Probably the biggest hardware enhancement Samsung added to the Galaxy S25 Ultra is the latest and greatest in Snapdragon processing, the Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy chipset. After a little bit of time using the phone, I can confirm everything feels very speedy and responsive.

The star of the show, the Galaxy S25 Ultra, can be yours for as low as $399 (512GB down from $1,419) with eligible trade-in—a fraction of its regular price. To put this in perspective, an iPhone 16 Pro with 512GB storage retails for $1,299. The savings are massive and that’s before factoring in the additional perks!

Samsung introduced the world to the Galaxy S25 Ultra last week, meaning even those of us lucky enough to have tried the phone haven't spent much time with it yet. But even after just a single day of use,