Samsung is using Corning’s new Gorilla Armor 2 glass on the S25 Ultra, which is claimed to have 29% greater fracture resistance than the Galaxy S24 Ultra’s original Gorilla Armor. Interestingly, Samsung claims to have seen a 60% drop in S24 screen repairs over the same period. S23 serieswhich could mean the S25 is even more durable.
The phones are powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset, which debuted in phones like the Honor Magic 7 Pro And OnePlus 13. This will be the processor in all Samsung Galaxy S25 series phones worldwide, unlike in previous years where Samsung opted for its own Exynos chips in some markets. Samsung claims that this chip offers a 37% CPU upgrade, 30% graphics improvement, and 40% improved neural processing unit compared to the S24 series.
Samsung and Qualcomm collaborated on chip optimization, and this close bond has enabled new features such as ProScaler. On the S25 Ultra and S25+, this feature can scale on-screen images to fit the display resolution. Let’s say you’re browsing Instagram and someone uploaded a 1080p image: it will be upscaled to QHD+.
The vapor chamber cooling system is larger of all three – a crucial element in preventing phones from getting too hot during intense gaming sessions – with the S25 Ultra’s chamber being increased in size by 40%. Samsung also claims that the chip features a new “tailor-made thermal interface material” that leaves no gaps for air, discharging heat from the processor directly to the vapor chamber cooling system to increase performance. performance and reduce stress on the battery.
Arguably the most disappointing part of the hardware story is the lack of support for Qi2 charging. This is the new version of the Qi wireless charging standardwhich borrows many features from Apple’s MagSafe charging system. It integrates magnets into the phone, allowing users to magnetically attach the phone to a Qi2 charger for more efficient and faster wireless charging, as well as the convenience of magnetic accessories to improve the phone. I expected to see multiple Android Qi2 phones in 2024, but all we got was the HMD Skyline. Now, in a move that will make things even more confusing, the Galaxy S25 series is classified as “Qi2 ready.”
This is a new classification for phones that won’t have the magnets built in, but will feature official and third-party Qi2 cases with magnets inside, essentially bringing a magnetic experience similar, if not the same, to that of a proper Qi2 device. Android users who want MagSafe’s utility have had rely on these cases For now, it’s just a shame that Qi2 still isn’t a native part of these brand new phones.
The camera specs are pretty much the same as before, with ultra-wide being the exception on the Galaxy S25 Ultra: it now packs 50 megapixels instead of 12. Samsung says that in turn improves the quality of macro photos. There are more interesting changes in the image processing algorithm. Samsung’s next-generation ProVisual engine uses a “space-time filter” to distinguish moving objects from stationary objects to ensure that photo subjects are not blurred when capturing a photo in low-light conditions . Double scan noise removal scans each pixel for noise, examines eight pixels around it, and removes the noise to clean the image.