Samsung's kicking off the Presidents' Day deals with huge trade-in offers on their two top of the line tablets.

All this to say the Galaxy S25 ($800), Galaxy S25+ ($1,000), and Galaxy S25 Ultra ($1,300) are powerful, reliable, and well-equipped smartphones. They're excellent upgrades if you're coming from a three or four-year-old device. They're just not otherwise interesting or exciting.

Mike and Henry get hands-on with the new Samsung Galaxy S25, S25+, and S25 Ultra to show you what’s new, what’s not, what’s cool, and whether you should upgrade or skip this year. If you want to learn about the new Samsung Galaxy S25 lineup,

Samsung’s Galaxy S-series is in its software era. Maybe the whole smartphone industry is, too, save for a few phones with hinges (Samsung’s included). But overall, we have exited the hardware-driven innovation cycle and are firmly in the midst of a software-based one.