When Samsung presented the new Galaxy S25 Fe in Ifa Berlin, he was excited to see what the South Korean technological giant would deliver. Like their ancestors, its key attractiveness is that it offers an flagship -type Samsung experience with a more affordable price of $ 649 / £ 649 / au $ 1,099.
And, when I could take a look at the curtain a few weeks ago, nothing that I saw or felt that emotion attenuated. It is considerably thinner and lighter than the S24 Fe of 2024, it is filled to the edge with the last artificial intelligence intelligence of Samsung, and offers a improved 12 MP Selfie Chamber.
Although his competition of AI made him a more capable counterpart of his Premium brothers, I thought that his most important update was flying under the radar. Hidden inside the thinnest frame of S25 faith there was a larger battery. I hoped that this greater capacity, combined with its AI tools, largest screen and coincident camera, would make it a better purchase than the Galaxy S25 for most people, not just a great medium range alternative.
The S25 Fe also obtains a larger steam steam cooling system than (in theory) allows better energy efficiency.
However, before putting the device in my hands, I was concerned that the greatest capacity of the S25 Fe did not really be equivalent to improving the battery life. After spending two weeks with the device, I am a little discouraged by saying that those concerns were justified.
Let's go back a bit. While I am disappointed with the battery life of S25 Fe, it still offers use throughout the day, it is simply not the s24 faith update that I expected to be. I suppose that the reason for that is because the largest steam chamber and the increase in capacity are counteracted by the phone that is being balanced with more battery drainage tasks thanks to a larger ai. So, while there is a faster processor and a larger battery, neither really shines due to the most demanding functionality of the phone.
The true story is that, despite not reaching the maximums I expected, for an average range price, Samsung has delivered a device that undoubtedly feels premium in any other way that matters.
Flagship battery
While the best cheap phones, which maximum of around $ 600 / £ 600 / au $ 1,000, have to make commitments, battery life is the only area that must still be nailed. No one looking for courage wants a phone to fight to spend the day, right?
The S24 Fe offered a battery life even better than the classic S24 thanks to its 4,000 mAh unit. Increased up to 4,900 mAh (only 100 mAh behind the Galaxy S25 Ultra), I expected the S25 faith to take the next step and become a true several days of several days, which made it the best definitive telephone to those who prioritize the battery life.
It does not take that title into account, but its battery life is not yet less than excellent.
Your resistance in reality
It is not necessary to say that how much your phone lasts will differ from person to person, but my day begins around 5 am, and I am using my phone for much of the morning before work. For example, often listen to music or podcasts while walking through the dog, watch a program during breakfast and read the news (displacing Tiktok) for an hour on my trip. In general, I do the same on the way home 8 hours later. In general, that is approximately 6 to 7 hours of screen time per day, mostly composed of social networks, text messages and observe the best transmission services.
As the owner of an iPhone 15 (who tries to resist the charm of Cosmic Orange iPhone 17 Pro), my daily phone must generally be charged before going to lunch. The S25 faith did not have that problem: sitting well above 50% in lunch and 30% when I left the day if I did not put it in charge, he always had a lot of juice to last the night until he sleeps.
While I felt the S25 Fe screen, the cameras and battery were a great improvement on my aging of the iPhone 15, it is far from being special in the world of Android mobiles, and it is not the life of ultra s25 level that I expected it to be.
However, I was not completely blind. I mentioned earlier that I feared that improved cooling and the largest battery are canceled for more demanding tasks (in terms of performance) on the device, but that was not my only concern.
They also paused me for the Exynos 2400 S25 Fe chip. As mentioned in our practice of the Galaxy S25 Fe, my colleagues have discovered that phones with ex -exotes attract more power than their counterparts Snapdragon. For example, the Galaxy S25 EDGE (Snapdragon) recently exceeded the Galaxy Z Flip 7 (exynos) in our tests, despite the fact that the edge had a smaller battery.
The rabbit under manga
In general, I found that the s25 faith battery was more than adequate. Although he is not a class leader, users who prioritize battery life and want flagships without the premium price should not cancel it. Although the 5,000 mAh battery of Galaxy A56 of budget price could match or even last more than, it does not offer the same flagship experience as the S25 Fe.
The 9A Pixel, which has an objective similar to faith, also promises the battery 'throughout the day': achieved 13 hours, 18 minutes in our tests (you will have to wait for our complete review of S25 Fe for complete tests). In short, anything that seriously exceeds the battery of the faith will cost you much more or offer less.
Anyway, even if the battery of the whole day is not enough for your needs, another update of key specifications possibly makes it a debatable point: a faster 45w wired load that is boasted by Galaxy S25 and S25 ultra. It appeared from 25W last year, allows you to recharge to almost 70% in half an hour, which makes its battery life without problems whenever you have a hand charger.
In its MSRP, I think the faith is the clear option on the S25 flagship. While your camera and performance are not quite At the same time, the differences will be insignificant for most people. As you can see below, faith provides good camera results and the big screen is a great victory for those who want it. That said, the S25 is not new, and now it is regularly available for the price of its new affordable brother, and if you have the opportunity to collect the flagship for the price of the faith, we recommend the first.
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While I loved having seen more a battery update, there should be no doubt about the validity of the S25 Fe as a real member of the S25 family. The choice between faith and the S25 simply depends on its budget and if a larger screen (6.7 inches vs. 6.2 inches) or a better camera system (10MP teleobjective lens compared to 8MP) is more important.
However, if a large screen is its priority, I find it very difficult to recommend the S25 plus on the S25 faith because the screens are the same size, the battery life is insignificant and the camera's performance is not worth the price difference.
The S25 Fe is an excellent smartphone, and what packs for its price is incredible. If you consider the idea of dropping $ 800 / £ 800 / au $ 1,500 on a new flagship, the S25 Fe should be absolutely in your list if you are looking for level from a budget mobile.
