Samsung Galaxy S25 Series Offers Incremental Upgrades Over S24 Lineup

The Galaxy S25 and S25 Ultra introduce minor hardware improvements, enhanced AI features, and a new Snapdragon 8 Elite chip, but leave questions about upgrade value.

The Galaxy S25 and S25 Ultra feature the new Snapdragon 8 Elite chip, offering faster performance and improved battery efficiency compared to the S24 series.
Both models retain largely unchanged hardware, including similar camera arrays, displays, and battery capacities, with minor tweaks such as thinner designs and lighter weights.
AI enhancements in the S25 series include Now Bar and Now Brief for personalized notifications and improved natural language commands, though these features may come to the S24 series via updates.
The Galaxy S25 Ultra introduces a 50MP ultrawide camera sensor, replacing the 12MP sensor in the S24 Ultra, but other camera hardware remains the same.
Despite iterative upgrades, the S25 series maintains the same launch prices as the S24 series, raising questions about the necessity of upgrading for current S24 owners.