Galaxy S25 review: A genuinely compact Android flagship — rare, and well executed.
Proof that a small phone need not be a slow one.
The S25 squeezes a no-compromise chipset into a 6.2" body. The cost is battery capacity — 4,000 mAh and 25 W charging are its only real weaknesses. For anyone tired of giant phones, the trade is worth it.
01Display
90/10090/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2025.
02Camera
85/10085/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2025.
03Performance
93/10093/100 puts it above the 90-point average for flagship phones of 2025.
04Battery
78/10078/100 is one of the weaker battery results among flagship phones of 2025 — 8 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
05Build
89/10089/100 puts it above the 86-point average for flagship phones of 2025.
06Value
84/10084/100 puts it above the 81-point average for flagship phones of 2025.
- A true compact flagship at 162 g — increasingly rare.
- Flagship Snapdragon 8 Elite performance with no compromise.
- Seven years of OS updates.
- Bright, color-accurate 120 Hz panel.
- 4,000 mAh battery limits heavy-use endurance.
- 25 W charging is slow.
- 1080p resolution where the Ultra gets QHD+.
- Telephoto is a modest 3× / 10 MP.
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 229-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .