so the Galaxy s25 Ultra is finally here and it's packed with updates let's take a look at 30 of the new features that make this phone a top contender in 2025 first up before we begin let me share some great news Samsung is sweetening the deal for the s25 ultra with some amazing pre-order offers you can get up to $900 in trade in value and an instant $300 Samsung credit which can be used for storage upgrades add-ons and Sams Care on top of that you'll get an exclusive $50 free Samsung credit through my link bring
the total free credit to $350 students can stack an additional 5% discount as well the $50 bonus credit kicks in once you click the link in the description and place your order within 30 minutes if this sounds like a great deal the link is down below in the description so first up the s25 ultra gets the audio eraser feature this AI power tool eliminates specific sound and videos like voices background noise or wind creating a cleaner audio experience it works with videos saved on your device or even in Google Drive so you can tweak and
enhance videos from other devices directly on your s25 Ultra next Samsung has also slightly improved the shutter speed on the s25 ultra while it's not huge but any Improvement is always welcome building on the s24 ultra is a claimed anti-reflective display the s25 ultra steps it up up with an improved coding and front class that's 29% tougher the s24 ultra is the only phone I've ever used that didn't get a single scratch so this upgrade on the s25 ultra offers even better durability including improved drop protection the s25 ultra also features bezels that are 15%
Slimmer allowing for a marginally larger 6.9 in display while reducing the phone's overall footprint the phone also features a display Tech called PRC ER basically it upscales low resolution videos for instance 480p content will look closer to 720p and 1080p content will appear almost like 1440p this technology borrowed from Samsung's own TVs makes it stay VI on the s25 ultra the phone also supports ch2 wireless charging though magnetic charging requires Samsung's official cases and Samsung says using their cases would enable higher wireless charging speeds likely at 25 wats instead of 15 watts Samsung and Google
have teamed up to integrate Gemini and Bixby AI seamlessly this collaboration brings cross app actions to Gemini enabling you to complete multi-step tasks with a single voice command for instance you can ask Gemini for high protein lunch recipes and save them directly to Samsung Notes or plan a meet up by finding a nearby restaurant texting the address to a friend and creating a calendar entry All In one go speaking of Gemini all s25 devices will come with 6 months of free Gemini Advanced and a 2 TB of cloud storage at no additional cost it's normally
priced at $20 a month so you're getting $120 worth of service for free drawing assist gets a big upgrade you can now use prompts to generate images directly bring your ideas to life with just a few words additionally the sketch to image feature has been enhanced to support prompts as well for in after sketching a rough outline of a cat you can add a prompt like fireworks to enhance your artwork the generative editing tools are now faster and more capable you can now remove complex objects along with their shadows and seamlessly fill in blank spaces
the s25 ultro introduces a feature called now brief designed to keep you up to speed with everything that matters most it delivers a personalized report covering Essentials like whether your energy score sleep data reminders for expiring coupons upcoming events and even app updates all this information is organize in a single scrollable screen for easy access you can check your now briefs via the now bar on your lock screen alongside other life activities and it's not just limited to mornings this feature is available anytime you need to catch up on what you might have missed throughout
the day Samsung has also added conversational search this feature allows for natural language search for instance you can say my eyes are hurting can you help with the screen and the phone will pull up relevant settings like brightness and blue light filters Zoom transition between camera lenses are Now seamless with no noticeable Cuts or lags the expert raw app now allows you to adjust the aperature for better control over depth of field in your photos the ultra wide camera gets a major boost going from 12 maps to 50 Maps this upgrade enhances not only Ultra
wide charts but also macro photography with up to four times the detail in close-up images Samsung is also making some big video upgrades this year the s25 ultra now records 10bit HDR videos by default compared to 8bit on the s24 ultra it also supports Galaxy log a way to record log footage this feature is similar to Raw for photos capturing more data at the time of recording enabling more detailed post production edits low light video recording gets a major upgrade on the s25 ultra thanks to AI knitography this will help you capture more detail and
clear night videos in real time Samsung shared this comparison video and the difference is quite noticeable the s25 ultra also get spatial temporal filter for video this feature improves video quality by analyzing motion and Stillness within a frame it reduces motion blur for moving objects and noise in static areas ensuring crisp video playback the phone also has a best face feature which selects the best facial expression from motion photos the s25 ultra also gets a subtle design overhaul it swipes the curve frame for flat size and adopts slightly rounded Corners moving away from the signature
boxy not look rear camera lenses are now larger and feature Rings reminiscent of the z4x the phone is also 15 G lighter and 4% thinner improving it over R feel in hand the phone also gets 7 years of operating system updates AI select gets new abilities such as creating gifts from your videos and reimagining images in different styles without saving them web page summarization gets a boost with the option to have the phone read the content allowed for added convenience Circle to search now recognizes sounds in addition to on-screen content it can identify songs from
videos or social media posts Samsung has also squeezed an extra hour of video playback from the s25 Ultra battery honestly I was expecting a bit more but still any Improvement here is appreciated finally the biggest upgrade for the s25 ultra is this chipset Samsung is using a custom version of the Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy chap offering a 40% performance boost and better heat management with a 40% larger Vapor chamber this chip is literally the fastest smartphone chip right now even surpassing think the latest from Apple so all in all the s25 ultra shapes up
to be an impressive handset many of it standout features are AI driven reflecting the current Trend in the smartphone industry with annual Hardware improvements becoming more incremental companies are leaning heavily on AI to keep their devices exciting that said the s25 ultra offers a lot to like if you're planning to pick one up don't forget to check the links below for an extra discount with that said thanks for watching and I'll see you in the next one
