The industry puts a lot of pressure on consumers to upgrade their devices annually, and I’m here to tell you that it’s often unnecessary. Samsung’s flagships haven’t seen any breakthrough features in many cycles, and the Galaxy S25 series is another example of this trend. Looking at the pinnacle of this line, the Galaxy S25 Ultra does offer improvements in some aspects and downgrades in others, but is it worth upgrading if you own last year’s Ultra? Below, I weigh in with my thoughts on the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultrs vs Galaxy S24 Ultra upgrade debate.
Before I begin, I want to be clear that my opinion isn’t based on hands-on experience with the new device. We have plenty of preview content with the flagships here for that insight. Instead, I’m taking a step back, looking at the Galaxy S25 and S24 Ultra’s specs and feature sheets and adding a splash of my informed opinion.