Samsung may only have recently pulled back the covers on its latest flagship phones, but that doesn’t mean that it’s not already hard at work on their successors.
We take a look at the latest news and rumours of what you should expect when the Samsung Galaxy S25 range comes around.
When will the Samsung Galaxy S25 be released?
There’s no official release date as of the time of writing, but Samsung is quite consistent with the Galaxy phone launches, so we can make an educated guess.
Here’s when the previous models arrived:
- Samsung Galaxy S24 – January 2024
- Samsung Galaxy S24+ – January 2024
- Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra – January 2024
- Samsung Galaxy S23 – February 2023
- Samsung Galaxy S23+ – February 2023
- Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra – February 2023
- Samsung Galaxy S22 – February 2022
- Samsung Galaxy S22+ – February 2022
- Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra – February 2022
As you can see, the new Galaxy devices usually make their debuts at the start of the year. It should be noted that the S24 range was actually released on 31st January, so it was almost a February release.
With this in mind, we think it’s safe to say that the Galaxy S25 range will launch in either January or February 2025.
How much will the Samsung Galaxy S25 cost?
Samsung seems to have a settled range of costs these days, so although we don’t know how the Galaxy S25 range will line up, we don’t expect it to veer too much away from the previous generation.
The S23 range saw some price hikes, but these were reduced in the S24 lineup, and it makes sense that these tiers will be retained for the S25 models.
Here’s how the last few iterations have been priced:
Samsung Galaxy S24
- Samsung Galaxy S24 (128GB) – £799/$799.99
- Samsung Galaxy S24 (256GB) – £859/$859.99
- Samsung Galaxy S24+ (256GB) – £999/$999.99
- Samsung Galaxy S24+ (512GB) – £1,099/$1,119.99
- Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra (256GB) – £1,249/$1,299.99
- Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra (512GB) – £1,349/$1,419.99
- Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra (1TB) – £1,549/$1,659.99
Samsung Galaxy S23
- Samsung Galaxy S23 (128GB) – £849/$799
- Samsung Galaxy S23 (256GB) – £899/$899
- Samsung Galaxy S23+ (256GB) – £1,049/$999
- Samsung Galaxy S23+ (512GB) – £1,149/$1,099
- Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra (256GB) – £1,249/$1,199
- Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra (512GB) – £1,399/$1,379
- Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra (1TB) – £1,599/$1,619
Samsung Galaxy S22
- Samsung Galaxy S22 (128GB) – £769/$799
- Samsung Galaxy S22 (256GB) – £819/$849
- Samsung Galaxy S22+ (128GB) – £949/$999
- Samsung Galaxy S22+ (256GB) – £999/$1,049
- Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (128GB) – £1,149/$1,199
- Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (256GB) – £1,249/$1,299
- Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (512GB) – £1,329/$1,399
- Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (1TB) – £1,499/$1,599
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What new features will we see in the Samsung Galaxy S25?
Samsung is yet to reveal anything about the Galaxy S25 range at this stage. However, there are already some rumours regarding what we can expect
New processor
As the Galaxy S range is Samsung’s flagship, we fully expect to see the S25 models that arrive in North America and Asia to be equipped with the latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chipset, which is rumoured to be launching by the end of 2024.
However, the company may repeat what it’s done on the S24 range, with regular and Plus models using one of Samsung’s own Exynos chips instead. By the time the S25 series launches, this will likely be a successor the current Exynos 2400 and probably known as the Exynos 2500.
To help differentiate the Ultra, it may continue to use Snapdragon in all markets. On both chips, expect performance improvements as well as better energy efficiency, with the latter usually leading to improved battery life.
New camera sensor
One report from tech blogger @Tech_Reve posted X (formerly Twitter) suggested that Samsung will be moving away from the GN3 camera sensors that feature in the Galaxy S24 range.
Instead, they will apparently switch to improved Sony sensors for the Galaxy S25 devices. He doesn’t specify the particular variant, but Sony has been making some excellent camera sensors for a long while, and this could mark a step up for photo and video quality on the new device.
One exception to the Sony sensors, states @Tech_Reve, will be the Galaxy S25 Ultra, which will come with Samsung’s own ISOCELL sensor range.
Another online reporter, @BennettBuhner has posted a list of rumoured specs for the S25 Ultra camera lineup, which he states will be a quad setup that includes a 1-inch 200Mp main sensor, improved 50Mp ultrawide, 3x to 5x 50Mp variable telephone camera and a 10x 50Mp telephoto.
There’s also the possibility of a new depth sensor, making the already-excellent cameras even better.
New design
Alongside his leaks surrounding the camera sensor, @Tech_Reve has also posted that the S25 range could come with an updated design. This would come via the MX division Design Team Leader, Ilwhan Lee (formally of Mercedes Benz), who has reportedly been given the brief of overhauling the aesthetics on the new models.
We don’t have any firm details of what these changes might entail, but hopefully it won’t be too long before we start to see leaks of potential cases and chassis from parts of the supply chain.
That’s all we’ve found so far, but we’ll keep updating this article with any new information that comes to light. Be sure to also check out our guides to the best smartphones to see what else is out there.