T-Mobile is now running an offer where you can get your ludicrously capacious . All you have to do is trade in a phone in any condition on T-Mobile's Experience Beyond or Go5G Next plan, and you'll receive the phone in return. That's right. You can turn in a broken, eligible smartphone and get a new Galaxy S25 for free.
Another alternative brand is Nothing - its first flagship isn't as powerful as we might have hoped, but at least now its price reflects that. And it's available now. The Nothing Phone (3) has a 6.67" 120Hz OLED display (1260p+, LTPS), a Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 and a 5,150mAh battery (65W wired, 15W wireless). The phone has four 50MP cameras - 1/1.3" main, 3x periscope and 114° ultra-wide on the back, plus the selfie camera.
Starting with Samsung, the flagship Galaxy S25 Ultra is still on sale with the same discount as Black Friday. The phone is powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy SoC and features a 6.9-inch LTPO AMOLED display with QHD+ resolution. It also gets a quad-rear camera setup with a 200MP main camera and support for S-Pen. The smaller Samsung Galaxy S25 is also available at a reduced price.
The Galaxy S25 Ultra is a cool £250 off during the sale. It is powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy SoC and offers a large 6.9-inch AMOLED LTPO display with QHD+ resolution. It gets a quad-rear camera setup with a primary 200MP sensor and dual telephoto cameras. The phone packs a 5,000mAh battery with 45W wired and 15W wireless charging support.
Amazon's Black Friday Week starts on Thursday, but the retailer is already offering early deals - and it's not the only one. Earlier this week, we looked at deals from Samsung US. Now Amazon is matching at least some of those. For example, the Samsung Galaxy S25+ is $838 (or $850, depending on which color you want), which is the same price as on Samsung US with the instant discount. The Samsung offer has an alternative option - trade-in credit instead of a discount.
Whether or not the Edge will replace the Plus next year is unclear. Either way, 2025 has both a Galaxy S25 Edge and an S25 Plus. With how much Samsung has been pushing the Edge, the slim phone ends up costing less than its sibling, even though its MSRP is $100 higher. For a detailed comparison between the two, check out our Galaxy S25+ vs. S25 Edge article.
The 17 domination continued in week 40, Xiaomi and Apple's latest flagships remaining as the most popular phones in our database. The Xiaomi 17 Pro Max retained its crown, joined by its 17 Pro sibling and the iPhone 17 Pro Max on the rostrum. Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max The 15T Pro and the vanilla 17 make it four Xiaomi phones in the top 5 - quite the achievement for the Chinese maker.
The shift from 'smart' to 'ambient' represents a fundamental design philosophy change. Instead of users actively engaging with AI features, the technology anticipates needs, processes context, and responds proactively.
