First appear S25 Series on SimplePlanes is here!

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About Samsung Galaxy S25 Series

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The Samsung Galaxy S25 is a series of high-end Android-based smartphones developed, manufactured, and marketed by Samsung Electronics as part of its flagship Galaxy S Series. They collectively serve as the successor to the Samsung Galaxy S24 series. The S25, S25+ and S25 Ultra models were announced on January 22, 2025, at the Galaxy Unpacked event in San Jose, California and were released on February 7, 2025. Additionally, a phone called the Galaxy S25 Edge was teased with a release date of Q2 2025, however further details about the phone are not yet known.

The Samsung Galaxy S25 lineup includes 4 different models of phones, the Samsung Galaxy S25, Samsung Galaxy S25+, Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra, and the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge. Although not much is known about the S25 Edge, early builds teased by Samsung on stage show a slimmer version of the normal S25. The inclusion of the S25 Edge marks a new addition to the line up of the S Series of smartphones and the return of Galaxy S Edge series since 2016's Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge.

The S25 and S25+ share the same display size as their predecessors, whereas the top-end S25 Ultra has a slightly larger display. The flagship S25 features a flat 6.2 inch (155 mm) display. The S25+ has similar hardware, but with a larger 6.7 inch (168 mm) form factor. The S25 Ultra is slightly larger than its predecessor, with a screen size of 6.9 inches (175 mm). The S25 Ultra also features rounded corners as part of its design, making it align more with the rest of the Galaxy S Series of smartphones. The S25 lineup of smartphones is powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset, which, unlike previous generations of the S Series, will be used in all S25 smartphones worldwide.

The S25 and S25+ smartphones have an aluminium body and a glass back, similar to the design of their predecessors. Both the S25 and S25+ use Gorilla Glass Victus 2 for both the front display and rear glass panel. They come in 4 (four) standard colours: Icy Blue, Mint, Navy and Silver Shadow, with an additional 3 (three) colours being available only through Samsung's online website: Pink Gold, Coral Red and Blue Black.

The S25 Ultra has a titanium body and a glass back, similar to the S24 Ultra. However, the S25 Ultra features rounded corners, departing from the S24 Ultra's squared corners. Additionally, the S25 Ultra uses Gorilla Glass Armor 2 for its front display and rear panel for improved durability and reduced glare. The S25 Ultra comes in 4 (four) standard colours: Titanium Silver Blue, Titanium Black, Titanium White Silver and Titanium Grey, as well as 3 (three) additional colours that are only available through Samsung's online website: Titanium Jade Green, Titanium Jet Black and Titanium Pink Gold.

Specifications

The S25 series of phones use a "Dynamic LPTO AMOLED 2X" display with HDR10+ support, a 120 Hz refresh rate and 2600 nits peak brightness. Additionally, the S25 and S25+ phones feature a Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 as protection for the display, whereas the S25 Ultra has a Corning Gorilla Glass Armor 2 as its protection for the display. All phones feature an ultra-sonic in-screen fingerprint sensor. The display on the S25 series of phones has the capability to go up to 120 Hz.

Camera

The Galaxy S25 and S25+ both have a 50 MP wide sensor, a 10 MP 3x telephoto lens and a 12 MP ultrawide sensor.

On the other hand, the S25 Ultra has a 200 MP wide sensor, a 50 MP 5x periscope telephoto lens, a 10 MP 3x telephoto lens, and a 50 MP ultrawide sensor.

All 3 models of phones feature a 12 MP front-facing camera (also known as a selfie camera).

Memory and storage

Unlike previous generations, all Samsung Galaxy S25 phones launched with 12 GB of RAM. While you can't customize the amount of RAM on an S25, like previous generations of the S Series of phones, you can customize the amount of storage.

However, in South Korea and Greater China (Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan) market, 16 GB of RAM option exists for certain Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra models. For South Korean model, Titanium Jetblack-colored Galaxy S25 Ultra with 1 TB storage comes with 16 GB of RAM. For Greater China, regardless of colors, 1 TB storage option comes with 16 GB of RAM.

Software

The Galaxy S25 phones were launched with Android 15, and Samsung One UI 7. Samsung has promised 7 years of OS and security updates to the S25 series of phones (meaning support may end in 2032).

The devices are additionally shipped with Galaxy AI, Samsung's advanced AI features on Galaxy devices. This year, Galaxy AI being a relatively young technology, now has new updates with S25 Series.

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Specifications:

Announced: 22 January, 2025
Released: 3 February, 2025

Platforms

Processor: Snapdragon 8 Elite (For Galaxy) (3nm)
CPU: Octa-core (2x4.47 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L + 6x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M)
GPU: Adreno 830
OS (Operating System): Android 15, up to 7 major Android upgrades, One UI 7

Display

Type: Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 nits (peak)
Size: 6.9 inches, 116.9 cm2 (~92.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution: 1440 x 3120 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~498 ppi density)
Protection: Corning Gorilla Armor 2
Featuring: Always-on display, DX anti-reflective coating

Main Camera

Quad:
200 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.3", 0.6µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS
10 MP, f/2.4, 67mm (telephoto), 1/3.52", 1.12µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
50 MP, f/3.4, 111mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.52", 0.7µm, PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom
50 MP, f/1.9, 120° (ultrawide), 0.7µm, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video
Features: Laser AF, Best Face, LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video: 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS

Selfie Camera

12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF
Features: HDR, HDR10+
Video: 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

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Full Specifications

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"Galaxy AI is here!"
-Samsung

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