Smartphones

Samsung Galaxy S25 series: Price in the USA

With a new ‘Early Upgrade Program’

Published

January 23, 2025

Rodneil Quiteles

Ready for a new Galaxy? Here are the price, pre-order, and availability details in the USA.

Price and availability

Pre-orders for the Galaxy S25 Ultra, Galaxy S25+ and Galaxy S25 start January 22, with general availability beginning February 7.

It will be available at Amazon stores, Best Buy, Samsung.com, and from carriers nationwide.Those who reserved are eligible to apply their US$ 50 Samsung Credit and save up to $1,250 with an eligible trade-in21 when pre-ordering on Samsung.com. Those who pre-order can also receive 15% off Samsung Care+ with Theft and Loss, which now includes $0 screen repairs.

Galaxy S25 Ultra

Starts at US$ 1,299.99 with storage capacity options of 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB.

Galaxy S25+

Starts at US$ 999.99 with 256GB and 512GB storage options.

Samsung Galaxy S25

Starts at US$ 799.99 with 128GB and 256 GB options.

Early upgrade program

Enroll for US$ 8.33 per month for Galaxy S25 Ultra and S25+, or US$ 6.20 per month for Galaxy S25, and you’ll get the chance to upgrade to the latest Galaxy device any time after 12 months.

Samsung will pay your remaining installments or offer a 50% MSRP trade-in credit towards your next upgrade. New Galaxy Club members also receive one year of Samsung Care+ (without Theft and Loss).

For more information about Galaxy S25 Ultra, S25+, and S25, please visit: Samsung US Newsroom, or Samsung.com.

B2B Customers can learn more about Galaxy S25 Ultra, S25+, and S25 on Samsung.com/business.

Double down on AI

The Samsung Galaxy S25 series doubles down on AI. It comes additions and refinements to Galaxy AI along with other improvements in hardware and performance

Circle to Search

Some of the more notable ones include an expanded Circle to Search function. It now anticipates what action you might take with your selection and opens an Edge Panel to help you decide. There’s even two additional two icons: one for finding out the music in your surroundings and another for AI Translate.

Now Brief & Now Bar

However, perhaps the most pronounced addition is Now Brief and Now Bar. Now Brief is essentially a smart, “human-like” AI Assistant. Through the Now Bar on the lock screen, it can display your schedule, offer restaurant recommendations, suggest new music, and many, many more.

The Now Bar is on the bottom part of the lockscreen to help minimize your overall interaction with the phone and get things done by simply issuing a voice command.

This will work across Google apps, Galaxy native apps, and select third party apps.

Content Creation things

The Samsung Galaxy S25 series adds a 50MP Ultra Wide camera that offers four times better detail than its predecessor.

Meanwhile, you get key additions to your content creation suite with features like Nightography Video that denoises the videos you capture in night and low light shooting conditions.

There’s also Audio Eraser that offers you granular control on the volume of your video. You can adjust the volume levels of Speaker, Music, Wind, Nature, and Crowd.

In addition, you also have Galaxy Log and Virtual Aperture for improved color correction and shot composition.

More content-adjacent AI things are improved Generative Edits (Magic Erase, etc), and a more accurate Portrait Studio.

Hardware and Performance

The entire Galaxy S25 line is equipped with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC that’s especially tuned for Galaxy.

As for hardware changes, the Galaxy S25 series is slimmer and lighter compared to the Galaxy S24 series. The corners and edges have also been rounded for a better grip. For durability, there’s improved titanium and Corning Gorilla Armor 2.

Colorways

The Samsung Galaxy S25 Series come in various color options:

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra:

Titanium Silverblue, Titanium Whitesilver, Titanium Gray, Titanium Black. With online exclusives being the following: Titanium Blackgold, Titanium Jetblack, Titanium Jadegreen.

Meanwhile, the Galaxy S25+ and Galaxy S25 share the following color options:

Navy, Icyblue, Mint, and Silver Shadow. Online exclusives are: BlueBlack, CoralRed, and PinkGold.

Smart now accepts pre-orders for the Samsung Galaxy S25 Series

News

TCL expands mobile lineup with latest NXTPAPER series

3 new smartphone models featuring a paper-like viewing experience

Published

August 10, 2026

GadgetMatch

TCL has expanded its mobile lineup with the launch of the latest NXTPAPER smartphone series.

Part of the new NXTPAPER roster are the NXTPAPER 60 Ultra, NXTPAPER 70 Pro, and K70 Power 4G.

The new generation of smartphones is designed to deliver smarter, more comfortable, and more powerful mobile experiences for today’s connected lifestyle.

At the heart of the lineup is the company’s proprietary NXTPAPER technology, and award-winning display innovation.

It combines both hardware and software advancements to reduce eyestrain while preserving vivid colors and sharp picture quality. The result is a paper-like viewing experience.

