I truly value smartphone design and am surprised when people don’t

When the Samsung Galaxy S25 series launched in January, I talked a lot about how disappointing it was that Samsung barely changed the phones’ designs. I mentioned this in my hands-on with all three Galaxy S25 phones, my launch day video, my full review, and my video review, which you can see up top. And you know what? I will discuss it even more throughout 2025 as we continue covering the phones.

Generally, I’ve seen most people agree with me in the comments on that content. However, there have also been people who think I am making a big deal out of nothing. “Who cares, you’re just going to put it into a case anyway,” is a common rebuttal, as is “I don’t care what a phone looks like; I just need it to perform well.”