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

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra (256GB) for $1,299.99 and get a $200 on the house. If you’re trying to decide if upgrading to the new Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra is worth it, Amazon is offering a $200 incentive to customers who pre-order it right now.

People tend to keep phones longer than they used to, though, and anyone upgrading to the S25 from an Android phone released more than a couple of years ago won't mind that, visually, it looks like Samsung's released the same phone three years in a row. Next to a modern Google or OnePlus phone, though, the Galaxy S25 looks awfully basic.