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Samsung - Refurbished Excellent - Galaxy S25 Ultra 1TB S938U Unlocked - Titanium Jet Black
Average customer rating
4.8
(23,197 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 23,197 reviews
5 Stars
19,895
4 Stars
2,546
3 Stars
449
2 Stars
139
1 Star
168
86%of customers recommend this product.
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1,311)
Customer Reviews for Samsung - Refurbished Excellent - Galaxy S25 Ultra 1TB S938U Unlocked - Titanium Jet Black
Posted by: Daniela
from El Paso, Texas
Expertise:Intermediate
Verified Purchase:Yes
Bought this phone for a vacation I would be taking, and the photo quality is terrible, I honestly want to return this phone. It was way too expensive for this poor of quality.
Features
3
Performance
1
Design
1
Value
1
Response from Samsung USBy R&R Team, March 6, 2026
Hello Daniela, we appreciate you sharing your experience of your Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra with us. We know how disappointing it is when your device is not operating as intended or expected. We have provided a link to an article to help you with the different camera settings and features for the best possible photos and videos. We have also shared a link to the Samsung Support Team to assist you if you continue to experience this frustration. We appreciate you being a Samsung customer. -Elizabeth
Use camera features on your Galaxy S25, S25+, or S25 Ultra
https://www.samsung.com/us/support/answer/ANS10004601/
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Customer Rating
5
That bezel-less life
on April 19, 2026
Posted by: SnowPrince
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Just upgraded to the Galaxy S25 Ultra and I can't stop staring at this screen. Samsung finally hit that 'all-screen' look I’ve wanted for years. The new Gorilla Armor 2 really helps keep the reflections down, so those vivid AMOLED colors pop even more. It feels like you're just holding a floating piece of glass. Truly the king of displays.
Value
5
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Customer Rating
5
The phone has great features.
on April 19, 2026
Posted by: Raymond
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The Galaxy AI is outstanding. It was made my daily life so easy and research has become so so easy. I love this and can just imagine how the next will be.
Value
5
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Customer Rating
5
Best phone ever!
on April 20, 2026
Posted by: PurpleBasil420
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The best phone hands down I have ever owned. The phone is amazingly fast with absolutely no glitches. It doesn't matter if I'm gaming or using multiple apps at the same time for work. Galaxy AI makes everything from writing a text to editing a photo a simple streamlined process and feels like another brain.
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
5
Glad i picked this phone
on April 20, 2026
Posted by: Setsuna200
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I wanted to upgrade to originally a s24 ultra but then I went all in getting a s25 ultra with the 1 terabyte of storage. I know I go thru storage fast so going for the smaller storage would be a terrible idea. I actually enjoy this phone and has worked flawlessly. Using the pen allows me to write my notes so I don't have to look like I am texting when I am at work. So I can clearly say that I can reccomend this phone.
Value
5
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Customer Rating
1
Major disappointment 😞
on December 1, 2025
Posted by: SeantakesNY
Expertise:Expert
Disappointed. I'm a galaxy user since the S1. Two days ago I purchased this phone in order to upgrade from the 2nd S22Ultra i owned since I cant handle the poor battery on it and to avoid another phone that will bootloop and get the motherboard fried up. When i turned on the S25U I noticed a downgrade in camera. Display. Bluetooth S-pen. The Display colors are dull and grayish even when on vivid and adjusted. It does gets brighter but thats all. The selfie camera is a major disappointment. I look like im wearing makeup and I am a male. It makes me look pale and im non-white person. The quality is below average . The back cameras are better but still it make me look pale. No warmth . It changes my skin tone to white Grey something I cant explain. Video calls are a no no because of how I look. When comparing it to the S22ULTRA its a huge downgrade. It Feels like it relays more on software than hardware with the cameras on this new device. On the positive side. The battery is excellent. I am able to go straight 8 hours of heavy use until it gets to 30%. Even so. I decided to return the device this morning. Before i did that I compared selfie and main cameras on my 3 generations ago without a doubt the S25Ultra had the poorest performance. I went ahead and switched brand which i cannot mention on the review here. I hope they pull it off with the S26ultra. I will be trying it at the store before purchasing anything. Start innovating. Bring back Bluetooth connectivity to the Spen. Bring back punchy beautiful display colors. Better sensors that wont relay on software. Better selfie camera. I want to see my true skin tone not a powedered person. I hope that helps.
