Everything we know so far

Replace: November 6, 2024 (12:06 PM ET): We’ve up to date our Galaxy S25 sequence rumor hub with a leak that will have given us a glimpse at two of the brand new colours.

Samsung’s Galaxy S24 series launched in the midst of January 2024, arriving just a little earlier within the 12 months than the final couple of generations. Together with it, the corporate launched Galaxy AI, a titanium body, new digital camera methods, and various different options. However now that the Galaxy S24 launch has come and gone, it’s time to begin excited about the following iteration within the sequence. How will the Galaxy S25 sequence set itself aside from its predecessor? What new options will Samsung give you for the following technology? Will 2025 lastly be the 12 months we see a serious shift within the Galaxy S design philosophy? Right here, we’ll break down all the things we all know to this point in regards to the Galaxy S25.

Samsung releases a brand new Galaxy S sequence telephone on an annual cadence, and there’s no purpose to consider it is going to cease on the Galaxy S24. But when that’s not sufficient to persuade you, there have already been loads of leaks and rumors in regards to the incoming household of handsets that we’ll get into in a while. Clearly, nothing is official till Samsung pronounces it. The corporate might at all times all of the sudden resolve to close down growth, however that’s extraordinarily unlikely given how worthwhile its smartphones are. We might say it’s much less of a query of whether or not Samsung will launch a Galaxy S25 and extra of a query of when it is going to launch in 2025.

To assist bolster our confidence, we not too long ago noticed a leaked codename for the Galaxy S25 sequence: “paradigm.” This provides gasoline to the hearth that we’re anticipating the Galaxy S25 sequence to land on schedule.

Additional, on the Samsung Developer Convention in October 2024, Samsung talked about that the secure model of One UI 7 can be launched “subsequent 12 months with the brand new Galaxy.”

Whereas this doesn’t explicitly point out the Galaxy S25, Samsung traditionally releases some type of software program replace every time it launches a brand new flagship. Given the historical past of the lineup, the primary flagship anticipated in early 2025 is the Galaxy S25 sequence.

So sure, there’ll very doubtless be a Galaxy S25.

• Galaxy S22 — February 9, 2022
• Galaxy S23 — February 17, 2023
• Galaxy S24 — January 31, 2024

The Galaxy S24 lineup launched in January, so we’re nonetheless a good distance away from the anticipated launch of the Galaxy S25 sequence. As such, will probably be some time earlier than Samsung gives an official launch date for the machine.

We are able to be part of some dots, although, because of One UI 7’s release date. Public betas for One UI 7 are anticipated earlier than the top of 2024 for the Galaxy S24 sequence. Samsung additionally formally talked about that One UI 7 secure will launch in 2025 together with the following Galaxy. Presuming that Samsung doesn’t intend to run the One UI 7 beta program for a number of months, it signifies that we’ll doubtless see the Galaxy S25 within the early components of the 12 months.

That is corroborated by the truth that the South Korea-based agency often launches its Galaxy S telephones close to the start of the 12 months. For the final three years, the discharge date has fallen within the months of January and February. We assume Samsung will hold the identical cadence for the Galaxy S25. Sadly, we’ll want to attend to search out out the precise date.

Even earlier than the Galaxy S24 launched in January 2024, we had been listening to rumors in regards to the Galaxy S25. Now that it has been some time for the reason that launch of 2024’s Galaxy telephones, the rumor mill for subsequent 12 months’s telephones has picked up numerous steam. These rumors and leaks span the gamut from the SoC to the design and extra. Let’s take a second to interrupt down the entire obtainable data.

Galaxy S25 fashions

It stands to purpose that the Galaxy S25 sequence will encompass the Galaxy S25, the Galaxy S25 Plus, and the Galaxy S25 Extremely. In any case, Samsung has used this naming conference for the reason that Galaxy S20 sequence.

Tipster Yogesh Brar made a fairly fascinating declare on August 16, although. The leaker claimed that Samsung could possibly be excited about a name change for the Plus and Ultra fashions. Extra particularly, Brar asserted that the Galaxy S25 Extremely might turn into the Galaxy S25 Observe, whereas the S25 Plus might turn into the S25 Professional.

We’ve beforehand seen Apple supply the iPhone 15 Professional, which has extra options than the iPhone 15 Plus. So we’re guessing an S25 Professional could possibly be a extra feature-packed providing than an S25 Plus. However that is only a rumor for now, so that you shouldn’t maintain your breath for this modification. As of now, we’re nonetheless believing that there can be vanilla, Plus, and Extremely fashions within the Galaxy S25 lineup.

Design

The design of the Galaxy S sequence has hardly modified in the previous few generations. That’s why we had been excited when leaker Revegnus mentioned that Ilhwan Lee, a former Mercedes-Benz designer, has been tasked with making the Galaxy model really feel “recent” and that design adjustments are anticipated.

