[Software] Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra vs iPhone 16 Pro Max: the next big flagship phone battle could be all about AI

[Dexter.]

 

The much-rumored but still unofficial Samsung Galaxy S25 series is tipped for a mid-January reveal, and leading the pack will very likely be the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra. The current Galaxy S24 Ultra is a powerhouse of a phone and one of the best phones, but so is the iPhone 16 Pro Max - currently my phone of choice. So, I’ve been thinking about how the Galaxy S25 Ultra could take on the flagship iPhone.

 

As has been the case with the past few Galaxy S-series phones, Samsung has gone for iteration over major evolution. However, the Galaxy Ultra has seen bigger changes in terms of design from its smaller stablemates. It’s adapted design cues from the now-defunct Galaxy Note phones, first taking on an integrated S Pen and then being flatter and more angular generation-to-generation, and killing off the curved display edges with the current Galaxy S24 Ultra. And going by the rumors so far, I don’t expect this to change much with the Galaxy S25 Ultra.

 

However, major evolution in the iPhone Pro models hasn’t exactly been huge either; arguably, Apple has been even more iterative than Samsung. Sure, Cupertino makes great phones, provided you’re happy in the iOS and wider Apple ecosystem, but the iPhone 16 Pro was hardly a must-have phone over the iPhone 15 Pro or even the iPhone 14 Pro.

https://www.techradar.com/phones/samsung-galaxy-s25-ultra-vs-iphone-16-pro-max