The best Samsung phones from 2025, tested and revised

Other Samsung phones to consider

If you don’t see a Samsung phone mentioned in this guide, it could be because it is not sold in the United States and is a little more difficult to get for the tests. But here are some other Samsung phones that I have tried to consider.

Samsung Galaxy A36 5G for $ 400: The Galaxy A36 (6/10, Wired Review) is not entirely up to its peers from nothing and Motorola. The performances are too moved and this is not acceptable at this price. It is manageable – it is not so slow to frustrate – but you can do better. If your needs are very minimal, it is a phone ok and the camera system is good, with a one -day battery life, a beautiful AMOLED screen and 6 years of software updates.

Galaxy A16.
Photography: Julian Chokkattu

Samsung Galaxy A16 for $ 200: Samsung’s Galaxy A16 does not yet reach the highs of the Galaxy A14, and this is largely due to slow performance. Of course, Samsung promises six years of software updates, but that extraordinary refresher window doesn’t matter when the phone is frustratingly slowly and you want to throw it out of the window. If you barely intent on using this device but you want something from a reliable brand that will remain safe, the Galaxy A16 is fine. His performances are not competitive with other phones at similar prices.

If you are trying to save some money, it’s okay to buy Samsung’s Galaxy S23 range or the Galaxy S23 FE since 2023, provided that the prices are much lower than the original MSRP. (They are difficult to find in most of the main retailers.) These phones will still receive support for a while and are quite fantastic. I don’t think it is worth buying something older.

Should you invest in Samsung’s ecosystem?

Photography: Julian Chokkattu

Samsung is one of the few smartphone producers capable of combining Apple in its hardware ecosystem. Not only does the company produce smartphones, but you can also expand your experience by adding a Galaxy Watch7 smartwatch, Galaxy Buds3 Pro EarbudsFitness ring of the galaxy ring, Galaxy Tab S10+ tabletAnd even a food galassy laptop.

There are also some advantages in this, such as some characteristics on Galaxy ring AND Watch7 They are available only if combined with a Samsung phone and its earphones automatically pass between the Samsung devices based on what you are using. There is not much in terms of exclusive features when using a Galaxy phone with a Galaxy laptop, but features such as Quick Share allow you to quickly send photos and documents between your devices.

Once again, it is not necessary and these other devices may not be the right ones for you within the respective categories, but if you are chasing hardware equality, you have this option with Samsung.

What is Galaxy Ai?

Photography: Julian Chokkattu

With the Galaxy S24 series, Samsung has launched “Galaxy Ai”, a selection of artificial intelligence characteristics, many of which are fed by the large -sized languages ​​of Google. These allow intelligent features that can be useful day by day, such as real -time translations during telephone calls, real -time transcriptions in the Samsung vocal recorder app, the possibility of summarizing long text paragraphs in the Samsung Note app or modifying the tone of a phrase with the Samsung keyboard. In the Galaxy S25 series, Galaxy Ai has expanded to include Gemini as a default vocal assistant and the possibility of Gemini to work simultaneously with more apps. He also made his debut with Drawing Assist, which allows you to draw or insert a prompt and obtain an image generated by the AI.

You can find many of these features by going to Settings> Galaxy Ai to activate them or off.

What is Samsung Dex?

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Samsung’s Dex (abbreviation of “Desktop Experience”) was launched in 2017 and is a way to connect the Samsung phone to an external monitor and activate a desktop version of the Android operating system, all completely powered by the phone. You can find a list of Samsung phones compatible hereAnd you will need a monitor, a mouse and a keyboard, as well as a cable to connect the phone to the monitor. (You can also launch Dex to select the screens wirelessly.)

In Dex mode, it is possible to resize the Android apps and make them open all in separate windows. It is an adequate computer platform, even if you probably don’t want to use it as a permanent replacement for laptops or something. It’s fantastic if you are visiting another office or work in a cafeteria or a plane (if you have a portable display). We have an entire guide for the setting and use of Dex here.

How I feel phones

I have been examining the smartphones for a decade, but one of my first intelligent devices was a Captivate of Samsung Galaxy, which at the moment I got for “free” from my carrier. After working during the college, I finally spared enough money for a Galaxy S3, my first flagship. I spent years use Samsung phones in my personal life and started seeing them for work not long after.

With each Samsung smartphone, I always put inside my personal sim card and spend as long as possible (a few weeks) using the phone like mine. I test the camera and comparison the results with devices at prices in the same way, I referred to the performance and game to graphically demanding games to see how they go, I try all the new features and even the calls to make sure that the function still works well.

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