The Samsung Galaxy S25 has arrived, and now you have a decision to make.
Samsung unveiled its latest flagship phones at its Galaxy Unpacked event on Wednesday, which means people with older Samsung phones may be wondering whether or not it’s worth upgrading. Specifically, if you have last year’s Galaxy S24 model, there are a few differences between the S25 and S24 worth noting.
No more wasting time. Here are the differences between the Galaxy S25 and S24.
Samsung Galaxy S25 vs. 24: Price
This is easy. Last year, the Galaxy S24 started at $799. This year, the Galaxy S25 starts at $799. It’s a wash, in other words. That said, it is possible that Samsung will drop the price of the S24 after the launch of the S25, but until that happens, the two phones cost the same amount of money.
Samsung Galaxy S25 vs. 24: Specifications
Here’s how the base specs for the Galaxy S25 rank:
For reference, this is what was inside the Galaxy S24:
Two big differences stand out: processor and RAM. The Galaxy S25 runs on a newer Snapdragon 8 Elite chip for the Galaxy than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 that the S24 runs on. In simple terms, this means that the newest phone has a newer, theoretically faster and more performing engine under the hood. However, without proper and rigorous testing, it’s hard to tell how performance is affected by this change.
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Samsung Galaxy S25 vs. 24: Design
The Galaxy S25 is available in four colors: Icyblu, Navy, Mint and Silver Shadow. Similarly, the S24 also came in four colors: Cobalt Purple, Amber Yellow, Onyx Black and Marble Grey.
Other smaller design differences are harder to spot without having the two phones side-by-side, but there are some size differences worth noting. Here are the exact measurements for both phones, sorted by height, weight and depth, in millimeters:
In terms of height and weight, the two phones are almost identical. However, the S25 is slightly thinner than the S24. Correspondingly, it’s also quite a bit lighter, coming in at 162g compared to the S24’s 167g. These are small differences, but they are differences nonetheless.
Samsung Galaxy S25 vs. 24: Features of AI
With hardware upgrades being fairly minimal this year, Samsung’s increased push into the artificial intelligence area is the big story with the Galaxy S25.
Samsung is leaning heavily on AI agents this year, with new multimodal features that let the AI on your phone do things in several apps at once. For example, with the Galaxy S25, you can ask AI to find information about your favorite basketball team’s upcoming games online and, separately, add those games to your personal calendar. Or, you can ask it to find recipes and add those recipes to your notes.
There’s also an AI-powered morning summary that gives you important information like the weather, your personal events for the day, and other things you might need to know when you wake up each day. The search circle has also been improved to recognize URLs, email addresses and phone numbers on your screen.
At the time of writing, it’s not 100 percent clear how many of these features will be exclusive to the Galaxy S25 series of phones, and which will come retroactively to the S24, if any. For now, it’s best to assume these are all Galaxy S25 exclusives until further notice.
Samsung Galaxy S25 vs. 24: Camera
Last year, the S24 had three rear camera lenses: a 50MP wide lens, a 12MP ultra-wide lens and a 10MP telephoto lens. The rear camera lineup of the Galaxy S25 is exactly the same, at least in terms of the number of megapixels.
With no major hardware differences to highlight, we once again turn to the realm of AI. For the Galaxy S25, Samsung touted some new AI photography and videography features. For starters, the generative editing technology in these phones continues to grow, as it can now do things like detect and remove shadows for objects you want hidden from photos. In addition, the Audio Eraser tool from previous Google Pixel phones is now here, with the ability to recognize and tune out different types of noise in the backgrounds of your videos.
S25 vs S24: The Verdict
Without testing the Galaxy S25, it is impossible to give a final verdict on which phone is better. But, at least, if you want all of them AI features, it’s clear which Galaxy phone is the one you should get.
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