Commentary: A universal AI and better battery life might be previews of what's being announced later this year.

The new Samsung flagship phone has just been announced, but already there are deals which let you snag one without cash upfront, if you have the right phone to trade in.

But that’s still over twice the height Corning and Samsung touted two generations ago, and the company impressively claims it was able to achieve that without compromising the scratch resistance of the glass — something that Corning has occasionally had to compromise in the past,

Samsung touted improvements to its Galaxy AI system, as well as the AI-enabled Google Gemini assistant. Most of the upgrades are available on the latest One UI 7 software release, which will be available for older S-series generations sometime after the S25 release, Samsung says.

The Galaxy S25 is a tale of two AIs: Gemini and Bixby. Yes, while Google's Gemini AI assistant sits at the forefront—it can finally be triggered through a long press of the power button—Samsung is bringing its original Bixby voice assistant out from the shadows.

During Galaxy Unpacked, Samsung revealed that the Galaxy S25 Ultra will feature Corning's latest Gorilla Armor 2.

As Samsung debuts its new Galaxy S25, you should consider buying a Google Pixel phone instead. Gemini AI will always be better on a Pixel.