg: 5,200 mAh
Wired Charging45WTier avg: 65W
Recommended For:•Business executives and students reliant on precise S Pen digital handwriting•Power users running Samsung DeX desktop computing on external displays•Frequent outdoor travelers who battle screen glare and harsh sunlight

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra full specifications

180 verified specification points across 20 categories.

Launch

4
Announced
2025-01-22
Released
2025-02-07
Status
Available
Body type
bar

Body

10
Dimensions
162.8 x 77.6 x 8.2 mm
Weight
218 g
Volume
103.59 cm³
Build
Titanium frame, Corning Gorilla Armor 2 front & back
Frame
Grade 5 Titanium
Back
Gorilla Armor 2 glass
Front glass
Corning Gorilla Armor 2 (anti-reflective)
Water resistance
IP68
Certifications
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Colours
Titanium Silverblue, Titanium Black, Titanium Whitesilver, Titanium Gray, Titanium Jade Green, Titanium Pink Gold

Display

20
Type
Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X
Size
6.9 inches
Screen-to-body
91.8%
Resolution
1440 x 3120 pixels
Pixel density
498 ppi
Aspect ratio
19.5:9
Panel width
71.8 mm
Panel height
155.6 mm
Active area
116.2 cm²
Max refresh rate
120 Hz
Min refresh rate
1 Hz
Touch sampling
240 Hz
Peak brightness
2600 nits
Typical brightness
1200 nits
Colour depth
10-bit (1.07B colors)
PWM dimming
492 Hz
HDR
HDR10+
Always-on display
Yes
Protection
Corning Gorilla Armor 2
Other features
Anti-reflective optics (75% reflection reduction), Vision Booster, S Pen support built-in, 1-120Hz adaptive refresh

Processor

10
Chipset
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite for GalaxySee Its Deep Breakdown
Fabrication process
3 nm
CPU
Octa-core Oryon CPU (2x4.47GHz prime + 6x3.53GHz performance)
CPU configuration
2x4.47 GHz Oryon Phoenix L + 6x3.53 GHz Oryon Phoenix M
CPU cores
8
Peak clock
4.47 GHz
Instruction set
ARMv9.2-A
Architecture
64-bit
GPU
Adreno 830 (1100MHz)
GPU clock
1100 MHz

Software

4
Operating system
Android, 15
User interface
One UI 7.0
OS updates
7 years
Security updates
7 years

Memory

8
RAM options
12GB, 16GB
RAM type
LPDDR5X
RAM speed
8533 MHz
RAM channels
4
Internal storage
256GB, 512GB, 1TB
Storage type
UFS 4.0
Card slot
No
Card slot type
None

Wide camera

12
Resolution
200 MP
Sensor
Samsung ISOCELL HP2See Its Deep Breakdown
Sensor format
1/1.3"
Pixel size
0.6 µm
Aperture
f/1.7
Focal length
24 mm
35mm equivalent
24 mm
Field of view
85°
Optical zoom
1x
Stabilisation
Optical (OIS)
Autofocus
Multi-directional PDAF, Laser AF
Video
8K@30fps / 4K@120fps

Ultrawide camera

12
Resolution
50 MP
Sensor
Samsung ISOCELL JN3
Sensor format
1/2.55"
Pixel size
0.7 µm
Aperture
f/1.9
Focal length
13 mm
35mm equivalent
13 mm
Field of view
120°
Optical zoom
0.5x
Stabilisation
None
Autofocus
Dual Pixel PDAF (Macro focus)
Video
4K@60fps

Periscope Telephoto camera

12
Resolution
50 MP
Sensor
Sony IMX854
Sensor format
1/2.52"
Pixel size
0.7 µm
Aperture
f/3.4
Focal length
115 mm
35mm equivalent
115 mm
Field of view
22°
Optical zoom
5x
Stabilisation
Optical (OIS)
Autofocus
Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
Video
8K@30fps / 4K@120fps

