Samsung's latest and greatest Android smartphone struggles with the same problems as its most recent predecessors: it can't run Android Auto

The S25, S25 Plus and S25 Ultra feature modest upgrades, but are they enough to justify a big purchase? Here's how the phones stack up against each other, as well as previous Galaxy devices.

Mike and Henry get hands-on with the new Samsung Galaxy S25, S25+, and S25 Ultra to show you what’s new, what’s not, what’s cool, and whether you should upgrade or skip this year. If you want to learn about the new Samsung Galaxy S25 lineup,

Samsung's "middle" flagship is a solid device, but I wish it had some of the prowess of the Galaxy S25 Ultra. Samsung’s other phone, the Galaxy S25+, is not as extraordinary as its ultimate sibling, the Ultra.

Samsung’s Galaxy S-series is in its software era. Maybe the whole smartphone industry is, too, save for a few phones with hinges (Samsung’s included). But overall, we have exited the hardware-driven innovation cycle and are firmly in the midst of a software-based one.