Here’s your first look at the redesigned Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra.
This is the black variant of the Galaxy S25 Ultra. We expect the Galaxy S25 series to debut in January or early February. It’s worth noting that the Galaxy S24 and Galaxy S23 were both unveiled in January 2024 and January 2023, respectively.
The biggest design difference on the Galaxy S25 Ultra is the flat sides. On the Galaxy S24 Ultra, the top and bottom were flat, with the sides slightly rounded. Now, with the Galaxy S25 Ultra, all four sides are flat, copying the Pixel 9’s design, which copied the iPhone’s design.
On the camera front, the Galaxy S25 Ultra will sport a 50-megapixel ISOCELL JN3 sensor for the ultrawide, a 200-megapixel H2 primary camera, and a 10-megapixel IMX754 sensor for the 3x telephoto camera. Samsung is sticking with a 5x telephoto sensor, which will be a 50-megapixel IMX584. Expect a slight upgrade in camera quality, though only the ultrawide is really being upgraded.
Samsung’s Galaxy S25 Ultra will also be lighter than its predecessor, at just 219g. The Galaxy S24 Ultra is 232g, and the newly announced iPhone 16 Pro Max is 227g. Part of this is because the Galaxy S25 Ultra will be smaller than the Galaxy S24 Ultra in almost every dimension, and thanks to the even smaller bezels, it’ll retain the same screen size, with dimensions of 162.8 x 77.6 x 8.2mm.
Despite its lighter weight, the Galaxy S25 Ultra will still have a 5,000mAh battery
Samsung seems stuck with a 5,000mAh battery and unable (or maybe unwilling) to go past that threshold. Once again, the Galaxy S25 Ultra will use a 5,000mAh battery and have up to 45W charging, just like the Galaxy S24 Ultra, Galaxy S23 Ultra, and Galaxy S22 Ultra.
Internally, we’re expecting the Galaxy S25 Ultra to sport the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 processor. This year, Samsung is being rumored to use the same chipset worldwide, versus using Exynos in some regions and Qualcomm in others. While the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 has not yet been announced – it will be announced in mid-October at Snapdragon Summit – we do expect it to be more powerful and more power efficient, which could lead to some pretty good battery life gains on the Galaxy S25 Ultra. Despite having the same size battery.
The Galaxy S24 series was announced on January 17, 2024. So, we’re expecting the Galaxy S25 series to be announced the week of January 13. That would be the week after CES, as CES ends officially on January 10.
2024-09-11 15:04:48