The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra is an AI phone through and through, for better or worse. At a starting price of $1,300, does it still deserve a spot in your pocket?

In order to see the year-over-year difference between Samsung's premium phones, I shot over 200 photos with the Galaxy S25 Ultra and S24 Ultra. Let's find out which Ultra takes the better photos.

The Snapdragon 8 Elite chip in the Galaxy S25 Ultra is capable of satellite connectivity. The S25 phones are the first Android devices to support Qualcomm's Snapdragon Satellite connectivity feature, but there's a catch. While the S25 Ultra is capable of sending messages via satellite, only Verizon users will be able to make use of this feature.