The company's flagship phone line received a new chipset and a slightly enhanced camera system. Otherwise, it’s all about the AI software features.The new Samsung flagship phone line (left to

It’s no secret I’ve been critical of Galaxy AI in its current form on the new Samsung Galaxy S25 phones. It needs a bit more polish to be ready for prime time, especially if Samsung wants to use it as the main reason you’d buy a new Samsung in 2025.

The redesigned Galaxy S25+ and S25 smartphones have a sleeker, more rounded look than their Galaxy predecessors, and that’s just the external update. Inside the Galaxy S25+ and S25 is Samsung’s new, ultra-powerful Octa-Core processor which can gun the engine at up to 4.47GHz of blistering speed.