I had one of the first Samsung Galaxy Note smartphones. In the past few years, though, I've gotten accustomed to smaller phones (Google's Pixel 7a, iPhone 15 Pro) that fit in the back pocket of my favorite jeans.

The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra features the same 200MP main sensor as the S24 Ultra and S23 Ultra flagships from previous years. The 1/1.3-inch sensor is smaller than the 1-inch sensors we’ve seen in phones by Xiaomi and Vivo. The benefits of a larger sensor include better low-light performance, a shallower depth of field, and a higher dynamic range.

The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra does all of the things you want from a high-end smartphone, but its redesign annoys me.