Latest Galaxy S25 Ultra news
Introduction
The Galaxy S25 Ultra will be Samsung's flagship smartphone for 2025, and it is expected to launch alongside the Galaxy S25 and the Galaxy S25+ sometime in January 2025. It will bring significant camera, design, and performance improvements compared to its predecessor.
Most of the upcoming phone's specifications have already leaked, but you should take this information with a pinch of salt. Nothing can be said for certain until the Galaxy S25 Ultra has actually launched.
Specifications
According to some reports, Samsung has designed the Galaxy S25 Ultra in such a way that it feels more comfortable in the hands. It will reportedly have rounded corners and perfectly flat sides. It will still be covered in glass from the front and the back, and its sides will be made using titanium, similar to the Galaxy S24 Ultra. It will likely feature an IP68 rating for dust and water resistance.
The device is expected to come equipped with Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 For Galaxy chip, featuring Oryon CPU cores and Adreno 8 series GPU. It will likely have an extremely powerful NPU for on-device AI processing. The Galaxy S25 Ultra could have 12GB/16GB RAM and 256GB/512GB/1TB storage space.
It will likely be powered by a 5,000mAh battery and have 45W fast charging. It will also have 15W fast wireless charging and 4.5W reverse wireless charging.
The phone could have 5G (dual-SIM card slot in some countries), GNSS (with dual-frequency GPS), Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4, UWB, NFC, and a USB 3.2 Type-C port. Other features could include Samsung DeX, Samsung Pay, stereo speakers, and Dolby Atmos audio.
Cameras
Trusted sources and insiders claim that the Galaxy S25 Ultra will have a quad-camera setup on the rear featuring the following cameras:
- 200MP primary rear camera with OIS
- 50MP ultrawide camera (1/2.55-inch optical format, 0.7µm pixels, and an F1.9 aperture)
- 10MP telephoto camera (3x optical zoom) with OIS
- 50MP telephoto camera (5x optical zoom) with OIS
Since the phone is expected to have three high-resolution cameras on the rear, it may be able to record 8K 30fps videos using those cameras. All four rear cameras and its 12MP front-facing camera can record 4K 60fps videos as well. Its primary rear camera may also be able to record 4K 120fps videos to capture moments in slow motion.
Software and features
Samsung is rumored to ship the Galaxy S25 Ultra with Android 15 and One UI 7.1 software onboard. Since the Galaxy S24 Ultra was among the first phones to come with a promise of seven years of Android OS updates, the Galaxy S25 Ultra could also follow the same pattern and get seven major Android OS updates and security patches for seven years.
The Galaxy S25 Ultra could get even more powerful Galaxy AI features and an upgraded version of Bixby that is powered by large language models (LLMs) to understand complex commands.
Availability and price
The Galaxy S25 Ultra will likely be launched in the mid or the end of January 2025 and be available for purchase by the start of February. It will likely have the same pricing as the Galaxy S24 Ultra, and our guess for the US pricing is listed below.
- 256GB: $1,299.99
- 512GB: $1,419.99
- 1TB: $1,659.99
Note that these are just pricing estimates, and the actual pricing might be different, as the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chip is said to be at least 20% pricier than its predecessor, which was used in the Galaxy S24 Ultra.
