The Galaxy S25 Ultra is shaping out to be a beast after we’ve put it through some testing. Not only does it have the brightest screen we’ve tested in a Samsung phone to date, but it just achieved a record-setting mark for battery life among Samsung phones we’ve tested — and all other phone releases this year can’t afford to come up short.

The Galaxy S25 Ultra is expensive, but it's also good at everything, even if its cameras and battery life can't quite beat some of the best alternatives

Good cameras and long battery life remain the true standout features on Samsung's new phones, but AI is finally finding its footing, too.

The National declared that the era of the AI smartphone had begun with the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra. It still feels that way. The South Korean technology company has introduced its latest Galaxy S25 line-up,