Regardless of this information, in September, dependable tipster Steve Hemmerstoffer (aka OnLeaks) shared a have a look at what the Galaxy S25 Extremely might seem like, and…it’s similar to the previous three years. The renders disclosed by the leaker do showcase a barely new design that extra resembles Sony’s Xperia flagships, nevertheless it’s hardly an overhaul:

The machine seems to have flat sides and rounded corners, and Samsung’s signature digital camera setup is on the again.

We’ve additionally seen dummy leaks of the Galaxy S25 Extremely by leaker xleaks7 that corroborate the telephone’s rounded corners.

The dummy telephone seems to be as giant as ever within the palms, with the unit measuring 162.82 x 77.65 x 8.25 mm, making it barely taller, narrower, and thinner than its predecessor’s 162.3 x 79 x 8.6 mm dimensions.

We’ve additionally seen a transparent case leak for the Galaxy S25 Extremely, which reveals the S Pen location close to the underside proper fringe of the machine.

Tipster Ice Universe initially claimed that we should still see some adjustments to the feel of the digital camera setup proven within the leaked renders however then backtracked on those changes. Do word that particulars just like the digital camera lens housing might be modified pretty simply late within the growth stage.

In the meantime, extra leaks from Hemmertoffer and Android Headlines have given us attainable glimpses into the designs of the usual Galaxy S25 and S25 Plus fashions.

As per the leaks, the usual S25 seems to be getting a dimension discount throughout the board in comparison with its predecessor, the S24. The rumored dimensions are 146.9 x 70.4 x 7.2mm, which is noticeably smaller than the S24’s 147 x 70.6 x 7.6mm dimensions. Curiously, this shrinkage doesn’t appear to affect the show dimension, which is anticipated to stay round 6.17 inches and sure marketed as 6.2 inches.

There are a few different noteworthy tweaks. The digital camera setup is now rumored to function rings across the lenses, much like what we’ve seen in leaked renders of the Galaxy S25 Extremely. Moreover, the bezels look like getting slimmer, whereas the flat sides are right here to remain for one more 12 months. We are able to anticipate the Galaxy S25 Plus to additionally include the identical aesthetics with a barely larger display dimension, as seen in Hemmerstoffer’s renders beneath:

Tipster Ice Universe additionally posted images evaluating mock-ups of the Galaxy S25 Extremely to the Galaxy S25 and iPhone 16 Professional Max. This provides us a greater concept of the thickness of Samsung’s telephones. The leaker additionally posted images evaluating the S25 Extremely to the S24 Extremely, revealing a thinner and lighter metallic body for the brand new telephone.

Unusually sufficient, the Galaxy S25 and S25 Plus are tipped to supply fairly curious particular person digital camera cutouts that look a bit like Tremendous Mario warp pipes. We do have considerations about lint and mud gathering underneath the lip of those cutouts. Test it out within the Ice Universe picture beneath.

Leaker Ice Universe additionally shared a picture of display protectors supposed for the Galaxy S25 sequence. The display protectors examine the show sizes side-by-side and showcase the up to date rounded show design for the top-end Extremely variant.

The leaker adopted up with two photos showing screen protectors on October 16. The primary picture (beneath, left) appears to indicate the Galaxy S25 Extremely display with a privateness display protector, whereas the second image apparently reveals protectors for all three variants.

Curious in regards to the Galaxy S25 line’s colours? Properly, Ice Universe claimed on October 19 that the S25 Extremely could be obtainable in Black, Inexperienced, Blue, and Titanium. These aren’t anticipated to be the one hues, however the tipster mentioned they didn’t know the online-exclusive colours simply but.

In the meantime, show analyst Ross Young claims that the official names for the colours on the bottom and Plus fashions can be Moon Evening Blue, Silver Shadow, Glowing Blue, and Glowing Inexperienced. There could even be an extra colour, Midnight Black, for the Plus. Younger additionally mentions that the Extremely can be obtainable in Titanium Black, Titanium Blue, Titanium Grey, and Titanium Silver.

Solely two weeks after Younger leaked the colour names, we obtained our first have a look at what could possibly be the Glowing Inexperienced and Glowing Blue colorways from leaker Tarun Vats. Glowing Inexperienced seems to be a lightweight inexperienced colour, whereas Glowing Blue is a greyish-blue hue.

Cameras

One of many first items of data to leak in regards to the S25 Extremely was the digital camera specs. Early rumors had been very conflicted, with some claiming huge overhauls (equivalent to going with a easy, triple-lens setup) and an enormous improve for the first 200MP lens. Nevertheless, because the 12 months has gone on, most of these early rumors have been shot down. The newest information factors to a couple upgrades for the Galaxy S25 Extremely, however not a whole overhaul.

