Samsung Galaxy S25 price, pre-order details: How to get the S25, S25+ or S25 Ultra

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Samsung’s new AI-forward smartphones are on deck.

The South Korean tech giant unveiled the Galaxy S25, S25+ and S25 Ultra during its Galaxy Unpacked live stream on Wednesday, January 22, showing off their comprehensive integration of AI features but otherwise minimal spec upgrades. Set to launch on Friday, February 7, the Galaxy S25 series is now available for pre-order at major retailers and phone carriers starting at $799.99, $999.99 and $1,299.99, respectively , or the same prices as their predecessors. Note that Amazon and Best Buy are giving pre-orderers free gift cards worth up to $200.

All three phones in the Galaxy S25 series will run on One UI 7, an all-new version of Samsung’s Android operating system that brings a redesigned interface and support for agentive (eg autonomous) AI capabilities. A company press release says One UI 7 will make the Galaxy S25 series “a true AI companion,” adding that it will “gradually” roll out to other Galaxy devices.

The Galaxy S25 series is powered by a new Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite processor for the Galaxy, which supposedly translates to a significant performance boost in CPU, GPU and NPU tasks compared to last year’s high-end Galaxy S24 Ultra. (Our testing in the near future will confirm this.) Samsung said it’s also making the phones capable of more on-device AI processing, making them less dependent on the cloud for “AI experiences” — ie ., faster and safer. They have a revised heat dissipation structure that should keep them cool in the middle of these intense workloads.

Samsung Galaxy S25: Features and price

The Galaxy S25 is the base model of the series, and in terms of design, it is slightly thinner and lighter than the previous generation Galaxy S24. It also features more memory: Samsung has increased it from 8GB to 12GB of RAM. Otherwise, its specifications are quite similar to those of its predecessor. It features the same 6.2-inch FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X display with a 120Hz adaptive refresh rate, the same 4,000mAh battery and the same storage options (128GB or 256GB). It also has the same rear camera setup stacked with a 50MP wide lens, a 12MP ultra-wide lens and a 10MP telephoto lens – although the Galaxy S25 supports new AI-powered photo and video features such as a Virtual Aperture tool and 10-bit. HDR registration by default.

As Mashable’s Alex Perry writes, the Galaxy S25’s software, not the hardware, will probably be the deciding factor in most people’s “upgrade from the debate.”

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The Galaxy S25 is available at Amazon, Best Buy, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon in the new colors of Navy, Mint, Ice Blue, and Shadow Silver. Samsung’s online storefront has additional variants in Blue Black, Coral Red and Pink.

Samsung Galaxy S25+: Features and price

The Galaxy S25+ improves on the base model with a slightly larger and more beautiful 6.7-inch QHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X display featuring new “ProScaler” technology, which offers a 40 percent improvement in image quality compared to the Galaxy series S24 (so claims Samsung). The Galaxy S25+ also has a larger 4900 mAh battery.

That battery is a holdover from last year’s Galaxy S24+, as are your configurable devices: The Galaxy S25+ still has 12GB of RAM with either 256GB or 512GB of storage. It’s a hair thinner and a few grams lighter than its predecessor, but otherwise looks identical. Again, the OS and the new AI-integrated processor are supposed to be the stars of the show here.

The Galaxy S25+ comes in the same colors as the Galaxy S25, including the same Samsung exclusives. Starts at $999.99 at Amazon, Best Buy, Samsung, AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon.

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra: Features and Price

Samsung reserved most of the exciting hardware changes for the premium Galaxy S25 Ultra, which has a 6.9-inch QHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X display (with ProScaler support). Its thinner and lighter frame has newly rounded edges for a cleaner look and a screen made of Corning Gorilla Armor 2, which the company describes as a “the first material of its kind that’s more durable than glass.” On the back, there’s a new 50MP ultra-wide camera sensor – up from 12MP in the previous generation. It’s joined by a 200MP wide lens and 10 MP and 50 MP telephoto lenses, which appeared on the Galaxy S24 Ultra.

Under its hood, the Galaxy S25 Ultra also has the same 5000 mAh battery, 12 GB of memory and storage options as its predecessor: 256 GB, 512 GB or 1 TB. It still comes with an integrated S Pen.

Buyers can choose from several new colors, including titanium black, titanium gray, titanium silver white and titanium silver blue, plus Samsung’s exclusive titanium pinkgold, titanium jetblack and titanium jadegreen. The Galaxy S25 Ultra starts at $1,299.99 at Amazon, Best Buy, Samsung, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon.

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