We are officially in the endgame of 2024, as there are only a few days left for this year to come to a close. The first major launch of 2025 will be the Samsung Galaxy S25 Series which will be the successor to the Samsung Galaxy S24 Series. The Samsung Galaxy S25 Series will reportedly include three smartphones- Samsung Galaxy S25, Samsung Galaxy S25+, and Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra. Reports speculate that Samsung will launch the Galaxy S25 Series on 22nd January, 2025 and the phones will go on sale two weeks after launch, in February 2025. Let us dive into what we know about the series so far.
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Samsung Galaxy S25 Series: Design inspired by ancestors
The design of the Samsung Galaxy S25 and Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus will be rounded and similar to predecessors. The Ultra model will undergo changes as it is tipped to feature a rounded shape this time as opposed to the boxy aesthetic of the last few years. This will make it easier to hold and the overall device is also expected to get taller, narrower, and thinner than the Galaxy S24 Ultra.
The Galaxy S25 and Galaxy S25+ will come in Sparkling Green, Midnight Black, Moon Night Blue, Sparkling Blue and Silver Shadow hues while the Galaxy S25 Ultra will come in Titanium Black, Titanium Blue, Titanium Grey and Titanium Silver shades.
Samsung Galaxy S25 Series: Bigger & Brighter Displays
The Galaxy S25 and S25+ will see a slight increase in the size of the display. The current models are sized at 6.2-inch and 6.7-inch respectively so next year’s models might be 6.3-inch for Galaxy S25 and 6.8-inch for Galaxy S25+.
The higher-end Galaxy S25 Ultra model might get a 6.9-inch display which will be 0.1 inches larger than Galaxy S24 Ultra. All three devices will have LTPO Dynamic AMOLED 2X panels with the plus and ultra models having QHD+ resolution. The base model will have a 1080p display.
Brightness levels are also expected to be bumped up from 2600 nits. S-Pen support would still be exclusive to the Ultra model.
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Samsung Galaxy S25 Series: Unchanged Cameras yet better?
Rumors indicate that the Galaxy S25 and S25+ will sport a 50MP main sensor at the back and a 12MP selfie camera at the front. Ultrawide and telephoto sensors are tipped to get upgrades, including a 50MP ultrawide camera.
The Galaxy S25 Ultra will still get a 200MP main camera with upgrades to telephoto and ultrawide sensors. The ultrawide camera might get bumped up to 50MP and telephoto might have more zoom options.
Samsung Galaxy S25 Series: Newest Qualcomm SoC made for Samsung
Samsung has confirmed that it will launch the Exynos 2500 processor but for the Galaxy S25 Series, the brand will use Qualcomm’s newest Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 SoC globally. RAM might also get upgraded to LPDDR6 from LPDDR5X and storage will still be UFS 4.1 for fast speeds. The storage variants for Ultra model will be 256GB, 512GB and 1TB with 16GB RAM option.
Samsung Galaxy S25 Series: Battery Life Efficiency Upgraded
The Samsung Galaxy S25 Series might pack the same batteries as the Galaxy S24 Series. The Samsung Galaxy S25 will have a 4000mAh battery, Galaxy S25+ will have a 4900mAh battery and Galaxy S25 Ultra will get the same 5000mAh battery. Charging speeds will remain the same as well at 25W and 45W.
In a latest update, Samsung might bring Qi2 charging to Samsung Galaxy S25 Series. Qi2 was announced two years ago, but until now only one single Android phone has used it so far. Now, reports claim that the Galaxy S25 series may end up supporting Qi2 charging. Ice Universe claims that Galaxy S25 series will get Qi2 charging. Charging speed will still be 15W but this new charging technology will be exciting.
However, Samsung is planning to improve the battery life efficiency through 3nm chipset and AI-power management.
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Samsung Galaxy S25 Series: OS
The Samsung Galaxy S25 Series will run Android 15-based One UI 7.1 out of the box. The smartphone will get old as well as new Artificial Intelligence aka Galaxy AI features too.
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Samsung Galaxy S25 Series: Pricing & Launch Timeline
The pricing for the Samsung Galaxy S25 Series is expected to remain the same as the Galaxy S24 Series. This means that the Galaxy S25 base model will cost around Rs. 79,999 and the base model of Galaxy S25+ will cost around Rs. 99,999. The Ultra variant will cost around 1.2 lakhs.
Pre-orders start immediately after the devices get launched so they might begin in January 2025 itself as the launch is almost confirmed to be 2nd or 3rd week of January.
For more updates, stay tuned.
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