It is possible that you are not currently considering the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra, but Samsung definitely is. The next top Samsung smartphone is already under development, even if the debut of the Galaxy S24 in January is still rather fresh in people’s memories.
We are aware of this as there are more frequent speculations regarding the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra. The type of details that would be required to fully understand what to anticipate from Samsung’s next high-end phone, which is expected to top the lists of the greatest Samsung phones, are still missing. However, the information we do now have together with Samsung’s history of providing updates for smartphones ought to satisfy our need for additional Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra news.
Expect Samsung to continue putting its all into the Galaxy AI capabilities on this year’s phones with the Galaxy S25 series, which includes the Ultra. Regarding Samsung’s flagship phone, there have been rumors that the company is trying to prove to Apple that it can produce the greatest camera phone by prioritizing camera upgrades.
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra: Rumored release date and price
It is far too early in the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra rumor cycle to make a firm announcement about the release date of the new phone. Your estimate is as good as ours, barring an early 2025 delivery schedule for the Galaxy S25.
Having said that, Samsung has been progressively pushing forward the release date of the Galaxy S series, which was previously scheduled for February or Mach. With a Galaxy Unpacked event on January 17 and the S24 models delivering two weeks later on January 31, this year’s Galaxy S24 release was the earliest ever.
The launch ceremony of the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra might clash with CES 2025 if Samsung pushes the release date forward. Samsung usually concentrates on its TVs and smart home devices at this event. Therefore, we anticipate that, at the latest, a second Galaxy Unpacked event in the middle of January that will highlight Samsung’s newest phones.
At the beginning of the year, Samsung increased the price of the Galaxy S24 Ultra to $1,299, from the $1,199 price of the Galaxy S23 Ultra. That would seem to prohibit a price increase for the Galaxy S25 Ultra, while high-end phones are becoming more and more expensive. In fact, according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, the Galaxy S25 Ultra’s anticipated Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chip may increase the phone’s price. Though it is early, as the end of 2024 approaches, we should expect to hear more pricing speculations.
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra: Design and display
We doubt Samsung will alter the S25 model’s chassis, having just moved to titanium for the Galaxy S24 Ultra. Samsung has also employed the same basic design for its latest Ultras, which include lenses that protrude slightly from the back of the phone and cameras arranged in vertical rows on the back. Although we do not expect that will alter either, the story will be revealed by leaked CAD renderings that will undoubtedly start to surface in the upcoming months.
According to a report about the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra, Samsung’s entry-level model’s display will grow to 6.36 inches from 6.2 inches for the Galaxy S24. We are not sure how much credence to give to a similar report that the Galaxy S25 Ultra screen would be closer to 6.9 inches, which would be a little improvement above the 6.8-inch display on the S24 Ultra. It would, at minimum, have a screen that is the same size as the recently announced iPhone 16 Pro Max.
Lately, phone manufacturers have been attempting to outdo one another by increasing the maximum brightness of the screens on their phones. In fact, Samsung has also entered this race, as the Galaxy S24 Ultra’s peak brightness has been increased to 2,600 nits from the 1,750 nits of the Galaxy S23 Ultra. It would not be shocking if the Galaxy S25 Ultra upped the ante.
The Galaxy S25 Ultra is said to have a curvier form than the previous Galaxy Ultras, but it will still be flat on the front, according to leaks from Ice Universe. The right side of the S25 Ultra is also seen thanks to another leak from Ice Universe.
With a total thickness of 8.4 mm, the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra looks to be the thinnest Ultra smartphone we have seen since the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra from what we can see. In spite of this, the S25 Ultra’s display may be broader to make the phone easier to grip. In keeping with another characteristic of the iPhone 16 Pro Max, the bezels may also grow thinner.
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra: Cameras
With a 200MP primary sensor and a 100MP Space Zoom function, the Ultra model’s cameras are its key selling point. Samsung prefers this phone. Next year, we would anticipate an improvement to that configuration, and early reports of the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra camera make us think we could be onto something.
According to a report, the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra ultrawide lens will have a 50MP sensor instead of the S24 Ultra’s 12MP one, while the wide-angle lens will receive an improvement that is not yet clear.
If you are wondering how much credence to give that rumor—which came prior to the unveiling of the Galaxy S24 lineup—you should know that the leaker was accurate in predicting the release date of the enhanced 50MP telephoto lens on the Galaxy S24 Ultra.
Additionally, “variable capabilities” for the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra telephoto lens are anticipated. Although we are not precisely clear what that entails, we would assume it has to do with the capability of changing focal length while connected to a single sensor. This would entail fixed focal lengths between 4-5x zoom and then again between 6-7x zoom, according to leaker @ISAQUES81. Smoother zooms would be the ultimate outcome, especially in video footage.
