The Galaxy Note 7 was over 8 years ago; it’s time for Samsung to get over it and start innovating with batteries

Samsung’s Galaxy S25 is a great device, and it does genuinely raise the bar on smartphone AI. But for home and business users, the fact this is a device that’s all about AI has come too soon for its buyers to fully understand how to stay AI-safe, or even the questions they should ask. All that should be factored in to any decision to switch.

There's been no shortage of stellar camera setups in phones in recent years. From Google's AI-based computational photography, to Xiaomi's extra-large sensor size, many phone-makers tackle this critical feature area in varying exciting ways.

The Samsung Galaxy S25 range will not include an SD card port, but you have other options for expanding your phone's storage.

As usual, the Galaxy S25+ is the larger of Samsung’s two standard models, with a 6.7-inch display. By comparison, Google has shrunk things with its Pixel 9 Pro this year, moving down to a 6.3-inch display; you’ll have to opt for the Google Pixel 9 Pro XL if you want the full-sized model.

All three phones have the same prices as last year's Galaxy S24 family, but they've all seen changes: The standard $800 S25 has all the new AI tricks and upgrades, the $1,000 S25 Plus builds on that with more storage and battery in a larger-format handset and finally the most premium (and most expensive) $1,