On this episode of The Vergecast, The Verge ’s Allison Johnson tells us all about her experiences with the S25 Ultra, supposedly the most interesting and experimental device in Samsung’s lineup, and why she’s a bit underwhelmed despite the fact that the Ultra remains an excellent phone.

Today, the Korean company added the Galaxy S25 Ultra's S Pen replacement to the Samsung store. Despite lacking a battery and built-in Bluetooth, unfortunately, the Galaxy S25 Ultra's S Pen is the same price as last year's Galaxy S24 Ultra stylus.

With the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra, we might have finally passed the rubicon where even I, a professional tech writer, can't really muster a reason why anyone with a somewhat recent Android phone would need to upgrade to this device.