The Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus is Samsung’s premium midrange flagship for 2025, positioned between the S25 and S25 Ultra. In this article, we cover its specs, design, camera, performance, battery life, and pricing.
It has premium features that make it qualify to be a flagship phone but some of the specs are reserved for Galaxy S25 Ultra.
The price of Galaxy S25 plus is also in-between that of S25 base model and S25 ultra on the high end of the scale.
Galaxy S25 Plus Design and build Quality
Samsung Galaxy S25 plus was released on 03 February 2025 together with Galaxy S25 ultra and S25 base model.
The phone is large with smooth corners and flat display.
It has 3 buttons on the right side; 2 volume buttons and a power button just below.
The bottom has a sim card tray, a microphone hole, a USB charging port and a bottom loud speaker.
Dimensions
Height: 158.4 mm (6.24 in).
Width: 75.8 mm (2.98 in).
Thickness: 7.3 mm (0.29 in).
Weight: Galaxy S25 plus weighs only 190 g (6.70 oz).
Build material
Front: Gorilla Glass Victus 2.
Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 2.
Frame: Aluminum frame.
SIM Support
International Version: Support maximum of 2 SIMs at a time. The arrangement can either be 2 eSIMs, Nano-SIM + eSIM combination or 2 Nano-SIMs.
US Version: Support a maximum of 2 SIMs at a time. Only 1 Nano-SIM can be supported at a time.
China Version: Nano-SIM support only, with maximum of 2.
Water and Dust Protection
Samsung Galaxy S25 plus has IP68 dust and water protection rating.
This means it is dust tight and water resistant.
It can be submerged in water up to 1.5m deep for 30minutes.
Galaxy S25 plus Display
The 2025 Samsung Galaxy S25 plus Display is 6.7 inches in size, 110.2 cm2, and has 91.8% screen-to-body ratio.
It supports always-on display.
Display Type
S25 plus has Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X display with maximum refresh rate of 120Hz.
LTPO displays have adaptive refresh rate that can go all the way down to 1Hz on still frames and up to 120Hz when scrolling for smooth transition.
Peak brightness: 2600 nits.
Resolution
The display resolution is 1440 x 3120 pixels. It has a 19.5:9 ratio.
Pixel density: 513ppi (pixels per inch).
Samsung uses under-display ultrasonic Fingerprint sensor to unlock the phone. It is safe enough to be used on banking apps as well.
Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus Camera
The S25 plus has 3 camera set up at the back and a single selfie camera.
It also has 1 LED flash light at the back and none at the front.
Main Camera Set-up
Galaxy S25 Plus Camera Setup
- 50MP Dual Pixel PDAF main sensor with OIS
- 10MP, 67mm Telephoto lens with PDAF, OIS and 3x optical zoom
- 12MP, 120° ultrawide lens.
Additional features supported are panorama, auto-HDR and Best Face feature.
Video Shot Settings
- 8K@24/30fps
- 4K@30/60fps
- 1080p@30/60/120/240fps
The phone is capable of shooting HDR10+ footage.
Selfie Camera
Samsung S25 plus has 12MP selfie camera located centrally.
It has dual pixel PDAF HDR, and HDR10+ support.
Video settings:
- 1080p@30fps.
- 4K@30/60fps.
Processor and OS of Galaxy S25 Plus
OS and User Interface (UI)
S25 plus runs on Android 15 with Samsung One UI 7 as its skin.
It supports major android software upgrades for up to 7 years.
Chipset
CPU Model: Qualcomm SM8750-AB Snapdragon 8 Elite 3nm chip.
CPU: Octa-core (2×4.47 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L + 6×3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M).
GPU: Adreno 830.
Storage size options:
- 256GB storage 12GB RAM.
- 512GB storage 12GB RAM.
Samsung S25 plus has UFS 4.0 storage type which boasts data transfer speed of up to 5800MBps.
Battery Size and Charging
Battery Size: 4900mAh.
Wired charging Speed: 45W reaching 65% in 30 Minutes.
Wireless charging: 15W
Reverse wireless charging: 4.5W helpful in charging small devices like Galaxy watch 7 and Galaxy ring.
Price: Brand new, Samsung Galaxy S25 plus Starting price is $999.99 in the US, but Amazon prices are usually lower.
