What I Like and Don’t Like About the S25 Ultra

Let’s get real

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I’ve been using the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra for around three weeks. Not as my main phone, I should add — that is still the iPhone 16 Pro Max, which I’m stuck with because I’m a Mac user.

It’s that simple, boring, and pathetic, I’m afraid. And I don’t care.

This is despite, in my opinion, the S25 Ultra being the better device, hands-down.

Again, hit me with your pitchforks in the comments section, please. I’m past caring.

Despite this, I’ve been using the S25 Ultra a lot. Just like the device it replaces, it’s the kind of smartphone I cannot help but pick up and use constantly. Today, I’d like to reveal why that’s the case with five things I really like about the S25 Ultra, but counter it with five things that should be better.

5 things I like about the S25 Ultra

The S25 Ultra received a rare five stars on this website. I stand by that decision (after all, it isn’t life or death, is it?). Your opinion and mileage might vary with this phone, but these are the five things I love about it the most.

1. The design

Something that strikes you immediately about the S25 Ultra is how light it is for such a huge smartphone. I…