Samsung Electronics reported fourth-quarter profit that rose 130% from a low base, confirming it had missed earlier estimates due to slowing memory chip demand and extra costs as it works towards providing high-end chips to Nvidia.

South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics on Friday reported that it posted 7.58 trillion won ($5.21 billion) in consolidated revenue, a 25.77% increase from 6.02 trillion won 12 months prior. Net income declined 22.

During Samsung Unpacked 2025, we heard that the Galaxy S25 series phones have a "custom" (sort of) Qualcomm Snapdragon chip to power its features. That's pretty cool — we know Snapdragon chips perform well and we've seen what building an AI-tailored SoC allows in Google's Pixel phones.

The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra is ready to roll as the top-tier smartphone from the brand -- has it changed enough this year to warrant the price?