The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra is an AI phone through and through, for better or worse. At a starting price of $1,300, does it still deserve a spot in your pocket?

With that out of the way, you'll want to head directly to the Samsung website and start the preorder process for the Galaxy S25 Ultra. You'll be able to grab it unlocked so that it works with any wireless carrier, and then you'll need to decide how much storage space you want, with Samsung providing three options: 256GB, 512GB, or 1TB.

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Samsung spent the bulk of its Samsung Galaxy Unpacked event this year talking about its brand-new AI features. In fact, it took about 30 minutes into the presentation to get to the new S25 line of smartphones before the company once again pivoted to the new AI features packed into the phone.

The very best deals are dropping during the last week of pre-orders on Samsung's brand-new Galaxy S25 family of smartphones.

Samsung introduces new flagships at the beginning of every year, with the Galaxy S25 series being the latest. The phones bring minor improvements over their predecessors, such as a processor upgrade,

In fact there are a couple of places where the Galaxy S25 Ultra is either a downgrade compared to last year or still not on par with some of its main rivals. The S Pen is proving