Official Galaxy S25, S25+ & S25 Ultra, Shipping, and Feedback Thread

[KnightRiderRalph]

Hello. Everyone that has Pre Ordered a Galaxy S25, S25+ or S25 Ultra, you can post any order or tracking updates here.

This thread is for Galaxy S25, S25+ and S25 Ultra pre-orders!

Usually, we try to include the following information:

- Date ordered:

- Where did you order from (samsung.com, carrier, retailer, etc.):

- Unlocked or Carrier variant:

- Model, storage capacity, Color:

- Did you trade-In:

- Estimated delivery date:

Then, once it ships, please come back and post an update with the same information above, but the actual stated shipping and delivery dates, and maybe even let us know once it's received. 

Here is my stuff:

- Date ordered: Jan 22

- Where did you order from (samsung.com, carrier, retailer, etc.): Samsung.com

- Unlocked or Carrier variant: Unlocked

- Model, storage capacity: 512GB Jet Black

- You can share your trade-in info, if you want: Trading Galaxy S24 ultra

- Estimated delivery date: Feb 7

The link to pre order: Pre-Order Galaxy S25 Ultra 512GB | JetBlack (Unlocked) | Samsung US

[Mtntrekker01]

I was looking to see if the new S25 Ultra S pen accessory pen had bluetooth. I know, longshot. I noticed the 7 reviews that where ALL 1-star, critical reviews. Obvously because of the lack of BT. Funny though because the product page displays 4.25 Stars. That's some interesting math Samsung 🤔

[JFHufferd]

I guess you haven't noticed that all of the 'OFFICIAL' app stores jack the stars on apps. And 'PLAYSTORE VERIFIED' just means Google got paid /gets paid for their listing it and you downloading it. Editors/Developers choice & top 20 listing's pay a premium.

[Dan2023]

Just curious, are their other reviews under each of the color options?

[usercxFN7K9cIP]

In recent years, samsung has been pushing out phones that the people don't want. They need to listen to their community. I'm saying this out of love and for the success of samsung for the future. Samsung keeps pushing out phones that adds features we don't care about instead of what we've been asking for.

[AiiNaja]

Maybe inneration and ideas are depleting. they need inspiration. Maybe upgrading And releasing every 2yrs?

[LongHiker]

Samsung is very heavily data driven in their design decisions. They look at how their users actually use their devices and it's features.

[soga]

Disappointed in samsung that unpacked totally sucked ima upgrade to the s25 ultra because i have the s24 plus if i would had the s24 ultra i would've not upgraded but next year if nothing special happens besides AI **bleep** im gone

[AiiNaja]

I'm Pretty over hearing about At EVERY DARN where!

[XJCAR]

I'm speaking on the Note/Ultra line because that's been my phone choice since the Note II. That said. Great job to everyone for speaking up. We can't be "Yes" men praising these bad decisions. If Samsung wants to sell a device that's stripped down, have at it and charge $800-$900 for it but leave my phone with all its features. I need them. Plus how can I flex on the iPhone and Pixel users if I have nothing to flex with? Just a thought. But seriously you're going down the wrong direction Samsung.

[Jess04]

Hey Samsung,

Hopefully the fact that a lot of tech reviewers are not amazed with the hardware upgrades on your new phones will be enough to get you to make some much needed changes. This unpacked event was quite lack luster, for numerous reasons.

• 1. You let nearly all of the features of your upcoming devices get leaked MONTHS before Unpacked, so there's little to be excited for
• 2. You had to pad your event with talk of Samsung SmartThings and Samsung Health additions just to get it to fill up an hour block. Meaning there wasn't much new about your new phones
• 3. The main focus is STILL Galaxy AI. While some of the features can be useful to many, such as Circle To Search, Now Brief and the additions of Gemini Live, it doesn't warrant the need to upgrade. Even if youre device is only a year old, because those features will more than likely be pushed to phones up to 3 generations back.

You need to make more hardware changes to entice people who don't care about AI. Sure you upgraded the Ultra-Wide camera to 50MP on the Ultra. But what did the smaller S25's get? Only a new processor... Each of the phone's Ultra-Wide cameras should get an uprade like that. Maybe add a 5x Optical Zoom to them as well. Appease the customers who don't have the money for the Ultra, or want the smallest phone they can find because they have small hands, by providing more substantial hardware upgrades to the smaller S series.

Also, you need to get back to innovating yourselves, instead of asking Google for help. (ie: Google Gemini🙄) Your website states the S25 Ultra has an, "ergonomic exterior," with smoother edges and a comfortable grip." Squaring off the sides of the phone doesn't allow for improved ergonomics. The rounded corners is a slight improvement. But if you want to make the phone more ergonomic, you need to revisit some of your old designs like the Galaxy S7-S9. Of course customers would not like to have curved glass screens again because of their lack of structural integrity, but you could possibly achieve this by designing the aliminum/titanium frame to curve around back. Similar to how you did on the S21 and S22, Enough to allow the sheet of glass on the back to remain flat. 

Speaking of "flat," get rid of the camera bumps! Design these phones so they can lay flat on their backs. No more rocking. You could keep metal rings around the cameras, providing a barrier between the back glass and the lenses. So, hopefully if the back glass cracks, the fractures can't travel over the lenses and obscure photos until it's repaired. 

In summary, the TL;DR:

Stop letting Galaxy AI be the maine focus. Focus on hardware changes across all 3 devices instead of just a new processor. Redesign the design of your phones and be the leader of innovation again. Because companies in China are leaving you in the dust.