If you want to save some cash on your plan, you can instead opt to get the Galaxy S25 for $5/mo alongside the carrier's basic unlimited Welcome plan. Depending on your use case, this could be handy if you're not covered by Verizon's super-speedy 5G Wideband network.

We go hands on with satellite provider Skylo, which also tells us about its strategy to power satellite-to-phone services amid growing competition from SpaceX and AST SpaceMobile.

Galaxy S25+ ($1,000), and Galaxy S25 Ultra ($1,300) are powerful, reliable, and well-equipped smartphones. They're excellent upgrades if you're coming from a three or four-year-old device. They're just not otherwise interesting or exciting.