Ten years in the past, Samsung launched the Galaxy Alpha, a slender 6.7mm telephone that might go on to encourage the Galaxy S6 design the following yr. Korean publication ETNews is quoting trade insiders who declare that the corporate is about to strive one thing like that once more.
Design sketches for the Galaxy S6
The insiders say that Samsung will launch a Slim model of one of many Galaxy S25 telephones. Observe that this might be a separate system that may launch later – the Galaxy S25 collection remains to be anticipated early subsequent yr with a vanilla, Plus and Extremely fashions.
The slender system will come a number of months later, much like the Galaxy Z Fold Particular Version. And identical to it, the primary focus might be on making the system thinner. It’s not clear which of the three S25 fashions will function the bottom for the Galaxy S25 Slim (or no matter it’s referred to as).
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Particular Version
The insiders declare that this fashion Samsung can take a look at the waters – how a lot demand is there for skinny telephones? – and if it sees encouraging outcomes, it would incorporate that into the Galaxy S26 design.
We’ve already seen a report from The Elec that Samsung will flip the Galaxy S25 FE right into a Slim mannequin and this ties into at present’s report – the FE fashions sometimes launch a number of months after the primary collection. This helps stop the S FE telephones from cannibalizing gross sales of the S telephones, one thing that’s allegedly a priority with the Slim mannequin too.
Apple can also be reported to be planning a Slim mannequin for subsequent yr, to exchange the struggling Plus mannequin (which changed the struggling mini mannequin).
However are thinner telephones what customers actually need? That is precisely what Samsung endeavors to seek out out earlier than committing its bread-and-butter Galaxy S line to that alternative.
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