During a media briefing on the new S25 series last week, Samsung explained that customers rarely ever used the “Air action” gestures. So the company decided to try and cut costs by ditching them entirely.

The Galaxy S25 is available at Amazon, Best Buy, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon in new navy, mint, icyblue, and silver shadow finishes. Samsung's online storefront carries additional blueblack, coralred, and pinkgold variants.

Software is another reason why the Pixel 9 Pro XL might be the best Galaxy S25 Ultra alternative. For starters, Google matches Samsung by offering seven years of OS updates and security patches. Nobody else in the industry reaches these heights, although I’m glad to see brands like OnePlus getting close.