Samsung Galaxy S25: All the rumors so far
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- Oct 25, 2024
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• Colors for the Galaxy S25's Ultra model have been leaked.
• One UI 7 — the software we expect to see the Galaxy S25 series run — has officially been announced.
Time is ticking away before we inevitably get the next big phone from Samsung, the Galaxy S25. The company’s next flagship phones are sure to be some of the best phones when they come out, but we’re still a good ways away from it.
Naturally, we expect the Galaxy S25 to make all the necessary iterative improvements to retain a seat amongst the best Android phones out there. And given how all the Galaxy AI features that accompany the Galaxy S24, it’s almost certain that Samsung will follow up with more compelling features powered by artificial intelligence with the Galaxy S25.
Leaks have slowly been developing to give us clues and ideas on what to expect with the Galaxy S25 — so much so that we’ve listed what we’d want to see with the Galaxy S25 Ultra. Here’s everything we know so far about the Galaxy S25, Galaxy S25 Plus, and Galaxy S25 Ultra.
Samsung Galaxy S25: Rumored release date and price
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Historically speaking, Samsung traditionally releases its flagship series early in the year — usually in January or February. The Galaxy S24 was announced during Galaxy Unpacked on January 17, 2024, and released on January 31, 2024. Knowing that, we suspect that the Galaxy S25’s announcement and release would line up close to those anniversaries in 2025.
Samsung actually pulled up the Galaxy S24’s announcement a week earlier than the previous Galaxy S23, so it’ll be interesting if Samsung would move it up again for the Galaxy S25. If that ends up happening, it could be competing with its other announcements for CES 2025.
We're hoping that there's not much change to the Galaxy S25’s price. Samsung launched the Galaxy S24, S24 Plus, and S24 Ultra for $799, $999, and $1,299 respectively — with the S24 Ultra being the only one to see its price increase from the prior year. Since Apple didn't increase the price of its iPhone 16 lineup, it's less likely for Samsung to increase its prices..
That said, a leaker claims the price of the Galaxy S25 is going up, largely because of the cost of Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chips, which are likely to power some models. Worryingly, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo echoes that sentiment, noting that the 3nm process to be used for the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 is a costly one. We're still a ways out from the Galaxy S25 launch, so things could change between now and then, but this is a claim worth keeping an eye on.
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Samsung Galaxy S25: Design and display
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One immediate way Samsung could shake things up with the design of the Galaxy S25 by increasing the size of its display. Known leaker Yeux1122 reports the Galaxy S25’s screen will go from the Galaxy S24's 6.2 inches to a slightly larger 6.36 inches, which would effectively match the increased display size of the iPhone 16 Pro. We suspect that the phone itself would be a little larger than its predecessor, mainly to accommodate the larger screen because Samsung slimmed down the S24’s bezels over the S23. But to keep the phone easy to handle, Samsung may be making at least the Ultra model rounder on the back to help it sit in your hand.
Aside from the Galaxy S25 potentially getting a larger display, the rest of the design should be a familiar one. Meaning, both the S25 and S25 Plus should be rocking the same armor aluminum frame — while the titanium frame should still be exclusive to the S25 Ultra. But there’s still plenty of time for things to change as new leaks come around.
We've seen a potential design for the Galaxy S25 Ultra thanks to a rumor-based render. It's familar-looking enough, and still appears to come with a built-in S Pen, but it shows, as we've heard before, that the corners are rounder than previous Ultra Galaxys, and its display wider, giving it quite a different look.
As for their displays, Samsung certainly made a point of detailing how all three versions of the Galaxy S24 offer 2,600-nit displays. Although, in our own benchmark testing, none of them came close to reaching those claims. While we hope Samsung will improve this in the Galaxy S25, Ross Young claims that the phone will come with the same M13 OLED displays as the S24 series — rather than the brighter M14 OLED used by Pixel 9 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro.
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