The Samsung Galaxy S25 could be announced on January 23 – and the Galaxy S25 Slim may also appear
- A report suggests that the Samsung Galaxy S25 will be unveiled on January 23
- Samsung is apparently aiming to launch the S25 Slim at the same time
- A leaker has reiterated that all S25 models will use a Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset
The wait for the Samsung Galaxy S25 series could be almost over as a report claims the S25, Galaxy S25 Plus, and Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra will all be announced on January 23.
The South Korean site reports this FNNews (via @Jukanlosreve), citing ‘industry sources’. It’s a meaningful date, as based on previous form we always expected the Galaxy S25 range to launch in January or February.
The site adds that the launch event will likely take place in San Francisco and that – surprisingly – the Samsung Galaxy S25 Slim will be unveiled at the same time.
An unexpectedly early arrival for the S25 Slim
We’ve heard rumors that Samsung was working on a Slim model, but most leaks so far have suggested that this thinner phone would arrive two or three months after the rest of the line.
Apparently, however, the Samsung Galaxy S25 Slim is in the final stages of development and Samsung hopes to have it ready in time for the January 23 launch so that it can have the biggest possible lead over the slim iPhone 17. Sky which is said to be will land later in 2025.
It then seems that there is a chance that the Galaxy S25 Slim will not be ready on time, although in that case Samsung may still announce it on January 23, with the phone going on sale later than the rest of the Galaxy S25 models.
We would take all this with a grain of salt. This is the first real Samsung Galaxy S25 release date leak we’ve seen, so until other sources agree or disagree, it’s hard to say how likely this all is.
I repeat that all versions of the Galaxy S25 series in the world use Snapdragon 8 Elite, and not Exynos.November 13, 2024
In other Samsung Galaxy S25 news, leaker @UniverseelIjs has reiterated their claim that every model in the line will be equipped with a Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset, anywhere in the world.
That’s an unusual approach for Samsung, which typically uses its own Exynos chipsets in some regions, but this now seems to be the consensus among leakers, so we’d say it’s likely the Snapdragon 8 Elite will indeed be used everywhere .
That should be good news, as Samsung’s Exynos chipsets typically can’t quite match the Snapdragon alternatives in terms of performance.
