Managing work, downtime and day-to-day errands can feel like a juggling act – and for those working in a creative industry there’s the added pressure to stay inspired and innovative. The tech we rely on every day — especially our smartphones — should support our creativity and productivity, not get in the way.
Samsung’s latest flagship, the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra, is more than up to this task. With some pretty impressive capabilities (notably Galaxy AI1 working like a pocket personal assistant), the phone’s features have been designed to help people’s days run more smoothly, for both work and play.
But don’t just take our word for it. Tattoo artist, Jezz-Lee, spent 25 hours with the Galaxy S25 Ultra, and took us along for the journey. For some creatives there is hesitation in working with AI, for worry it could replace their work.
I need a phone that can keep up with me and take care of the little things, so I can focus on my art
Jezz-lee
We wanted to see if this powerhouse smartphone could make that positive difference to his working day. Here’s a breakdown of some of the innovative features he tested out, and how they might also be useful in your daily routine.
1. Start your day right
Jezz starts his day with some morning mediation, and prefers not to immediately counteract it with unnecessary screen time. With the new Now Brief2, part of the Galaxy S25 Ultra’s Now Bar3 (a handy feature for controlling applications through your lock-screen), he can quickly check his personalised briefing for the day and get back to his morning. The Now Brief can be tailored with content for your lifestyle, so you can focus solely on the need-to-knows.
For Jezz, this was checking his upcoming schedule, but for you this may be last night’s sleep stats, today’s appointments or when your railcard expires. All ready and up-to-date for you, on your lock-screen.
2. Save time on searching and editing
Home of your invaluable photos and videos, the Gallery App on the Galaxy S25 Ultra is now an organised utopia. With the new Gallery Search, scrolling is a thing of the past. Using Galaxy AI-powered voice search you can simply use dates or descriptors to find your photos.
This made locating Jezz’s design references a breeze, “Finding what I need can take a while, but using the Gallery Search made it super quick. I just asked for what I needed and it found the relevant photos straight away”.
Editing said pics couldn’t be easier thanks to Photo Assist4, a Galaxy AI feature packed with useful tools. So no need to stress if you’re not a Jezz-level artist; the Sketch to Image function can turn stick-like sketches into photorealistic parts of your picture.
With Generative Edit5, you can resize, remove and reposition in photos freely, knowing Galaxy AI will analyse and perfect your changes to suit the image best. Whether quickly grabbing images for a meeting, or removing photobombers from your next instagram, using your Gallery is a smooth experience.
3. Sketch or scrawl your ideas
Jezz highlighted the importance of taking time on his client’s tattoo size and placement, which he found easy with the S Pen. This sleek pen slides out the bottom of the phone and doesn’t need to be charged or paired.
From turning messy handwritten notes from that brainwave moment into legible text, to creating live drawings (PENUP app) and elevating them into masterpieces (Galaxy AI Drawing Assist6), your creativity can run freely with this nifty stylus.
4. Work uninterrupted
Long days need long-lasting tech, because when you’re busy the last thing you need to worry about is your phone battery. The Galaxy S25 Ultra has a seriously enhanced battery life thanks to their most powerful processor yet.
With Galaxy AI working in the background to optimise which software is using precious power, the phone’s battery could seamlessly take Jezz from his morning organisation through to his evening relaxation – charger free. With up to 31 hours of video playback, your long working days and wind down time can be handled in one fell swoop (even if you enjoy a film on that vibrant AMOLED screen in the evening).
After his 25 hours with the Galaxy S25 Ultra, Jezz had a positive take on using Galaxy AI to help his work, “Human emotions is what’s needed for artistic innovation, AI can never replace that. But when it’s used mindfully, it helps creatives like me get more out of their day.”
If you’re a creative like Jezz, or you simply want a phone that works with you throughout the day, not against you, then this AI-powered smartphone might just be the new sidekick you’ve been looking for.
To find out how the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra can help you get more out of your day, visit the Samsung website.
1 Samsung account login is required for certain AI features; 2 Samsung account login and network connection required. Depending on use case: Calendar – Compatible with Samsung Calendar and other compatible Android calendar apps/databases; Time to leave – Navigation app must be selected by user. Results will vary; Coupons – Notifications for coupons only available for coupons added to Samsung Wallet with expiration date; Health – Energy Score data tracked with synchronised Galaxy Watch and Ring on Samsung Health app; 3 Samsung account login and network connection required; 4 Requires network connection and Samsung account login. A visible watermark is overlaid on the saved image to indicate it was generated by Galaxy AI. Accuracy of output not guaranteed; 5 Samsung account login is required. Requires network connection; 6 Requires a network connection and Samsung account login. Visible watermark is overlaid on the image to indicate that the image output is generated by AI. Accuracy of output not guaranteed.
