The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra does all of the right things you want from a high-end smartphone, but its redesign annoys me.

People tend to keep phones longer than they used to, though, and anyone upgrading to the S25 from an Android phone released more than a couple of years ago won't mind that, visually, it looks like Samsung's released the same phone three years in a row. Next to a modern Google or OnePlus phone, though, the Galaxy S25 looks awfully basic.

During this pre-order period which ends tomorrow (Friday), you’re getting double the storage without paying extra. The Galaxy S25 Ultra 512GB is priced at just $1,299 (instead of $1,419), and the 1TB model is priced at $1,419 down from $1,659. You can get similar discounts on the Galaxy S25 and S25+.