Ice Universe posted a load of obvious Galaxy S25 Extremely digital camera specs on Weibo on Could 27. They claimed that the Extremely telephone would persist with a 200MP important digital camera and 50MP 5x periscope telephoto zoom however would swap to a 50MP ultrawide lens. Sadly, it seems to be like we received’t see a 50MP 3x telephoto digital camera to match, because the tipster says the Extremely telephone will retain the present 3x 10MP telephoto lens.

Leaker Sperandio4Tech additionally posted information on sensor upgrades for these two upgraded lenses. Allegedly, the Galaxy S25 Extremely’s ultrawide lens might get “a brand new model of the 1/2.76-inch JN1 sensor.” In the meantime, the 3x telephoto lens might get “a brand new 1/3-inch Isocell sensor.”

On June 27, we lastly obtained a better have a look at what’s prone to be the sensor for the Galaxy S25 and S25 Plus, as the corporate introduced a number of new sensors, nevertheless it was the ISCOELL GNJ that caught our eye. The GNJ has a sensor that’s roughly on par with the principle digital camera sensor within the S24 and S24 Plus at 1/1.57 inches versus the 1/1.56-inch sensor discovered on the 2 S23 handsets. The brand new sensor additionally sports activities one-micron pixels, very similar to the sensor used on the S24 and S24 Plus. Leaker Ice Universe additionally mentions that Samsung determined to “proceed utilizing the identical sensor on the S25 and even the S26,” indicating that we could not see a complete lot of change on these.

Processors

A number of the largest Galaxy S25 rumors to this point have associated to the processors. Samsung introduced again its custom of providing the Galaxy S sequence with a Snapdragon processor in chosen markets and an Exynos chip for the remainder of the world with the S24. This was after the much-welcome shift in 2023 of abandoning Exynos and providing Snapdragon processors for all handsets all over the world.

In September 2024, a Korean outlet reported that the Galaxy S25 sequence would exclusively use Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chips, which could possibly be excellent news for folk who don’t just like the Exynos/Snapdragon cut up. The web site additionally advised that Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 for Galaxy chip is “specialised” for the Galaxy S25 Extremely.

If Samsung does go all-in on Snapdragon, the Galaxy S25 might get a pleasant pace enhance. Tipster Digital Chat Station claims that chips will hit 4GHz. This could be a notable enchancment from the Gen 3 processor, which is able to reaching 3.3GHz.

Moreover, one leak claims the corporate might additionally utilize a MediaTek Dimensity SoC for choose fashions. This appears much less doubtless and it’s vital to say the sourcing is a bit questionable with this one, so a grain of salt is critical. Google’s DeepMind team also hinted at a MediaTek flagship for a future Samsung telephone, however then labelled the textual content as misguided. Nonetheless, it appears doubtless Samsung isn’t completely happy paying Qualcomm’s excessive pricing for its chips and is actively on the lookout for different choices.

Korea’s Hankyung outlet reported on October 18 that the Galaxy S25 sequence would solely use Snapdragon processors. Moreover, Samsung was listed as one of many adopters of the Snapdragon 8 Elite (beforehand referred to as the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4) when Qualcomm introduced the chip. In order that’s the place we’re at proper now.

Options

For OS updates, Google makes use of an A/B technique that enables the consumer to proceed utilizing their machine because the replace progresses within the background. This methodology is called a seamless replace and Samsung has lengthy averted making use of Google’s seamless replace technique to its telephones. Consequently, Galaxy customers have to attend for an replace to complete earlier than they will begin utilizing their machine once more. Nevertheless, a rumor from chunvn8888 means that Samsung is planning to go the seamless route with the Galaxy S25 sequence. This could make the Galaxy S25 sequence the second mannequin within the firm’s assortment to assist the sort of replace, the opposite mannequin being the Galaxy A55 5G.

Shifting on to the show, not a lot is at present identified about show specs exterior of the rumor that the sequence might go larger. Nevertheless, Samsung has been engaged on next-generation OLED displays that might enable fingerprint scanning anyplace on the display and permit a number of fingerprints to be scanned concurrently. On the time, the CEO of Isorg, Dieter Could, predicted that Samsung could be able to ship these shows by 2025.

We discovered just a little more information on this entrance in October with a report claiming that Samsung received’t be utilizing its finest OLED panels for its 2025 flagship. As an alternative of utilizing OLED shows made with M14 natural supplies, just like the Pixel 9 Professional and iPhone 16 Professional, your entire sequence will use M13 natural supplies. The distinction right here is that M14 supplies are 20-30% brighter and extra environment friendly than M13 supplies. In addition they have a 10-20% longer lifespan. This transfer is believed to be a cost-cutting measure for the corporate, one that may unlikely trickle all the way down to the buyer.

