After three straight days of voting across multiple platforms, thousands of Android Authority fans have selected the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra () as the best phone of 2025 and the winner of this year’s Reader’s Choice award! Out of all the amazing smartphones you could buy, our readers say this one is at the top of the heap.
Now that you know the Reader’s Choice award winner, you might be curious how that came to be. Although the winner was pretty predictable based on past years, the voting process was a WILD ride this year in multiple ways. We’ve got all the data for you below!