The Galaxy S25 is yet another competent phone from Samsung. If you've been on your current device for a few years and you're shopping for something small and new, it's a fine pick. Still, I wish Samsung had moved the ball forward a little more this year — this is another in a line of very iterative Galaxy updates.

The new Samsung Galaxy S25 comes with minimal upgrades on paper, yet it translates into a compact device that stands out with its performance.

We’ve recently compared Samsung’s Galaxy S25 handset with Google’s Pixel 9 Pro, two of the most powerful compact phones the two companies have to offer. The Pixel 9 Pro is notably more expensive than the Galaxy S25,