What innovations will the Samsung Galaxy S25 bring with it? Here we collect rumors and leaks about Samsung's next top smartphone.
The release of the Samsung Galaxy S24 was only a few months ago, but there is already a lot of speculation about a successor. But when can we expect a release of the Galaxy S25 and what innovations could the next generation of smartphones bring with it? We have summarized the answers to these questions and the hottest rumors about the S25 for you below.
When will the Galaxy S25 be released?
Until an official announcement is made by Samsung, we assume that the manufacturer will stick to its previous release strategy. According to this, the previous flagship series were released at the end of January and mid-February. The S25 cannot be expected until January 2025 at the earliest. According to rumors, pre-sales for the Galaxy S25 could begin as early as January 5th and the actual presentation could take place on January 22nd.
How much does the Galaxy S25 cost?
There is no concrete information about the price yet, so we can only estimate the price based on the predecessors. The basic version of the Galaxy S24 with 128 GB of storage cost just under 900 dollars when it was released, or 960 dollars with 256 GB of storage.
Compared to the previous Galaxy S23 model, the current generation is almost 50 dollars cheaper. Based on this, the Galaxy S25 could be at a similar price level, but a price increase is also conceivable. The latter is obvious, as the higher manufacturing costs could affect the price of the Galaxy S25 Ultra.
What innovations could be expected?
Design and product names
When it comes to design, Samsung apparently wants to take a new or old path with the Galaxy S25 Ultra, according to rumors. The recently introduced sharp-edged design should be discarded because it is apparently a major point of criticism for many users.
The upcoming Galaxy S25 Ultra will probably appear in a rounded design according to the motto “Back to its roots” and thus get rid of the criticism, reports Sammobile. A first image of the rounder design of the Galaxy S25 Ultra has already appeared.
The S25 models could be the last to appear under the Galaxy S25 Ultra and S25+ product names. According to the latest rumors, the S26 models could then be named differently.
How now Gizmochina reports, the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra has apparently appeared through a leak on YouTube and reveals some interesting details. We have shown you the video below:
What can be seen is that the Galaxy S25 Ultra is consistent with previous reports regarding the new rounded design. The camera layout is almost indistinguishable from the old one, apart from minimal changes. The upcoming Ultra model appears to be coming in new color variants, some of which, according to industry insider Ross Young, will be available exclusively from Samsung. These include the color variants “Titanium Blue/Black”, “Titanium Jade Green” and “Titanium Pink/Silver”. An orange version can also be seen in the video.
Dimensions and weight
According to a post by a well-known leaker, the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra will be the thinnest and lightest ultra smartphone. Although the leaker didn't give exact dimensions, he claims that Samsung's new Ultra smartphone will be thinner than the upcoming iPhone 16 Pro Max and the current Pixel 9 Pro XL from Google.
Current rumors from the leaker Ice Universe According to this, the Galaxy S25 Ultra should weigh 219 grams. This would make it 14 grams lighter than its predecessor, the Galaxy S24 Ultra, and 8 grams lighter than the current iPhone 16 Pro Max. The news portal GSMArena also reports that the Galaxy S25 Ultra is expected to have the following dimensions: 162.8 x 77.6 x 8.2 millimeters. The leaker Ice Universe recently on X (formerly Twitter) stated that the Galaxy S25 should be 7.2 millimeters thin and the Galaxy S25+ should be 7.3 millimeters thin. Compared to the previous models, the Galaxy S24 and S24+, the two successors would be 0.4 millimeters thinner.
Display
The well-known leaker Ice Universe has on X (formerly Twitter) published a comparison image of the displays of the current S24 Ultra and the upcoming S25 Ultra. What is striking is that the S25 Ultra is supposed to be slimmer in width despite a larger display. According to the leaker, Samsung achieved this by reducing the black bezels on the display.
Specifically, Samsung is said to have succeeded in equipping the 77.6 millimeter wide S25 Ultra with a 73 millimeter wide display (without black edges). For comparison: The S24 Ultra is 79 millimeters wide and has a 72.3 millimeter wide display without bezels.
processor
According to the latest information, Samsung could decide against its own Exynos chips for all models in the S25 series. According to older rumors, the Exynos 2500 chips were expected for the S25 series, like Gizmochina reported. The current information from the fan blog SamMobile However, according to the South Korean manufacturer, all models in the S25 series could be equipped with Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset.
SamMobile reports that the S25 models could offer better performance than competing iPhones for the first time in years, if a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite and LPDDR6 DRAM are actually used in the flagship models.
According to the latest, the Galaxy S25 Ultra is supposed to be… Report actually outperform the iPhone 16 Max in terms of performance. At least that's what a current Benckmark test from the Geekbench site suggests. The device was listed there with the Snapdragon 8 Elite and tested for performance. Although it is not yet certain that the Snapdragon 8 Elite will also be used in Europe, the use of the top processor is considered very likely, at least for the US market.
Software
The Galaxy S25 will ship with Android 15. This will be covered with a new version of Samsung's in-house user interface OneUI. This is called OneUI 7.0 and, according to initial rumors, could include an update turbo.
Camera
Gizmochina According to some time ago, there was talk of Samsung dispensing with the ISOCELL GN3 camera sensors in its S25 series, thus paving the way for a change to the cameras. Samsung has used the sensors in various models over the last three years, leaving little room for improvement. Now the well-known tipster “Revegnus” has had to retract his statement and reports that Samsung will probably continue to rely on its GN3 camera sensors.
Now Daniel Araujo, the vice president of Samsung MX, has said loudly GSMArena announced that the S25 will launch with significant camera upgrades. However, it remains unclear which models in the S25 series will benefit from this improved camera technology.
According to the latest information from well-known leaker Ice Universe, the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra's ultra-wide-angle camera will be upgraded to surpass that of the latest iPhone 16 models.
For comparison: On the S24 Ultra, these cameras had 10 and 12 megapixels of resolution. However, according to these rumors, the Galaxy S25 and S25+, the cheaper models in the series, will not be equipped with the improved camera setup. Contrary to previous rumors, the other two cameras of the Ultra model will remain unchanged.
Sea Gsmarena The Galaxy S25 Ultra recently appeared in the database of a certification authority. The device is listed there with the same camera setup except for the ultra wide-angle camera.
Battery
The news portal GSMArena mentions rumors that the Galaxy S25 will have a battery with a capacity of 4,000 milliamp hours. The Galaxy S25 Ultra's battery is said to have a capacity of 5,000 milliamp hours. The source states a battery capacity of 4,900 milliamp hours for the Galaxy S25+. This means that the devices in the S25 series would not receive any battery upgrades compared to the S24 model series.
According to the rumors about the fan blog SamMobile Reportedly, the Galaxy S25 will support fast charging with up to 25 watts. The Galaxy S25+ should be able to be charged with a charging power of up to 45 watts. However, for these models this would not be an upgrade compared to the previous models in the S24 range. The source does not provide any information about the Galaxy S25 Ultra and its charging performance.
Note: This constantly updated article is based on leaks, analyst statements, internal editorial assessments and rumors, the truth of which is difficult for us to verify from a distance. Until the Galaxy S25 is formally presented, you should view the information with a certain degree of skepticism.
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