Samsung: Every Product We Have Tested
Our verdicts on every Samsung product we have reviewed, with measured figures, scores and which one is worth buying.
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Everything we have tested from Samsung, with our verdicts and the measured figures behind them. 6 products across 4 categories.
Our pick from Samsung
Galaxy S25 Ultra — £1249, scored 4 out of 5. The best long telephoto on any phone.
Everything we have tested
| Product | Category | Price | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galaxy S25 Ultra | Smartphones | £1249 | 4 / 5 |
| Galaxy A56 | Smartphones | £399 | 4 / 5 |
| Galaxy Watch 7 | Wearables | £289 | 4 / 5 |
| Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra | Tablets | £1199 | 4 / 5 |
| Galaxy Tab S9 FE | Tablets | £449 | 3 / 5 |
| Samsung Odyssey OLED G8 | Monitors | £1099 | 4 / 5 |
What Samsung does well
- The best long telephoto on any phone
- Six years of updates at this price
- A very bright display that stays readable in sun
- The S Pen is included, which no competitor at this price does
- IP68 rated, which almost no tablet at any price is
Recurring weaknesses
- Heavy at 232g
- Middling low-light photography
- Best features require a Samsung phone
- 718g is too heavy to hold for long
- The Exynos chip struggles with anything beyond browsing and video
What to buy at each budget
| Budget | Our pick | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Entry (£289) | Galaxy Watch 7 | A very bright display that stays readable in sun |
| Mid-range (£1,099) | Samsung Odyssey OLED G8 | True blacks that no LCD gets near |
| Top of the range (£1,249) | Galaxy S25 Ultra | The best long telephoto on any phone |
Where the range is strongest
Averaged by category, the strongest showing is in Smartphones at 4 out of 5 across 2 products, and the weakest is Tablets at 3.5. That spread is the useful number: a manufacturer that is excellent in one category and average in another is not a manufacturer to buy blind, whatever the badge on the front suggests.
How the range has developed
The range we have tested spans 2023 to 2025, and averages 3.8 out of 5 across 6 products. That average is more useful than any single score: it tells you whether Samsung is consistent or whether one strong product is carrying a weak range. Consistency is what you are really buying into when you commit to a manufacturer, because the accessories, the software and the support experience come with it.
Best value
The Galaxy Watch 7 at £289 is the cheapest way into the range, and suits Galaxy phone owners who want deep integration.
What to be aware of before buying Samsung
Every manufacturer has a house style, and it shows up as the same compromise appearing across a range rather than as a fault on one product. The recurring weaknesses listed above are worth reading as a pattern: if one of them would bother you on a single device, it will probably bother you on the next one too, which makes it a reason to look at a different brand rather than a different model.
Behind this page
This reference page is written from the same testing notes as the reviews it supports, and it is revised whenever the hardware or the software underneath it changes. Where a figure appears here it has been measured rather than quoted from a specification sheet.
If something on this page no longer matches what you are seeing, it is out of date rather than disputed — tell us and it gets checked again.
Related reading
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