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2025: The Year of the AI Phone
TechRadar reviews 2025 as the year AI transformed smartphones, with Samsung leading via Galaxy AI and Gemini integration on Galaxy S25 Ultra for words, video, and images. Google's Pixel 10 excels in natural AI-hardware synergy, while iPhone 17 Pro Max awaits Siri upgrades.
Focus shifted to AI over major hardware changes, boosting photo/video capabilities.
Top 20 Most Popular Phones of 2025
GSMArena ranks Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra as the year's top phone, followed by Galaxy A56 and Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro. OnePlus 13 may be the last great flagship, while Xiaomi 15 Ultra rivals S25 Ultra in cameras.
Redmi Note 14 Pro series and Honor X9c also featured prominently for cameras and displays.
AI Emerges as 2025's Key Tech Game-Changer
AI integrated deeply into smartphones from Samsung Galaxy AI, Google Pixel features like AI Translate, and Apple's evolving Intelligence. Devices became slimmer with foldables like Galaxy Z Fold7 and iPhone Air.
Battery upgrades using silicon-carbon tech enabled larger capacities like 7,500mAh in slim designs.
5 Most Expensive Phones Launched in 2025
Times Now lists Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max, Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra, Vivo X300 Pro, Galaxy Z Fold7, and Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold as 2025's priciest launches. These flagships highlight premium pricing for advanced AI and foldable tech.
Top AI Announcements Impacting Mobile in 2025
Google's Gemini 3, the most powerful AI model, powers mobile Gemini app experiences with variants like Pro and Flash for reasoning and low-latency tasks. Nano Banana enables image generation in Gemini app on mobiles; Sora app turns text-to-video accessible on phones.
Perplexity's Comet browser with AI search enhances mobile browsing via Chromium base.
Samsung Galaxy S26 Faces Price Complications
Samsung Weekly reports potential price hikes for Galaxy S26 amid in-house Exynos GPU developments and other features like WideFold. One UI 8.5 expansion continues across devices.
Published just 4 hours ago on December 28, 2025.
Tesla Prepares Native Apple Car Keys Support
Tesla app update 4.52.0 reveals code for Harmony Wallet Key Cards, enabling native digital keys like Apple Car Keys for unlocking via iPhone. Shifts from app-dependent Phone Key to secure system-level storage using NFC/Bluetooth.
Initially for Huawei in China, similar to Apple Wallet tech.
Samsung Galaxy A55 One UI 8.5 Release Date Announced
YouTube video confirms official release date for One UI 8.5 on Galaxy A55, enhancing mid-range device with latest software features. Part of broader Samsung update rollout.
Journalist Raves About Galaxy Z TriFold
Samsung interview features Japanese journalist with 1,800 phones praising Z TriFold as a new smartphone-tablet hybrid with intuitive UI for multitasking. Offers large display in portable form, ideal for productivity with DeX.
Signals Samsung's hardware-software innovation future.
AI Chip Demand May Raise Gadget Prices
KOSU reports memory chip shortages from AI demand could increase prices for consumer devices like smartphones. Supply lags far behind, with little relief soon.
Impacts availability for non-AI gadgets.
Slimmer Foldables and Battery Advances Define 2025 Phones
2025 trends include ultra-slim foldables like Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge, Z Fold7, Vivo X Fold5, and Apple's iPhone Air. Silicon-carbon batteries boost capacity without bulk.
AI and design refinements across brands like Motorola, Oppo, Vivo.