It was formally Samsung week up to now seven days and it culminated with Samsung’s Unpacked January 2025 occasion, which noticed the revealing of the Galaxy S25 fashions and a tease of the Galaxy S25 Edge.
The Samsung Galaxy S25 Extremely introduced a brand new rounder design, added a 50MP ultrawide to its digicam system, a Snapdragon 8 Elite, and a next-gen Gorilla Armor 2 show that is much more sturdy, but nonetheless anti-reflective. Not essentially the most impressed but nonetheless not the worst replace on this planet.
We will not say the identical of the Galaxy S25 and Galaxy S25+, that are largely the identical as their predecessors, other than the shiny new Snapdragon 8 Elite chip. Samsung solely teased the Galaxy S25 Edge – previously often known as Slim – and showcased its svelte physique. It should have two cameras and that is all we all know at this level.
Snapdragon 8 Elite allows smarter AI however is all this sufficient of an improve?
And that is a customized model of the Snapdragon chip too, providing 37% larger CPU and 30% larger GPU efficiency.
The lineup is already up for pre-orders in India.
No charger within the field and extra outstanding colours.
We had been capable of do two digicam shootouts between the Galaxy S25 Extremely and the Galaxy S24 Extremely, evaluating all their cameras – from the unchanged 200MP fundamental, 50MP 5x, 10MP 3x, and 12MP selfie – to the brand new 50MP ultrawide vs the 12MP of outdated. The early verdict is that the outdated mannequin is able to dealing with its personal versus its alternative.
Does Samsung’s new Extremely beat its widespread predecessor?
We take the S25 Extremely and S24 Extremely on a photograph tour of San Jose.
It is a quick checklist in comparison with the place the opposite S25 fashions might be obtainable.
The Google Pixel 9a is not even official, but already we’re studying rumors concerning the Pixel 10a, due in early 2026. It should reportedly both go for a lower-performance model of the Tensor G5 or probably go for the Tensor G4 contained in the Pixel 9 sequence. This could mark a deviation in Google’s regular a-model technique the place the present mannequin shares the chip of its flagship friends.
A brand new rumor claims Google may break with custom for its 2026 mid-ranger.
Might Apple actually go together with a digicam visor on its next-gen iPhones?
Will Samsung’s regular Galaxy S trio add a fourth musketeer?