A Samsung Galaxy S25 certification suggests the phones can’t solve one of the Galaxy S24’s biggest problems
- The Samsung Galaxy S25, S25 Plus and S25 Ultra have all been certified by US regulators
- They will all apparently charge at the same speed as their predecessors
- The Samsung Galaxy S25 does not appear to have ultra-wideband
The Samsung Galaxy S24 and its siblings are among the best Android phones you can buy, but one thing they’re far from the best at is fast charging, with even the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra’s charging speeds being eclipsed by some competing handsets. Unfortunately, it looks like the Samsung Galaxy S25 series will charge just as slowly.
Following a recent FCC (Federal Communications Commission) certification for the Samsung Galaxy S25 in the US, the Galaxy S25 Plus and Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra have now also been certified, as noted by 91Mobile phonesand those certifications reveal likely charging speeds.
The speed of the Samsung Galaxy S25 is 25W, just like its predecessor, while the Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus and Ultra look like they charge at 45W, which is again the same as the current models.
Technically, these certifications don’t reveal the charging speeds of the phones, but they do reveal the speeds of the power adapters that come with each phone, which in most cases corresponds to what the phone is capable of.
Far behind rivals
So that’s a shame when you consider that the Xiaomi 14T Pro, for example, offers 120W wired charging and 50W wireless, while the OnePlus 13 supports 100W wired charging and 50W wireless – and those are just a few examples of much faster charging Android devices. telephones. .
And speaking of wireless charging, 91Mobiles interprets the FCC information as follows: the base Samsung Galaxy S25 will only offer 9W wireless charging, compared to the already slow 15W on the Samsung Galaxy S24.
However, that seems an unlikely downgrade, and even a leak @Jukanlosreve I’ve seen that, based on the FCC documentation, reverse wireless charging (the ability to charge other devices wirelessly with the phone) is 9W, while wireless charging is probably still 15W. That would actually be an upgrade for reverse wireless charging, as that comes in at 4.5W on the Galaxy S24.
Aside from charging speeds, there isn’t much interest in these FCC certifications, although they do claim that the Samsung Galaxy S25 will lack UWB (ultra-wideband). This is a wireless communications protocol that can be used for things like unlocking car doors and more accurately tracking devices like Samsung’s SmartTag 2.
UWB is present on the Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus and Ultra, but not on the base model, and it looks like the same will be true for the Samsung Galaxy S25 line. In short, almost none of the things these certifications mention seem to change from the Galaxy S24 series.
We’re still taking all of this with a grain of salt, but the FCC is supposed to be working off official information, so these details are probably correct. We will probably know for sure in January, when the Samsung Galaxy S25 series is expected.
