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Samsung Galaxy S25 and S25 Plus review: incredibly iterative

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Nutrition label

60% Informative

Samsung ’s Galaxy S25 and S25 Plus are a good place to start.

They look, feel, and operate like devices worthy of their $ 799 and $ 999 price tags.

They’re slated to get seven years of OS upgrades, which amounts to a damn good return on that investment.

The list of reasons to upgrade to an S25 aside from “my current phone stopped working and I need a new one” is awfully thin.

Samsung 's software is as cluttered as usual - AI is still a mixed bag.

The Galaxy S25 is the last full-featured, sensibly sized Android phone you can buy in the US .

The cameras are good, battery life is fine, and the software updates will flow for seven years .

Samsung ’s One UI 7.0 software is a significant update that introduces a Dynamic Island -like Now Bar, a split notification and quick settings shade.

There are five mandatory agreements and at least 10 optional ones.

Samsung 's Weather app also has its own privacy policy that may include sharing information with Weather.com .

VR Score

58

Informative language

54

Neutral language

14

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

37

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

medium-lived

External references

17

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