Samsung Galaxy S25, S25+ and S25 Ultra
The Korean giant is expected to launch updates to all its current flagship S-series models. The Galaxy S25 and S25+ will have pretty much identical specifications, apart from dimensions, weight, screen size and battery capacity. They essentially give people two choices based on preference for smaller or larger devices. As with previous generations, most colour options will carry across the range, but each model might have one or two exclusive colour options.
Official-looking images of the lineup have appeared online, thanks to prolific leaker Evan Blass. Not much has changed about the physical appearances of each device – the Galaxy S25 and S25+ are still flat on all sides with rounded corners on the metal bands running around them. You still get a vertical stack of individually protruding camera lenses, though they appear slightly more prominent than on last year’s models.
The flat backs of these phones allow for magnetic accessories, particularly for wireless charging. The new Galaxy S25 family is rumoured to support the Qi 2 protocol, which is built around Apple’s MagSafe standard.
The top-of-the-line Galaxy S25 Ultra will still have an S-Pen, in a callback to the once-popular Galaxy Note series. However, it might lose some remote control functionality and go back to being just a stylus, with Samsung dropping Bluetooth
As for hardware, Samsung has used different mixes of its own Exynos processors and Qualcomm’s equivalent Snapdragon models in different models and different regions. It isn’t clear yet how this generation will pan out but Qualcomm is supplying at least some of its chips, undoubtedly the current flagship Snadragon 8 Elite or a slightly tweaked derivative.
The Galaxy S25 and S25+ could have 50-megapixel primary cameras which promise 2X optical-quality zoom, likely achieved by sensor cropping. There should also be a 10-megapixel 3X telephoto camera and a 12-megapixel ultra-wide camera on each model, plus a 12-megapixel front camera. Top-end optics have always been exclusive to the Ultra model, and the Galaxy S25 Ultra looks set to get a 200-megapixel main camera, 50-megapixel 5X optical telephoto camera, and 50-megapixel ultra-wide camera. All models are also said to feature improvements with transitions between lenses, macro image quality, and lower noise in videos.
Battery capacity for the S25+ is apparently 4900mAH while the S25 Ultra gets a 5000mAh battery and the smaller S25’s battery capacity was not listed in the same leak. Display sizes are unlikely to change compared to the Galaxy S24 generation, except for the S25 Ultra which could come with a 6.9-inch panel.
All the newly announced phones are already confirmed to ship with Samsung’s One UI 7 software, which is based on Android 15. Users can expect more deeply integrated AI touches and some visual overhauls. Beta versions have already been released, showing off a redesigned notifications panel.
Google’s Gemini AI suite is likely to be more prominent on these phones than on previous models, which means Samsung is letting its own Galaxy AI features share the spotlight. Gemini could be able to read information from content within various apps, as per a leak of some official-looking marketing images. A feature called “Now Brief” will show contextually important information, message summaries and alerts on the home screen.
As for pricing, there are no indications yet whether Samsung will raise prices globally, but it is likely that there will be a slight increase in India compared to previous generations because of recent changes in the Indian Rupee's exchange rate.