On to battery specs, it’s attainable Samsung could possibly be planning to make use of stack know-how for the battery within the S25 sequence, in keeping with a report from The Elec. This tech is often utilized in electrical autos, nevertheless it seems Samsung’s analysis and growth division is contemplating bringing it over to smartphones. Stacking refers back to the approach cells within the battery are organized, which might result in the next vitality capability inside a smaller quantity. In keeping with the report, the association might present a ten% enchancment in vitality density.

In the meantime, a report from GalaxyClub says the usual Galaxy S25 could have the same 4,000mAh capacity because the Galaxy S24. This isn’t unhealthy information, nevertheless it may be disappointing for anybody hoping to eke out a bit extra juice from the Galaxy S25.

As for the Galaxy S25 Extremely, tipster Digital Chat Station says to anticipate a 5,000mAh battery with 45W quick charging. This was later confirmed via a Chinese language regulatory itemizing, which reveals that the telephone helps 45W charging with 15V and 3A specs.

The same listing additionally means that the Galaxy S25 Extremely might function satellite tv for pc connectivity, one thing that was anticipated on the Galaxy S24 however by no means occurred. What in regards to the Galaxy S25 Plus? Properly, GalaxyClub reviews you could anticipate the identical 4,900mAh capability because the S24 Plus.

In a reply to a social put up from Samsung, tipster Ice Universe claims that the bottom Galaxy S25 will as soon as once more have 8GB of RAM. Presumably, the leaker is suggesting that solely 8GB of RAM can be obtainable, whatever the configuration. If true, this is able to imply the S25 may have the identical quantity of reminiscence as Samsung gave the S24 and S23. Nevertheless, the newest Android Headlines report strongly means that the bottom Galaxy S25 mannequin will begin with 12GB of RAM this 12 months, presumably to permit for higher dealing with of AI duties. Ice Universe additionally mentions that the Galaxy S25 Extremely may have 16GB of RAM. Samsung tipster CID mentions that the Galaxy S25 sequence might have 12GB RAM for the usual and Plus variants and 16GB for the Extremely.

Whereas it’s attainable we received’t see a change within the quantity of reminiscence, the storage story could possibly be completely different. Samsung Semiconductor launched a roadmap for the next generation of UFS. That roadmap states the corporate will launch UFS 4.0 4-lane CS in 2025 earlier than leaping to UFS 5.0 in 2027.

Based mostly on the roadmap, UFS 4.0 4-lane CS will double the learn/write charges of the present UFS 4.0 normal. The extra pace will present an a variety of benefits, like sooner load occasions and extra environment friendly on-device AI purposes.

• Galaxy S22 — $799 (base), $999 (Plus), $1,199 (Extremely)
• Galaxy S23 — $799 (base), $999 (Plus), $1,199 (Extremely)
• Galaxy S24 — $799 (base), $999 (Plus), $1,299 (Extremely)

Relating to pricing, Samsung has stayed pretty constant over latest years. For the final three years, the truth is, the bottom and Plus fashions have remained at $799 and $999, respectively. The one worth change that occurred throughout this time span was with the Extremely mannequin, which went up by $100 in 2024.

The excellent news is that there’s not sufficient data to recommend a worth enhance for any mannequin. However, the unhealthy information is that there’s additionally not sufficient data to recommend that Samsung received’t implement a worth bump. If we needed to guess, nevertheless, we consider the price would be the identical because it was in 2024.

So as to add some weight behind our declare that we received’t see worth will increase, Apple’s costs for the iPhone 16 series — an accepted rubric for Samsung’s pricing — remained unchanged this 12 months. This closely suggests we received’t see adjustments from Samsung for Galaxy S25 pricing, at the least within the US.

Nevertheless, one main concern is the Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset, which is dearer than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. So we’re not fully satisfied {that a} worth hike is out of the query, particularly if the Galaxy S25 sequence is Snapdragon-only.

Until you’re lifeless set on getting the newest and best from Samsung, there’s not likely any purpose to attend. The exception to that’s when you’re not in fast want of a brand new telephone. In that case, it may be price ready to see how the Galaxy S25 sequence pans out.

When you want one thing now, Samsung’s Galaxy S24 ($859.99 at Amazon), Galaxy S24 Plus ($1119.99 at Amazon), and Galaxy S24 Extremely ($1419.99 at Amazon) can doubtless serve all of your wants. Likewise, you have got your alternative of completely succesful non-Samsung handsets that vary anyplace from premium to budget-tier and all the things in between. For instance, the Google Pixel 9 Professional ($999 at Amazon) is a strong machine that has nice cameras and neat AI options powered by Gemini. There’s additionally the Nothing Cellphone 2 ($699 at Amazon) if you need a flagship smartphone that received’t damage your pockets.