Probably the biggest hardware enhancement Samsung added to the Galaxy S25 Ultra is the latest and greatest in Snapdragon processing, the Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy chipset. After a little bit of time using the phone, I can confirm everything feels very speedy and responsive.

Samsung introduced the world to the Galaxy S25 Ultra last week, meaning even those of us lucky enough to have tried the phone haven't spent much time with it yet. But even after just a single day of use,

Amid the new chipset, camera improvements, and refreshed design revealed for the S25 Ultra at Samsung Galaxy Unpacked, we also saw a notable downgrade – the loss of Bluetooth from the S Pen. New announcements suggest Samsung will offer one separately,