Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra Day in The Life (AI, Battery Life & Camera Test)

What's up everyone this is my day in the life as an Apple fanboy switching to the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra. We started the day with a hundred percent battery life waking up around 840 a.m. so I checked the weather app first thing in a morning. I'm a big fan of the S25 Ultra weather app. Using the modes and routine settings I created a low-profile mode that switches my wallpaper to black when vibrate is on giving my phone a dark mode vibe. Using Gemini I set a timer for two minutes to brush my teeth. If you don't brush your teeth first thing in a morning what are you doing fam? I know Samsung straight-up copied Apple's dynamic island but I find it pretty useful to keep track of apps running in the background like timers and maps. I usually throw on some Spotify lo-fi music to get into a nice rhythm to start the day. Speakers on the S25 Ultra are straightening the kitchen up a little bit I like to tap into the stock market before opens up by watching a few YouTube videos. Squawkbox be having me weak sometimes the way they be going at each other can be crazy in the morning but nonetheless is super insightful. Using active split mode I can tune into the videos while also looking at the finance app to see how markets open today. My wife's birthday was yesterday and today's Valentine's Day so I wanted to test out the camera and magic eraser tool by taking some pictures of the gifts I got her. While I initially disliked the dynamic range and the S25 Ultra's log mode the color let preview feature changed my perspective a little bit by showing how the footage will look like after grading it. On days like today I don't have as much time watching YouTube videos so the summarize video feature is incredibly useful getting a summary in seconds without even needing to watch the full video. Today we're doing a day in a life with the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra in the black titanium color and for some context I've been using this phone for almost a week now and it's been my main driver for the last few days and my first impressions of this phone is that it's not that different from last year's model. The edges are a bit more round but it still feels sharp when I like hold it in my hand like this and granted this phone is so big that I don't find myself noticing how sharp the edges are outside of like when I'm holding it in my palm like this but I did go on a run yesterday and the phone is just not the most comfortable to hold when comparing it to the Pixel and the iPhone because when I go on some of my runs especially a run that's like less than five miles I will hold my phone in my hand because some of my running shorts and tights don't have big enough pockets to fit a Pro Max or S25 Ultra and also our first impressions I think one of the hardest things when you're switching from iPhone to Samsung is the keyboard. I've struggled with the typing experience so what I'm gonna do is I'm gonna try to find a iPhone like keyboard just to make this transition a bit easier but this is my main driver like literally my group chats are all green bubbles and yeah I've been getting cooked for switching to the S25 Ultra and they've been the first meme I got was the I don't know if you guys have ever seen the big emoji meme thought that was kind of funny. My brother got an Android and I'm fed up for real. Before starting my workout I wanted to connect the Google Pixel Watch 3 to the S25 Ultra to track my steps and exercise. Setting up the Pixel Watch 3 was seamless I just disconnected it from my old Android phone transferred it to the S25 Ultra and was ready to go in a few minutes. This process was much smoother than disconnecting and transferring an Apple Watch to a new phone. With 1860 nits of peak brightness and adaptive color tone I had no issues viewing Google Maps during my commute to the gym. After my workout I decided to pull up to Donut Plant, my favorite donut shop in Brooklyn. They were really busy so while waiting in line I used Gemini to find the top flower shops near me. I quickly got a list of top rated shops and the list is already sorted by distance along with the shop hours. After picking up some gorgeous flowers for wifey I caught an Uber and decided to utilize a drawing assistant tool to generate a Valentine invitation from my wife. This tool is also useful for creating avatars for your contacts. I don't see myself using this AI feature too often but on holidays like today I figured why not. Also TikTok just got re-added to the Play Store so I was finally able to do a little doom scrolling during my commute. It's 3 11 p.m. and I'm at 40% battery which seems pretty low considering I'll still need about six more hours of battery life to get me through the day. Is it just me or do phone companies inflate the battery life for their phones just to make a spec sheet look good? I've yet to have a phone that can last a full day without needing to charge it and when using AI features the battery life can feel even more unreliable. Alright so I'm back home and I actually just got a notification asking if I had my S Pen because it's no longer inserted into my s25 ultra. That's actually a nice feature because I'm prone to losing things especially small discrete things like an S Pen. What's tricky about these videos is you want it to be fun right and engaging and exciting showing my day to day but then you also don't want it to be unrealistic. I want it to be a realistic day in a life so there are a ton of AI features but I want to show you all features that I'm actually using. I didn't think I would use a gif this early but Drake just dropped his album in Collaborational Party Next Door and yes I was listening to it a ton when I did my workout earlier today. I'm not gonna give a score on the album because Drake albums typically age very well so even if you don't like it during the first or second even third listen like a couple months a couple weeks later you may end up loving the album but there were two tracks that I did like and I ended up adding them to my like songs which was but everyone's going crazy about Give Me A Hug. Using the gif feature was really easy and it's actually pretty fun like when I watch other people create gifs it's like okay that's a cool feature that I don't think I'll ever use but sending my homies a text message how y'all feeling about this new Drake album with the gif I created makes this device feel so much more exciting to use. So I actually need to do my afternoon email catch-up and I really just have like two emails to respond to and I'm actually gonna use AI to respond to one of them. Alright so using Gemini I set a 45 minute timer on the s25 ultra because I have this creative concept that I need to finish and it's like of the utmost priority right now so I cannot leave this office until I finish it. After that I'm gonna go into Manhattan because what's a day in a life without testing the camera by going in a Soho. This dynamic island is not as useful as Apple's because for some reason I've noticed that apps that are running in the background that will show up in the now bar just disappear. I was using the now bar for Google Maps I didn't reach my destination and for some reason I didn't have access to it didn't have access to maps in the top now bar and that is one difference I would say with iPhone and it's funny I don't know if Apple thought about this when they created the dynamic island because now I couldn't imagine having a phone without it it just makes sense. So the s25 ultra I actually have to press this tiny little widget in order to show the top now bar but with iPhone I can just press the dynamic island which is much larger so much larger pill than this little tiny pill I hope that makes sense so I unexpectedly got a call from my AD at watches of Switzerland for a Rolex Submariner date. I wasn't expecting this call by any means but couldn't pass up on this opportunity to invest in one of my favorite Rolex watches or watches in general. I've technically been on a list for a Submariner for well over two years at this point. I decided to snap a couple photos the watch shop is in Hudson Yards mall one of the classiest malls in the tri-state and so right in the center of Hudson Yards neighborhood where offices ranging from Google JP Morgan can be seen. I decided to snap a couple photos and take some video and log the design and architecture in this neighborhood. This is more of a touristy place but nonetheless I always enjoy visiting especially during Christmas. I have to admit that while Apple's log profile looks more refined Samsung's can struggle with exposure. I noticed that brighter subjects look a bit overexposed at times and it doesn't offer quite as impressive of a dynamic range. After picking up the Submariner we headed to Zuzu's a restaurant in the Manhattan West Mall Mediterranean restaurant that I've been eyeing for a while. It's right around the corner from B&H photo and the Mahogany station. So if you're in the area I definitely consider dining here. They have some amazing Moroccan fried chicken. There's also a coffee shop over here and some other really cool shops that you could check out. And we nearly got 12 hours of battery life. My phone officially died so it lasted I would say for a full day.