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I’ve been vocal about my displeasure with the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra. After keeping the design unchanged for three years, I was sure Samsung would take a big swing with the S25 Ultra.

In fact, Samsung packed the phone to the brim with features like 4K video capture, Gorilla Glass 3, a high-quality DAC, and a bevy of new sensors ... The Galaxy Note 9 was an iterative update ...