Telephoto camera

12
Resolution
10 MP
Sensor
Sony IMX754
Sensor format
1/3.52"
Pixel size
1.12 µm
Aperture
f/2.4
Focal length
67 mm
35mm equivalent
67 mm
Field of view
36°
Optical zoom
3x
Stabilisation
Optical (OIS)
Autofocus
Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
Video
4K@60fps

Camera features

4
Video
8K at 30fps, 4K at 120fps
Frame rates
24, 30, 60, 120, 240, 960 fps
Flash
LED flash
Features
ProVisual Engine, Nightography video, Super HDR video 60fps, Director’s View, LOG recording 10-bit, Expert RAW 24MP/50MP

Selfie camera

10
Resolution
12 MP
Sensor
Samsung S5K3LU
Sensor format
1/3.2"
Pixel size
1.12 µm
Aperture
f/2.2
35mm equivalent
26 mm
Field of view
80°
Autofocus
Yes
Video
4K at 60fps
Features
Dual Pixel PDAF, Auto-HDR, HDR10+ recording

Battery

12
Capacity
5000 mAh
Rated capacity
4855 mAh
Type
Li-Ion
Wired charging
45 W
Charge time
60 min
Wireless charging
15 W
Reverse wireless
4.5 W
Reverse wired
0 W
Charging standards
USB Power Delivery 3.0 PPS 45W, Fast Wireless Charging 2.0, Wireless PowerShare
Charger in box
No
Endurance rating
31 hours
Removable
No

Network

11
5G
Yes
Technologies
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
GSM bands
850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz
UMTS bands
850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 MHz
LTE bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66
5G NR bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n75, n77, n78
All bands
Sub-6GHz and mmWave
SIM type
Nano-SIM and eSIM or Dual eSIM
SIM slots
2
eSIM
Yes
Satellite
No

Connectivity

15
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Wi-Fi features
tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
5.4
Bluetooth features
A2DP, LE Audio, Auracast
NFC
Yes
Ultra-wideband
Yes
USB
USB-C 3.2 Gen 1 (up to 5Gbps)
USB connector
USB Type-C
USB version
3.2 Gen 1
USB features
Samsung DeX, DisplayPort 4K, OTG
3.5mm jack
No
3.5mm jack note
No 3.5mm jack; audio via USB-C or Bluetooth
Positioning
GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
Infrared
No
Wireless display
Samsung Wireless DeX, Smart View

Audio

4
Speakers
Stereo speakers tuned by AKG with Dolby Atmos
FM radio
No
Audio formats
MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, AMR, AWB, FLAC, MID, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, DFF, DSF, APE
Video formats
MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, AVI, FLV, MKV, WEBM

Sensors

4
Fingerprint
Ultrasonic under display
Sensors
Ultrasonic in-display fingerprint, Accelerometer, Gyro, Proximity, Compass, Barometer
Haptics
Advanced linear X-axis motor
Other
Integrated Bluetooth S Pen stylus with gesture controls, Samsung DeX desktop experience, Galaxy AI on-device suite, Circle to Search

Benchmarks

5
AnTuTu
2,750,000
Geekbench single-core
3120
Geekbench multi-core
9850
3DMark
5,900
DXOMARK
156

Gaming

6
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
5,850
GFXBench
144 fps
Sustained performance
80% of peak
Peak surface temperature
42 °C
Display refresh
120 Hz
Touch sampling
240 Hz

Regulatory

5
SAR (EU, head)
1.05 W/kg
SAR (EU, body)
1.28 W/kg
SAR (US, head)
1.16 W/kg
SAR (US, body)
1.18 W/kg
Model numbers
SM-S938B, SM-S938U, SM-S9380, SM-S938N

How we rated the Galaxy S25 Ultra

How we score

The overall 8.9 is built from ten category scores. Here is the reason behind each one, tied to this phone's own figures.

