What To Expect From The Galaxy S25

Samsung is coming off a strong year as usual and will begin the new one with the launch of the new generation of Galaxy S phones, that is The Galaxy S25 Series, the S-series is a pillar for the company and its members rank among the best-selling Galaxy phones.

The Galaxy S24 series outsold the Galaxy S23 by 28% in early 2024. The vanilla model accounted for 27% of S24 units sold, moving ahead of the S24+. The S24 outsold its predecessor, the Galaxy S23, by around 8%.

Will the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S25 keep that momentum and become even more popular? There are some key improvements that will give it a boost. However, lack of upgrades in some areas will hamper its potential. Here is what we know so far.

Coming this January

Those in love with small phones should celebrate, because the S25 is coming by January, Samsung has decided not to kill off the vanilla model yet just like how they did to the Galaxy Tab S10 Series. So it has been confirmed that The Galaxy S25 Series will be unveiled on January 22nd.

Snapdragon Chipset Available Nationwide

There have been multiple leaks that suggests the S25 series will use the new Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset globally. While there have also been some reports that say otherwise, but right now there should be enough evidence for us to believe that Samsung is going all-in on Snapdragon for the whole S25 series, not just the Ultra.

Increased RAM

The small Galaxy S25 is finally getting another upgrade which will be increase of RAM size from 8GB to 12GB of RAM, finally! It was the last of Samsung’s flagships stuck on 8GB, even the Z Flip6 had 12GB.

Allegedly, the base storage will go up to 256GB, while this isn’t 100% certain as there are plenty of contradictory reports. This is less of a concern, since Samsung’s traditional pre-order offers include a free storage upgrade. Also since Galaxy S25’s chief rivals – Pixel 9 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro – also start at 128GB.

Same Old Design

CAD renders of the Galaxy S25 show the familiar design that Samsung has used for the last few years. The design of the camera lenses might be a bit different, but you will have to point out what’s new to your friends if you don’t want them thinking that you got the old Galaxy S24 instead of the S25.

Samsung has managed to reduce some fractions of a millimeter here and there: the Galaxy S25 will measure 146.9 x 70.4 x 7.2mm, compared to 147 x 70.6 x 7.6mm for the S24. This is in part thanks to slimmer bezels, but the difference might be too small to reliably detect with the naked eye.

According to leaks, the Samsung Galaxy S25 (and S25+) will be available in these colours: Blue, Black, Coral Red, Icy Blue, Mint, Navy, Pink Gold and Silver Shadow. Other leaks have only shared a smaller color palette: Silver, Shadow, Navy, Mint, Iceblue. Keep in mind that there will be several Samsung.com exclusive colors, which could account for the difference.

Same battery

The Samsung Galaxy S25 is expected to have a 4,000 milliampere battery with 25W wired and 15W wireless charging which is exactly the same as the S24. This is not to say there won’t be any upgrades, but they will be small. The S25 series will support Qi2 charging, though without directly implementing the Magnetic Power Profile.

Instead, Samsung are going to release Magnet cases that will allow the phone to snap to chargers and for magnetic accessories to snap to the phone.

We’ve seen other Android makers also go through this route, instead of embedding the magnets into the phone. People who use their phone caseless will miss out. Plus, third-party case makers already sell magnet cases for older S-series phones. This leaves the Extended Power Profile as the only upgrade in the switch to Qi2, but in practice users won’t see any difference.

No changes to the screen and cameras

There’s nothing much to talk about in this department, the Samsung Galaxy S25 is expected to have the same display as the S24 (6.2” FHD+ LTPO 120Hz), save for the thinner bezels we mentioned above and perhaps a new Gorilla Glass version.

The camera department will keep the 50MP main, 10MP 3x telephoto and 12MP ultra-wide for another year. This has been effectively unchanged since the S22. The selfie camera should be the same too at 12MP.

One UI is getting a new look and more AI

The Galaxy S25 series will also be the first with stable One Ui 7, which will incorporate a number of AI features. More importantly, it is also a major overhaul of Samsung’s UI design.

Also Samsung has been one of the strongest proponents of AI on mobile and owners of recent S-phones have been using Galaxy AI for free. While the “free” part might be coming to an end this year, at least for older models. However, Galaxy S25 buyers may get a free subscription to Gemini Advanced.

Google’s top tier plan normally costs $20 a month, which includes access to the most advanced Gemini models and 2TB of Google Drive. This will be a short-lived promo, however. S25 buyers will only get three months for free, while S25+ and S25 Ultra buyers will get six and twelve months, respectively.

Same Price

We haven’t heard from all the markets, but leaked pricing information shows that the Samsung Galaxy S25 will cost the same as the S24 did last year. The leak specifically said that the price in Sweden will be the same as last year, so here is how much the S24 series cost at launch.