We’re now keeping our phones longer between upgrades, which is why the guaranteed minimum support periods are extending across the board. It is clear that this update decision from Samsung will affect millions of users, and while three-monthly updates is better than no updates, it doesn’t help when there’s an urgent fix mid-cycle.

Samsung's newest budget phone offers a ton of features for its price point, which is even lower with this $25 discount. Samsung recently released its new budget phone, the Galaxy A16 5G, and it's now seeing its first significant discount.

In its Geekbench 6 CPU benchmark results, the Galaxy S25 Ultra achieved an impressive single-core score of 3106, putting it well ahead of the S24 Ultra, which scored 2136. Admittedly, its single-core score did not beat the iPhone 16 Pro Max, which still leads at 3429, however, the S25 Ultra's multi-core scores are another matter entirely.

CR reviews the Samsung Galaxy S25, S25+, and S25 Ultra, noting that the phones offer only modest hardware upgrades and a whole host of new Galaxy AI features.

Samsung has crafted a pre-order strategy that makes acquiring the Galaxy S25 Ultra almost too good to be true: no joke, you can get it almost for free. When you compare it to competitors like the iPhone 16 Pro (the 512GB version is sold for $1,299), the value proposition becomes very attractive.

Samsung calls this phone Ultra because everything is supposed to be ultra. But the regular S25 and S25 Plus have a lot of its best specs and features and cost much less.

Samsung’s Galaxy S smartphones continue to follow the trend of increasingly holding their value as they age. Research suggests that the Galaxy S25 will follow the same path with a predicted depreciation of 57% after 12 months.

The Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus is the latest $1,000 smartphone from Samsung. If you've pre-ordered yours, here's a list of the best screen protectors to keep it safe.

Samsung recently released its new budget phone, the Galaxy A16 5G, and it's now seeing its first significant discount. Both Amazon and Best Buy have the A16 5G marked down to $175, which is a $25 savings from its $200 regular price.