Samsung’s first Unpacked occasion of 2025 delivered the Galaxy S25 sequence — as anticipated. Though the telephones don’t have dramatically upgraded specs, the corporate stuffed — you guessed it! — extra AI into the gadgets. This newest batch is extra context-sensitive and predictive, and a few of it even squeezes extra out of the telephones’ mildly upgraded {hardware}.
Galaxy S25 Extremely
The Galaxy S25 Extremely remains to be the most important, greatest and costliest of the bunch. It has a 6.9-inch show and a extra rounded edge for a “comfortable grip.” Samsung says it’s the “slimmest, lightest, and most durable Galaxy Ultra device ever,” rocking a titanium physique with Corning’s Gorilla Armor 2 for “advanced drop protection” and scratch resistance.
Not like the 2 smaller fashions, the Extremely’s digital camera sensors bought a spec improve: Its ultrawide lens is now 50MP, up from the mere 12MP one in final yr’s mannequin.
Like its siblings, the S25 Extremely is powered by a custom-made model of the Snapdragon 8 Elite processor, which lets the trio of telephones course of lots of their AI experiences on-device. After all, that’s higher for privateness.
The Galaxy S25 Extremely has 12GB of RAM, and it ships in 256GB, 512GB and 1TB storage tiers. It’s nonetheless fairly the funding, although — beginning at $1,300.
Galaxy S25 and S25+
The Galaxy S25 and S25+ noticed their RAM upgraded to 12GB (similar because the Extremely), up from 8GB of their 2024 predecessors. It combines with the Snapdragon 8 Elite to raised deal with the telephones’ many AI options. (Extra in a minute.)
The remainder of their {hardware} is remarkably just like the S24 and S24+. They nonetheless have 6.2-inch and 6.7-inch shows, respectively. However Samsung’s new ProScaler AI device can upscale photographs in actual time to maybe make up for the unchanged specs. Samsung says it might increase the standard of what you see by 40 p.c.
Storage can also be unchanged from the S24 sequence: 128GB or 256GB within the Galaxy S25 and 256GB or 512GB within the Galaxy S25+. Thankfully, pricing can also be unchanged. You’ll pay $800 or extra for the S25 and $1,000 and up for the S25+.
Galaxy AI
With most {hardware} upgrades (aside from the Snapdragon chip) coming in smooth this era, Samsung is leaning arduous on AI options to make you need to throw down hard-earned money on the brand new fashions. This yr, Samsung’s One UI 7 on prime of Android 15 combines to create what Samsung calls “a new AI-integrated OS.” It goals for a extra personalised and context-sensitive AI, fairly than only a sequence of one-off instruments.
AI performs a central function within the telephones’ digital camera options, with the Qualcomm chip making the telephones higher at analyzing noise — resulting in what Samsung says is best low-lit efficiency. Audio Eraser is an AI device that separates audio channels, letting you chop out undesirable ones like wind or a random stranger speaking.
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