Galaxy S25 and S25 Plus Review: Just Enough AI to Not Make Me Go Crazy

Samsung’s mantra when debuting the Galaxy S25 and S25 Plus appears to have been, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” as this year’s phones share a striking resemblance to last year’s S24 and S24 Plus. But what the new phones lack in innovation, they make up for in consistency and practicality. 

AI upgrades are the biggest factors separating the S25 and S25 Plus from their predecessors. While I found myself warming up to (most of) these features after using the phones for a week, there are other time-tested attributes that remained more important to me – namely, cameras and battery life.

For instance, there’s a new tool called AI Select that looks at your phone’s screen and suggests actions like summarizing or translating text, the Gallery app can find a picture you’re looking for with more conversational search terms and Audio Eraser can clean up distracting background noises in your videos.