The Galaxy S25 Pre-Release Thread

[The_Chief]

Okay, I'll start one...

With roughly three months to go before release of Samsung's Next Big Thing, many of us are looking for information about the upcoming S25 series.

Here's some information to get started:

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From the leaks and rumors I've seen, this seems to be an incremental upgrade over the S24: slightly better cameras, slightly better processor, and slightly slimmer bezels for a slightly bigger screen in a slightly smaller frame.

If that's the case, I'm not interested in paying significant money for slightly better.

At this point, there's only ONE feature I want badly enough to part with my cash: satellite messaging. If we can use satellite connectivity to get emergency help whenever we are, I'll buy two for the Darling Bride and me. Never again do I want her to be in a collision, in a place with no cell coverage.

What about you? Are you excited for the S25 series?

 

[treb1797]

Aren't all phone upgrades incremental at this point.

 

[The_Chief]

It's a matter of features. The S24 Ultra was a huge leap from the S23 Ultra in terms of functionality. The S-Ultra phones, however, have used the same cameras for four years... it looks as though Samsung, likely pressured by competition, will finally upgrade the cameras. Between that and ease of use, it will be interesting to see if the S25 generates excitement.

 

[The_Chief]

It's becoming evident that the S25 series will sell well internationally due to the exclusive use of 3nm Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC instead of Samsung's own 3nm Exynos 2500.

The Exynos 2500 is on par with, in some ways superior to, and a lot cheaper than, the Snapdragon 8 Elite. With only a steady 25-28% production rate on the 3nm foundry, however, not enough functioning processors can be made to be profitable. Samsung has now run out of time and must use Snapdragon across all devices.

Qualcomm has already announced a double digit price increase for the Snapdragon 8 Elite... unless Samsung can pull some magic software features out of its hat, sales may be fairly modest in an increasingly competitive market.

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