Features
1
Performance
1
Design
1
Value
1
Response from Samsung USBy R&R Team, December 1, 2025
Hi SeantakesNY, thank you for sharing your experience of your Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra with us. We know how frustrating it is when you have a new device that is not meeting your expectations in quality. We have some great resources to help you adjust the settings to best align to your preferences. We have provided links to the complete manual to help you with the different display settings, and other capabilities. We have also shared links to articles to help you with the camera settings, and S Pen functionality. We have lastly, shared a link to the Samsung Support Team to offer assistance any time you have questions about your Samsung products. Thank you for being a Samsung customer. -Elizabeth
Use the Galaxy S25 Ultra’s S Pen
https://www.samsung.com/us/support/answer/ANS10004602/
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https://www.samsung.com/us/support/answer/ANS10004601/
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Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
1
terrible display vs previous models will return
on January 31, 2025
Posted by: disappointed
Returning the phone! The screen is terrible. Artifacts and glitches in menus; colors are muted, contrast is awful. Went through every option to try and make it tolerable. The vivid slide bar is useless. My s21 with "eye protecton" on has a sharper more vibrant display. Why have a high quality camera when all the pictures look terrible on the screen? I have never been more disappointed in a phone. I have had multiple generations of Samsung phones; unless they do something about the display this will unfortunately be my last.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Features
1
Performance
1
Design
1
Value
1
Response from Samsung USBy R&R Team, February 7, 2025
Hello there, we appreciate your feedback on your Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra. We understand how frustrating it can be when your new device is not meeting your expectations in appearance andfunctionality. In your settings if ‘Natural’ is selected in Screen mode, or ‘Eye comfort shield’ or ‘Adaptive color tone’ is enabled in Display settings, you are not able to adjust the ‘Vividness’ option as the ‘Advanced settings’ does not appear on the settings menu. We have provided links to the full device manual to help you further with these features, and to the Samsung Support Team if this experience continues and you would like additional assistance. We appreciate you being a Samsung customer. -Elizabeth
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Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
1
Battery life is laughable. A full charge at 7 AM
on November 8, 2025
Posted by: S25ultrafreezePenLemon
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Battery life is laughable.
A full charge at 7 AM drops to 15% by early afternoon with light use: email, Slack, browsing, no gaming. I’ve disabled 5G, killed background apps, turned off always-on display, capped refresh rate at 60 Hz—nothing works. It drains faster than my three-year-old S21 Ultra on its last legs. Even overnight idle drains 12-15%. Embarrassing for a 5,000 mAh battery and “ultra-efficient” Snapdragon 8 Elite.
Freezing is constant.
Multiple times daily the phone locks up for 10-30 seconds. Open the camera? Freeze. Switch apps? Freeze. Type a message? Freeze. Everything I tried to do during the hang suddenly floods in at once. I’ve factory reset twice, cleared cache partition, booted in safe mode—same garbage every time.
The S Pen is useless.
Tap one spot, it registers two inches away. Drawing straight lines is impossible; the cursor jumps like it’s drunk. Air gestures fail half the time. My 2019 Note 10+ had a far more accurate pen. Samsung clearly broke something here.
Touch response is broken.
I have to jab the screen 4-5 times for a single tap to register. Scrolling stutters, swiping lags, typing is infuriating—letters either don’t appear or double-type. I removed the screen protector, cleaned the display, recalibrated touch sensitivity—zero improvement. It’s not my fingers; every other phone in the house works fine.
Performance is slower than last-gen.
Apps take forever to open, multitasking hiccups, even the home animation stutters. This thing has 16 GB o
A full charge at 7 AM drops to 15% by early afternoon with light use: email, Slack, browsing, no gaming. I’ve disabled 5G, killed background apps, turned off always-on display, capped refresh rate at 60 Hz—nothing works. It drains faster than my three-year-old S21 Ultra on its last legs. Even overnight idle drains 12-15%. Embarrassing for a 5,000 mAh battery and “ultra-efficient” Snapdragon 8 Elite.
Freezing is constant.
Multiple times daily the phone locks up for 10-30 seconds. Open the camera? Freeze. Switch apps? Freeze. Type a message? Freeze. Everything I tried to do during the hang suddenly floods in at once. I’ve factory reset twice, cleared cache partition, booted in safe mode—same garbage every time.
The S Pen is useless.
Tap one spot, it registers two inches away. Drawing straight lines is impossible; the cursor jumps like it’s drunk. Air gestures fail half the time. My 2019 Note 10+ had a far more accurate pen. Samsung clearly broke something here.
Touch response is broken.
I have to jab the screen 4-5 times for a single tap to register. Scrolling stutters, swiping lags, typing is infuriating—letters either don’t appear or double-type. I removed the screen protector, cleaned the display, recalibrated touch sensitivity—zero improvement. It’s not my fingers; every other phone in the house works fine.
Performance is slower than last-gen.
Apps take forever to open, multitasking hiccups, even the home animation stutters. This thing has 16 GB o
Value
1
Response from Samsung USBy R&R Team, November 10, 2025
Hey there, we appreciate you sharing your experience of your Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra with us. We know how important your phone is to you every day, and we would love nothing more than to assist you with your frustrations. We have provided links to help you maximize the battery life, if the intelligent battery is not making the necessary adjustments to the consumption automaticalllly as intended. We have also shared links to help you maximize the speed, display responsiveness, and freezing you mention experiencing. We have provided a link to an article to help you with the redesigned features of the S Pen and usage with your device. We have lastly, shared a link to the Samsung Support Team to offer additional assistance and options for resolution if your frustrations continue with your device. We appreciate you being a Samsung customer. -Elizabeth
Get the most out of your Galaxy phone or tablet battery
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Apps are draining battery on Galaxy phone or tablet
https://www.samsung.com/us/support/troubleshooting/TSG01001388/
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https://www.samsung.com/us/support/answer/ANS10003396/
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https://www.samsung.com/us/support/troubleshooting/TSG01001765/
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Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US