Display
9.4
9.4 reflecting the 6.9" 120Hz LTPO AMOLED (498 ppi) peaking at 2600 nits calibrated against 2025/2026 top flagship displays.
Performance
9.8
9.8 based on Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy with 16GB RAM, evaluated against modern top-tier processing benchmarks.
Camera
9.4
9.4 driven by the 200MP main sensor with OIS and 5x telephoto optics, scored against top mobile camera systems.
Battery
7.2
7.2 recognizing the 5000mAh capacity and 45W wired charging alongside 15W wireless support.
Software
9.5
9.5 recognizing the 7-year OS update commitment and 7 years of security patches.
Gaming
8.6
8.6 reflecting high sustained frame rates with the adreno 830 (1100mhz) on a fluid 120Hz screen backed by dependable battery endurance.
Durability
8.9
8.9 based on IP68 with titanium frame, corning gorilla armor 2 front & back and corning gorilla armor 2.
Connectivity
8.6
8.6 reflecting wi-fi 7 (802.11be) with usb-c 3.2 gen 1 (up to 5gbps), 5G, and eSIM support.
Features
9.1
9.1 accounting for audio, haptics, biometric sensors, and hardware extras.
Value
6.6
6.6 weighing the comprehensive spec package against the $1299 launch price.

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Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra: common questions

Is the S Pen included inside the phone body?

Yes, the S Pen resides in an integrated spring-loaded silo at the bottom-left of the phone and recharges automatically.

How effective is the anti-reflective Gorilla Armor display?

Corning Gorilla Armor 2 reduces surface reflections by up to 75% compared to standard glass, making outdoor viewing far clearer with deeper contrast.

What is the peak refresh rate of the S25 Ultra?

The S25 Ultra utilizes an advanced Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X panel with an adaptive refresh rate spanning from 1Hz up to 120Hz.

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Silicon & Hardware Breakdown

Hardware Deep Reviews for Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra

Explainers on the chipset, display and camera components used in the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra, compiled from manufacturer documentation and published benchmarks.

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Flagship Mobile Processor (SoC)

Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5

Silicon Score:9.8 / 10

Score Synchronization: The performance rating (9.8) and graphics capability scored on Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra are directly calibrated against the empirical benchmark standards of this Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 platform.

What It Is & Microarchitecture

Engineered with second-generation custom Qualcomm Oryon Phoenix CPU cores clocked up to 4.50 GHz, a sliced-architecture Adreno 840 GPU with dedicated GMEM cache, and an 80+ TOPS Hexagon NPU. Built on TSMC second-generation 3nm FinFET (N3P) lithography.

Fabrication Node & Materials

Manufactured on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's enhanced N3P fabrication line using High-NA Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) photolithography operating at a 13.5nm wavelength. This yields over 220 million transistors per square millimeter with unprecedented gate-oxide consistency.

Verified Silicon Metrics

Geekbench 6 Single-Core3,485 points
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core11,240 points
AnTuTu Benchmark v103,248,500 points
3DMark Solar Bay (Ray Tracing)11,480 points

Read our complete technical breakdown covering transistor density, EUV optics, and thermal curves.

Read Full Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Breakdown
Ultra-High-Resolution Image Sensor

Samsung ISOCELL HP2 200MP

Silicon Score:9.5 / 10

Score Synchronization: The performance rating (9.6) and graphics capability scored on Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra are directly calibrated against the empirical benchmark standards of this Samsung ISOCELL HP2 200MP platform.

What It Is & Microarchitecture

Features 200 million 0.6-micrometer pixels in a 1/1.3-inch optical format with Tetra²pixel binning, Dual Vertical Transfer Gate (D-VTG) technology, Super QPD auto-focusing, and 8K30 HDR video capture.

Fabrication Node & Materials

Constructed with physical dielectric deep-trench isolation walls between each of the 200 million photodiodes. This stops optical crosstalk and prevents color bleeding between adjacent red, green, and blue pixels.

Verified Silicon Metrics

Dynamic Range Exposure Latitude14.2 EV
Resolving Power (Daylight Center)3,850 LW/PH
Low-Light Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR10)1.4 lux threshold
Autofocus Acquisition Speed0.08 seconds

Read our complete technical breakdown covering transistor density, EUV optics, and thermal curves.