There are rumors, meanwhile, that Samsung is testing a prototype that omits the second telephoto lens, giving the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra three rather than four camera lenses. Ice Universe has denied this, however according to @ISAQUES81, Samsung could replace this with a 3x crop zoom function from the primary lens.
Rumor has it that the camera configurations of the ordinary Galaxy S25 and Galaxy S25 Plus may not differ much from those of its predecessors. However, talk about the S25 Ultra model revolves around possible improvements to the ultrawide and second telephoto lens sensors, with both switching to 50MP sensors. This would imply that the S25 Ultra’s two telephoto cameras have 50MP zoom lenses with 3x and 5x zoom ranges.
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra: Performance
Given that the Galaxy S24 Ultra uses the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor, it makes sense that the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra will operate on the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chipset. (In fact, the ordinary Galaxy S24 and Galaxy S24 Plus versions launched outside of North America both employ the Exynos 2400 system-on-chip; this year’s Ultra is the only S24 model to rely solely on Qualcomm hardware.) Since Qualcomm has previously said that the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 would launch in October, the timeframe suggests that Samsung’s phone will launch in the first half of 2025.
Although you should never fully believe untested statistics like that, early Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 benchmarks have already surfaced and they do provide a positive impression of the chipset’s capabilities. The best score achieved by an iPhone with an A18 Bionic processor is matched by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 according to the leaked Geekbench findings. Naturally, such figures surfaced during the initial stages of the iPhone 16 lineup’s rumors.
After benchmarking the iPhone 16 and its release by Apple, we now have a clearer picture of the competition for the Galaxy s25 Ultra. The iPhone 16 Pro Max yielded a comparable spread of 3,386 and 8,306 in our tests, while the iPhone 16 Pro earned Geekbench single- and multicore scores of 3,400 and 8,341, respectively. According to reports, a Galaxy S25 Ultra powered by a Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 achieved 3,069 and 9.080, which is a lower single-core score but a far higher multicore score. We would like to warn you that those figures are based on a phone and chipset that are not yet verified.
After the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 peaked out at 3.4GHz, there has been rumors of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 having a 4.3GHz prime core. That is a significant increase in power, so Samsung and Qualcomm will need to find out how to fit a CPU like that inside a mobile device without making it overheat.
According to a reliable report, the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra variants would, like the Galaxy S24, combine Exynos 2500 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chipsets. Should Samsung adhere closely to the Galaxy S24 blueprint, the Galaxy S25 Ultra is anticipated to maintain its sole reliance on the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 processor, whilst the S25 and S25 Plus variants may occasionally employ the Exynos chipset. This is a noteworthy distinction, given that our Galaxy S24 benchmarks revealed the Exynos variants of the Galaxy S24 to be somewhat slower than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3-powered handsets.
Fortunately for us, though, new architecture may make the Exynos 2500 processor more efficient. Thus, it may not be all that bad if it showed up in the Ultra model after all.
Additionally, rumors have it that Samsung may switch to a MediaTek processor for some Galaxy S25 variants. If that does occur, which we doubt will happen in the absence of any new information, we imagine that the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra will not be one of the models adopting that silicon.
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra: Battery life
We are not sure how Samsung managed to fit a larger battery pack than the 5,000 mAh cell seen in the Galaxy S24 Ultra in terms of battery life. We are not too concerned about theSamsung Galaxy S25 Ultra battery life, as it made it onto our list of phones with the longest battery life, lasting 16 hours and 45 minutes during our battery test. However, there are reports stating that the S25 Ultra will use the same 45W charging speed and 5,000 mAh battery. But increased GPU efficiency might still lead to longer battery life.
According to a another report, the battery could be growing bigger to accommodate the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chip’s increased power consumption. Because of the chipset’s requirements, we might not notice any improvement in actual battery life even if the capacity does grow.
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra: Software and features
With Android 15 now available, the Galaxy S25 Ultra should launch with that version pre-installed. This version will take the shape of the recently unveiled One UI 7, which is expected to be included in the next Galaxy smartphones for the following year. It seems likely that the Galaxy S25 phones will be covered by software for seven years, much as the Galaxy S24.
We also anticipate that the Galaxy S25 Ultra will include further Galaxy AI functions, such to those that were introduced with the S24 range. It’s unclear what those features would include or if some will only be available on the more expensive Ultra. All three Galaxy S24 devices supported the same Galaxy AI capabilities, therefore the S24 entry-level model can pull off the same tasks as the premium Ultra.
Executive vice president of Samsung’s mobile division Won-joon Choi talked about potentially giving the Bixby personal assistant generative AI capabilities, thus Samsung execs have already alluded to the prospect of a prospective Galaxy AI update themselves.
Apart from artificial intelligence, the Galaxy S25 series may soon have satellite connection. Since the release of the iPhone 14, Apple has effectively utilized this, so it makes likely that Samsung will attempt to implement it as well.
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