Galaxy S25 makes Samsung more like Apple than ever before

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With the launch of the Galaxy S25 Series, Samsung seems to be aligning more closely with Apple's approach than ever before. There are a few key reasons behind this shift, with the most notable being Samsung's decision to maintain a largely unchanged design language for yet another generation. Additionally, the company has opted to offer a camera experience that closely mirrors those of previous models. Furthermore, Samsung is increasingly focusing on software-driven enhancements, rather than relying exclusively on hardware, to fine-tune the core experience. Here, let us tell you how Apple and Samsung are now similar in more ways than one. Read on.

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While design is one factor, specifications are another. This is an area where Samsung has consistently lagged behind, offering more or less the same hardware each year with only minor software tweaks. This year, the story is much the same, and here's why Samsung seems to be following in Apple's footsteps.

The camera experience on the S25 Ultra is largely similar to the S24 Ultra and the S23 Ultra before it. The S23 Ultra introduced a 200-megapixel main wide camera, and since then, Samsung has consistently used the same camera with each new generation. The S24 Ultra also featured the 200-megapixel wide camera, and now the S25 Ultra uses the same one.

Yes, there have been minor tweaks here and there, such as Samsung switching to a 50-megapixel 5x telephoto lens, upgrading (or downgrading?)  from the 10x zoom lens seen with the S23 Ultra. With the S24 Ultra, we got the same 50-megapixel 5x telephoto lens, and now the S25 Ultra also features it. The main camera remains the same, and the telephoto camera has not changed. However, there is now a new 50-megapixel ultra-wide shooter. Overall, if you look closely, the core camera experience has remained largely unchanged. Yes, there are new AI tricks and refinements, such as the Virtual