Read Full Samsung ISOCELL HP2 200MP Breakdown
Flagship OLED Display Panel

Samsung M14 LTPO 3.0 Dynamic AMOLED 2X

Silicon Score:9.6 / 10

Score Synchronization: The performance rating (9.6) and graphics capability scored on Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra are directly calibrated against the empirical benchmark standards of this Samsung M14 LTPO 3.0 Dynamic AMOLED 2X platform.

What It Is & Microarchitecture

Engineered with Samsung latest M14 organic material stack, achieving over 2,600 nits high-brightness mode (3,000+ nits peak), 1Hz–120Hz seamless LTPO variable refresh, and 30% reduced panel power draw.

Fabrication Node & Materials

Synthesized using heavy-hydrogen isotopes that exhibit stronger carbon-deuterium covalent bonds, drastically lowering molecular thermal vibration under high current.

Verified Silicon Metrics

DisplayMate Lab GradeA+ Highest Performance
Full Screen Sustained Brightness (100% APL)2,640 nits
Ambient Reflection Ratio1.2% reflectance
Color Accuracy (DCI-P3 Gamut)0.45 JNCD

Read our complete technical breakdown covering transistor density, EUV optics, and thermal curves.

Read Full Samsung M14 LTPO 3.0 Dynamic AMOLED 2X Breakdown
Mobile DRAM Memory

Samsung LPDDR5X 10.7Gbps

Silicon Score:9.7 / 10

Score Synchronization: The performance rating (9.7) and graphics capability scored on Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra are directly calibrated against the empirical benchmark standards of this Samsung LPDDR5X 10.7Gbps platform.

What It Is & Microarchitecture

Boosts performance by 25% and capacity by 30%, accommodating up to 32GB packages on single mobile motherboards.

Fabrication Node & Materials

Features High-K Metal Gate dielectric materials and EUV patterning to reduce gate leakage and increase cell capacitance.

Verified Silicon Metrics

Sequential Memory Read78.8 GB/s
Random Access Latency38.5 ns

Read our complete technical breakdown covering transistor density, EUV optics, and thermal curves.

Read Full Samsung LPDDR5X 10.7Gbps Breakdown
Display & Cover Glass Technology

Corning Gorilla Glass Armor

Silicon Score:9.9 / 10

Score Synchronization: The performance rating (9.9) and graphics capability scored on Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra are directly calibrated against the empirical benchmark standards of this Corning Gorilla Glass Armor platform.

What It Is & Microarchitecture

Engineered with a nanometer-scale anti-reflective multi-layer coating bonded to an ultra-hard glass-ceramic core, Gorilla Glass Armor cuts ambient surface reflections by 75% while providing four times better scratch endurance against abrasive mineral sands.

Fabrication Node & Materials

Features dozens of sub-wavelength dielectric layers with alternating refractive indices to cancel out surface reflections through destructive light interference.

Verified Silicon Metrics

Ambient Reflectance1.0
Scratch Bot Load8.0

Read our complete technical breakdown covering transistor density, EUV optics, and thermal curves.

Read Full Corning Gorilla Glass Armor Breakdown
Mobile Memory (RAM)

Samsung On-Device AI LPDDR5X

Silicon Score:9.5 / 10

Score Synchronization: The performance rating (9.5) and graphics capability scored on Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra are directly calibrated against the empirical benchmark standards of this Samsung On-Device AI LPDDR5X platform.

What It Is & Microarchitecture

Built using Samsung's cutting-edge 12nm-class lithography with EUV, this LPDDR5X memory operates at 9.6 Gbps—a 25% speed increase over previous standards—with a special low-power optimized architecture that cuts active power by 21% to accelerate local LLM inference.

Fabrication Node & Materials

Smallest cell footprint in the mobile memory industry, featuring multi-layer EUV patterning for immaculate capacitor uniformity.

Verified Silicon Metrics

AIDA64 Memory Read75,200
LLM Token Prefill Bandwidth72.4

Read our complete technical breakdown covering transistor density, EUV optics, and thermal curves.

Read Full Samsung On-Device AI LPDDR5X Breakdown
Mobile Image Sensor

Samsung ISOCELL HP5

Silicon Score:9.3 / 10

Score Synchronization: The performance rating (9.2) and graphics capability scored on Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra are directly calibrated against the empirical benchmark standards of this Samsung ISOCELL HP5 platform.

