“The Galaxy S25 Plus is an endurance champion in many ways, but an aging camera stack and fierce competition make it much harder to recommend.”

Samsung updated its flagship phones in 2025 with most of the changes in design and specs focusing on the bigger S25 Ultra. But what about the regular S25+? We tested the updated “standard” flagship and tell you all about its performance, cameras, battery life, and more.

The Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus has an improved custom chipset that is faster than its contenders and a larger vapour chamber in what is essentially an aesthetically unchanged but lighter chassis.

Meet Galaxy S25 and S25+, the smartphones with a Next-gen ProVisual Engine camera, custom-made processor, long-lasting battery and enhanced Galaxy AI. It now has a sleek, premium design wrapped in a strong aluminum frame with an immersive screen, sophisticated camera and now slimmed down for a more...

Don't Use the S Pen? Stop Buying the Ultra.

A flagship smartphone that excels in every parameter.

The Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus doesn't make huge changes compared to its S24 Plus predecessor. The design is refined rather than re-thought, the camera is much the same, and the experience from a software point of view is similar too.

The Samsung Galaxy S25+ offers a nearly identical experience to the Ultra, with leading AI and outstanding performance, in a slightly smaller, stylus-free design for less money.

The S25+’s lack of upgrades makes it feel like a real missed opportunity for Samsung. However, it still offers the best balance of hardware, software and price of any flagship phone right now.

Samsung's "middle" flagship is a solid device, but I wish it had some of the prowess of the Galaxy S25 Ultra.