Bannering the roster is the NXTPAPER 60 Ultra. It is powered by a Dimensity 7400 Elite processor and runs on Android 16.

It comes with up to 512GB of internal storage and 12GB of base RAM, plus 12GB more for expansion.

In front is an expansive 7.2-inch 120Hz FHD+ display featuring Nxtpaper 4.0 and a 32MP selfie camera, while at the back is a 50MP main camera, along with a 50MP 3X telephoto camera.

This variant houses a 5,200mAh battery with support for 33W charging.

Right under the 60 Ultra is the NXTPAPER 70 Pro. It is powered by a Dimensity 7300 processor, and comes with a 6.9-inch 120Hz FHD+ display and a 50MP main shooter.

This model has 8GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage. It has a similar 5,200mAh battery with 33W charging.

Lastly, the K70 Power 4G is a budget choice, with a Helio G100 Ultra chipset, 6.75-inch 120Hz display, 4GB of RAM, 128GB of storage, and a 50MP main camera.

Price, availability

In the Philippines, the latest NXTPAPER smartphones are available for the following pricing:

NXTPAPER 60 Ultra: PhP 35,995
NXTPAPER 70 Pro: PhP 22,995
K70 Power 4G: PhP 9,495

All devices are available through Shopee.

Philippines

Smart opens HUAWEI Pura 90s Series pre-orders with exclusive freebies

Until August 19

Published

August 10, 2026

GadgetMatch

Smart has opened pre-orders for the HUAWEI Pura 90s Series. It’s giving subscribers early access to Huawei’s latest flagship smartphones with exclusive bundled freebies.

Pre-orders for the HUAWEI Pura 90s Pro Max and HUAWEI Pura 90s Pro run until August 19 through Smart Stores nationwide and Smart’s online portal.

AI cameras meet Smart 5G

The HUAWEI Pura 90s Series combines Huawei’s latest AI photography features with 5G connectivity on the Smart network.

Leading the lineup is the HUAWEI Pura 90s Pro Max, which packs a 200MP ultra-large sensor telephoto camera with up to 20x telephoto zoom. It also includes AI-powered photography tools such as AI Glare Removal, AI Object Relocation, and intelligent camera guidance.

The phones also come with Huawei’s Celia AI assistant. Users can access Google apps through Huawei AppGallery or by installing the Google Play Store.

Smart says pairing the devices with its 5G network enables faster uploads, smoother livestreams, quicker cloud backups, and improved streaming and gaming performance.

Available on Smart Postpaid and Infinity

Customers can get the new devices through Smart Postpaid Plans+ 999 and above, which include UNLI App Bundles, 12 months of UNLI 5G in covered areas, Open Access Data, and network priority.

Under Plan+ 999, pricing starts at:

HUAWEI Pura 90s Pro Max: PHP 58,800 outright or PHP 2,758 per month for 24 months at 0% installment via participating credit cards.
HUAWEI Pura 90s Pro: PHP 34,700 outright or PHP 1,629 per month for 24 months at 0% installment via participating credit cards.

The smartphones are also available with Smart Infinity Plan 5000 and Infinity Plan 8000, which include unlimited data, calls, texts, roaming-ready connectivity, and exclusive Infinity privileges.

Customers who prefer prepaid can also purchase the devices through Smart Prepaid bundles.

Pre-order freebies

Smart Postpaid customers who pre-order either HUAWEI Pura 90s device will receive:

HUAWEI Watch Fit Pro
HUAWEI Pura 90s Gift Box
HUAWEI Care+ device protection

Smart Infinity subscribers will receive the same bundle plus a pair of HUAWEI FreeArc Buds.

Pre-orders are open until August 19 through Smart’s online store and participating Smart Stores nationwide.

News

The iPhone 18 might sell out for an unexpected reason

The ongoing shortage might play a part in the phone selling out earlier than expected.

Published

August 7, 2026

Luigi Leonardo

An iPhone selling out is not news. Because of how popular the phones are, it’s within the realm of probability that Apple runs out of stock at some point. According to a new report, this year won’t be any different… but it’s for an entirely different reason.

First reported by analyst Tim Culpan, Apple is reportedly struggling to meet its demand for semiconductors for the iPhone 18 and the foldable iPhone. The ongoing memory shortage is cutting off Apple’s ability to deliver the required supply of smartphones in a timely fashion. The report even claims that TSMC, which helps produce the iPhone, is sitting on a shipment of processors, worth US$ 1 billion, that don’t have memory chips.

Now, Apple is still confident that it can weather the launch. However, if the shortage persists, the iPhone 18 generation will likely sell out much more quickly than expected.

It’s an interesting time for Apple to experience such a shortage. It’s been heavily rumored that the company will launch its very first foldable phone next month, creating a new market for the brand. Apple definitely wants this attempt to succeed after the tepid response to its last new product, the Vision Pro.