[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Since buying this phone I've encountered multiple issues, the biggest annoyance being the camera cutout. Sometimes when im scrolling down the cutout will move from below the selfie camera to the upper left corner. Not only does it move but it flickers as i scroll down. If i scroll fast enough the device starts to lag and it brings a terrible experience to a flagship phone. Next is the performance issue. While playing games such as pokemon go I've realized that the performance drops compared to my older device (pixel 6) in several other games as well. Despite having a game optimization button, I'm led to believe that this is going more harm then good. The galaxy ai is also buggy at times, when requesting to set a timer or alarm it'll bug out and it'll say that it does not have permission to do so despite doing so before. Please fix these issues. Until then i can't recommend this device.
Value
3
Response from Samsung USBy R&R Team, October 15, 2025
Hi there Jonathanb559, we appreciate you sharing your experience of your Samsung Galaxy S25. We know how frustrating it is when your usage of your device is interrupted by flickering, lagging, or freezing. We have provided links to a few articles to help you adjust the refresh rate which can help with the flickering and lagging, and also another to help with the freezing. We have provided a link to the Samsung Support Team to assist you with the frustrations you mention when attempting to use Galaxy AI. We appreciate you being a Samsung customer. -Elizabeth How to adjust refresh rate options on your Galaxy phone or tablet https://www.samsung.com/us/support/answer/ANS10003396/ Samsung phone or tablet freezes and crashes https://www.samsung.com/us/support/troubleshooting/TSG01001416/ Samsung Support smsng.us/Samsung-Support Samsung Community smsng.us/Samsung-Community Facebook smsng.us/Facebook-Messenger X https://smsng.us/X-Messages
I've been a Samsung Galaxy user for many years. I keep my phones for a long time. I expect this one is going to be with me for a really long time also. My S25 does everything I need and want it to do. And it does it fast. I feel like I'm carrying my whole life around in my pocket with the storage and power in this.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Love the ai fetures and the tight integration but would like more base storage on base models. Also magsafe connection and reduction in bloat ware like bixby and Samsung home
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I've always loved Galaxy phones. This one is definitely top tier. The screen is amazing, the processing power is astounding. It's looks sleek and is light weight. Not to mention the Galaxy AI is super helpful.