Get ready to experience the ultimate in compact excellence with Samsung’s latest flagship, the Galaxy S25. This tiny titan packs a punch with its top-tier performance, impressive camera capabilities, and seamless AI upgrades.
If you’re in the market for a small, high-end Android phone, the Samsung Galaxy S25 stands out as one of the best options. With its compact size and top-tier performance, it’s the smallest flagship Android available that still delivers.
The Samsung Galaxy S25 is a rumored upcoming smartphone from the South Korean tech giant.
According to sources, the device will feature a 6.2-inch Dynamic AMOLED display with a Quad HD+ resolution of 1440 x 3200 pixels.
It is expected to be powered by a large 5000mAh battery and support fast charging technology.
The phone may also come with up to 16GB of RAM and 512GB of internal storage.
Additionally, it is rumored to have a quad-camera setup with a 108MP primary sensor, a 12MP front camera, and support for 5G connectivity.
The regular S25 is significantly smaller and lighter than its superphone sibling, the S25 Ultra. Its 6.2in screen may not be the largest, but it’s great for the size and money. The phone’s design feels like the endpoint for standard high-end phones, with barely anything changed in the last few years.
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite chip makes the S25 one of the fastest phones available. It’s great for games, but playing them significantly dents the battery life. With its small size comes a smaller battery than most modern Androids, although Samsung does well to squeeze a solid 37 hours out of the S25.
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite is a high-performance mobile processor designed for next-generation smartphones.
Built on a 4-nanometer process, it features a powerful octa-core CPU with up to 3 GHz clock speed and an Adreno 740 GPU for enhanced graphics rendering.
The chip also includes support for Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.2, and 5G connectivity.
With its advanced AI capabilities and improved power efficiency, the Snapdragon 8 Elite is poised to revolutionize mobile performance.
The big changes for the S25 are all software and AI-based. It runs the same latest version of One UI 7 (Android 15) as the S25 Ultra, including various new AI tools that expand on writing, summarization, and drawing tools introduced last year. The ‘Gemini assistant is the biggest upgrade, able to interact with information from the web and apps on your phone to get things done without you having to manually tap buttons.’
Gemini Assistant is an AI chatbot developed by Google that allows users to ask questions and receive answers in a conversational format.
It uses natural language processing (NLP) to understand the context of user queries and provide relevant information.
Gemini Assistant can perform various tasks, including answering general knowledge questions, providing definitions, and even generating creative content like stories and poems.
The S25 has a triple camera setup on the back with a 50-megapixel main, 12MP ultrawide, and 10MP 3x telephoto. The combination is great for shooting photos across the three cameras, although it can over-brighten some scenes. The 2x zoom is improved on the S24, while the 3x zoom is solid but short on reach compared to rivals.
The Samsung Galaxy S25 costs from £799 (€919/ $799.99 / A$1,399). For comparison, the Galaxy S25 Ultra costs £1,249, the S25+ costs £999, and the ‘Google Pixel 9 costs £649.’
The Galaxy S25 is the last really good small Android phone standing. Where competitors have grown ever bigger, the Samsung feels refreshingly light, thin, and narrow in the hand without having a tiny screen. If you’re after the smallest flagship Android going that’s actually good, the S25 is it.
The Galaxy S25 has several advantages:
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Compact size
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Good 6.2in screen
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Decent camera
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Good software with seven years’ support
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Top Android chip
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Access to the latest AI features
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Cheapest Samsung flagship model
However, there are some drawbacks:
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Iterative design
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No 5x zoom
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Battery life short of larger models
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AI capabilities overhyped for now
- theguardian.com | Samsung Galaxy S25 review: the smallest top tier Android left
