Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold

Deal Breakers

• The S Pen lost Bluetooth functionality this year, so remote shutter and Air Actions gestures are gone — a sore point for long-time Samsung owners on Reddit who see it as another feature cut from the 'everything phone.'
• At $1,299 the hardware year-over-year gains are minimal, and Reddit sentiment on r/gadgets and r/Android echoes what reviewers say: the Ultra no longer feels special enough to justify the premium.
• Qi2 wireless charging only works through a separate magnetic case — the phone itself has no built-in magnets.
• The main 200MP and 5x telephoto cameras are physically unchanged from the S24 Ultra, so image quality gains are marginal.
• Galaxy AI features are guaranteed free only through the end of 2025, with Samsung hinting at future paid tiers — and Reddit users on r/gadgets are already skeptical the features justify being front-and-center at all.
• Shutter lag on the main camera still trails iPhone and Pixel — flagged by 9to5Google in long-term testing and cited by r/apple commenters as a reason they haven't switched.