Is it just me, or is the mood among Android fans in general and hardcore Samsung fans in particular unusually frozen ahead of next week? Unpacked event? It can't be me just because the company itself fears it might be Galaxy S25 A family of ultra-advanced smartphones It could generate weak consumer demand (by Samsung's flagship standards) for fairly obvious reasons.
These reasons have been obvious for some time, as the S25, S25 Plus and S25 Ultra were never expected to reinvent the wheel or introduce so many radical changes to their predecessors, which in turn looked so much like their own. Pioneers from a few years back.
But the repetition in The Galaxy S25 series is sharper than ever The full spec sheets were leaked a few days ago, leaving us all scratching our heads for meaningful (or even meaningless) changes. Well, I'm here today to tell you that things are not as they are bad Boring as it may seem at first glance, you actually have plenty of reasons to be excited about Samsung's next candidates for the title. I'd rather phone money can buy in 2025 than disappointment or frustration. Here are the big four:
More RAM, more AI readiness
If you're looking for innovation in the truest sense of the word, I have some news for you: “mainstream” high-end phones don't play this game, and haven't for several years now. Instead, the name of the game here is slow, incremental development, and by that standard, “vanilla.” Galaxy S25 It is set to bring a major upgrade in the memory department.
AI will certainly play a big role in the marketing of Samsung's Galaxy S25 series. | Image credit – Evan Blass
Yes, it seems that even the most affordable family members will pack 12g of the good stuff, while the best products The S25 Ultra is likely to house up to 16GB of RAM with 512GB and 1TB of storage.
Does the S24 with 8GB of RAM show any weakness on the multitasking front in real-world use? Not as far as I know. But with huge Galaxy AI improvements tend to be in the offing, you can never be too prepared. Samsung is certainly designing these devices to be as future-proof as possible. Now do you understand why the S25 base He has He is "Slightly" more expensive than entry level Galaxy S24?
"Elite" processing power.
Yes, I fully realize that it must be hard to get excited about an upgrade that's starting to seem almost mandatory and in no way special, but you'll have to trust me when I tell you that this year's processor review could be one for the history books.
The S25 Ultra's benchmark scores are already very high, and will likely rise further when the phone is released. | Image credit – Geekbench
Or if you don't trust me on this, it might be easier for you to put your trust in one of the most reliable mobile tech leakers on all of social media, who expects Snapdragon 8 Elite improvements for the S25 across Snapdragon 8 3rd generation-S24 series supported radical. all Early standards ensure this is the case, and remember we're talking about the entire world here and not some sort of region-specific upgrade.
Slim is there
This is a change that was widely discussed at some point in the lead-up to next week's launch event, but very few people seem to be talking about it now, which is why I feel it's important that it gets the attention it deserves.
This is the Galaxy S25, not the S25 Slim. | Image credit - AndroidHeadlines
the Galaxy S25, The S25 Plus and S25 Ultra are expected to be 7.2, 7.3 and 8.2mm thick respectively, down from 7.6, 7.7 and 8.6mm last year. S24, S24 Plus and S24 Ultra straight. Again, Samsung isn't reinventing the wheel (or panel design), but I'm sure we can all recognize how difficult it will be to get these numbers down from 2024 without also reducing the battery capacity numbers.
Would I have preferred to see the S25, S25 Plus and S25 Ultra retain the already thin specs of their predecessors while increasing battery sizes in search of better endurance numbers between charges? maybe. But that's what Samsung chose to focus on what might herald the arrival S25 Slim later in the year, something that could definitively differentiate the company's next-gen hero devices from the previous generation.
Increased wireless charging speeds
This is something that hasn't been confirmed (or refuted) in the latest spec leak, so it definitely needs to be treated with a healthy dose of skepticism. the The Galaxy S25 Ultra may (or may not) clash with the S24 Ultra's 15W wireless charging tech Up to a ceiling of 25W, which would incredibly match the top wired charging speeds of the "vanilla" S25 and S24.
The S24 Ultra isn't exactly a wireless charging champion. | Image credit – PhoneArena
Obviously, charging speeds in general are not Samsung's strong point, so if the company had taken the time to work on some kind of special magic and improve performance... Qi2 standard for the next crown jewel, this is undoubtedly something very commendable and proves that you can teach an old dog new tricks inspired by younger pups like OnePlus or Oppo if you ask for it long enough.
Now, how about taking the 45W wired charging limit to 80 or 100W next, or better yet, “borrowing” the 6000mAh battery size from OnePlus 13?