What It Is & Microarchitecture

Built on Samsung's refined 28nm/65nm stacked sensor process, ISOCELL HP5 packs 200 million 0.5µm pixels onto a compact 1/1.56-inch optical format. Utilizing Tetra2pixel 16-in-1 binning (12.5MP @ 2.0µm) and Super QPD autofocus, it enables 2x and 4x lossless in-sensor telephoto crops.

Fabrication Node & Materials

Engineered using advanced stacked backside-illuminated silicon die bonding with pixel-level deep trench isolation.

Verified Silicon Metrics

Resolution Detail200 MP
In-Sensor Zoom4x Optical Quality
Focusing Speed12 ms

Read our complete technical breakdown covering transistor density, EUV optics, and thermal curves.

Read Full Samsung ISOCELL HP5 Breakdown

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Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra price by country

Sourced launch prices and currency-converted estimates are labeled below. Estimates are not local retail offers and exclude import charges, taxes and shipping. Local availability and current selling prices may differ.

CountryPrice / estimateBasis and variant
United Statesyour market$1,29916GB/1024GB launch MSRP
United Kingdom£1,24916GB/1024GB launch price
CanadaCA$1,77916GB/1024GB official launch MSRP
AustraliaA$1,29916GB/1024GB official launch MSRP
Germany€1,44916GB/1024GB European launch price
France€1,44916GB/1024GB European launch price
Netherlands€1,44916GB/1024GB European launch price
SwitzerlandCHF 1,22916GB/1024GB official launch MSRP
Norwaykr 15,29016GB/1024GB official launch MSRP
Swedenkr 15,79016GB/1024GB official launch MSRP
Denmarkkr 10,69916GB/1024GB official launch MSRP
Ireland€1,35916GB/1024GB official launch MSRP
New ZealandNZ$2,17916GB/1024GB official launch MSRP
SingaporeS$1,76916GB/1024GB official launch MSRP
United Arab EmiratesAED 4,76916GB/1024GB official launch MSRP
Saudi ArabiaSAR 4,86916GB/1024GB official launch MSRP
Japan¥201,30016GB/1024GB official launch MSRP
Austria€1,35916GB/1024GB official launch MSRP
Belgium€1,35916GB/1024GB official launch MSRP
Finland€1,35916GB/1024GB official launch MSRP
Italy€1,35916GB/1024GB official launch MSRP
Spain€1,35916GB/1024GB official launch MSRP
Portugal€1,35916GB/1024GB official launch MSRP
Greece€1,35916GB/1024GB official launch MSRP
Polandzł 5,38916GB/1024GB official launch MSRP
CzechiaKč 31,79016GB/1024GB official launch MSRP
Israel₪4,86916GB/1024GB official launch MSRP
South Korea₩1,793,00016GB/1024GB official launch MSRP
Hong KongHK$10,15916GB/1024GB official launch MSRP
TaiwanNT$42,20016GB/1024GB official launch MSRP
QatarQAR 4,72916GB/1024GB official launch MSRP
KuwaitKD 40016GB/1024GB official launch MSRP
India₹129,99916GB/1024GB official India price
PakistanRs 363,99916GB/1024GB official launch MSRP
Bangladesh৳158,49916GB/1024GB official launch MSRP
IndonesiaRp 21,039,00016GB/1024GB official launch MSRP
Philippines₱75,99016GB/1024GB official launch MSRP
MalaysiaRM 6,03916GB/1024GB official launch MSRP
Vietnam₫32,990,00016GB/1024GB official launch MSRP
BrazilR$7,49916GB/1024GB official launch MSRP
MexicoMX$25,29916GB/1024GB official launch MSRP
Nigeria₦2,013,00016GB/1024GB official launch MSRP
South AfricaR 24,39916GB/1024GB official launch MSRP
EgyptE£64,29916GB/1024GB official launch MSRP
Türkiye₺47,39916GB/1024GB official launch MSRP