We’re in Samsung season proper now, as in a matter of days we’re anticipating the Samsung Galaxy S25, Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus, and Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra to launch, and the Samsung Galaxy S25 Slim may not be too far behind them.
This rumored new addition to Samsung’s Galaxy S line is – because the title suggests – supposedly lots thinner than the corporate’s typical flagships.
But slimming down in dimension may not imply slimming down too lots of the specs, as there’s speak of a 200MP digital camera, a Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset, and extra.
Below, you’ll discover every thing we’ve heard in regards to the Samsung Galaxy S25 Slim to date, and we’ll replace this text every time extra Galaxy S25 Slim information rolls in.
Cut to the chase
- What is it? A high-end, slim Samsung cellphone
- When is it out? Possibly May
- How a lot will it price? Likely over $999 / £999 / AU$1,699
Likely touchdown in May
- Most leaks level to a launch in or round May
- Expect it to be priced someplace between the S25 Plus and Ultra
We first heard speak of a Samsung Galaxy S25 Slim again in October, with a supply claiming that this cellphone would in all probability land a couple of months after the remainder of the Samsung Galaxy S25 collection. Since these telephones are set to be introduced on January 22, that will imply a launch in April or May.
This supply cautioned although that the S25 Slim would possibly solely be launched in restricted portions or areas, so Samsung can decide how a lot curiosity there may be in it earlier than committing to a wider launch for a mannequin subsequent 12 months.
Then, in November a mannequin quantity for a cellphone believed to be the Samsung Galaxy S25 Slim was noticed on the GSMA IMEI database. This advised us a couple of issues. For one, it supplied extra proof that the cellphone existed, and for an additional, the mannequin quantity ended with a ‘U’, which denotes a US mannequin, so whether or not or not its availability is restricted, it’s prone to land within the US at the least.
This discover additionally pointed to a launch in or round May, as Samsung telephones are likely to get added to this database roughly six months earlier than they launch.
Another mannequin quantity for the S25 Slim has since emerged, this time with a ‘B’ on the finish, which usually means a cellphone that Samsung will promote in each area it operates in. So the Galaxy S25 Slim may not be restricted to sure areas in any case.
In any case, in mid-December a supply claimed the Samsung Galaxy S25 Slim would land in Q2 (so between April and June), and in January of 2025 we heard to count on the Galaxy S25 Slim in May.
That mentioned, one early rumor said that the Samsung Galaxy S25 Slim was within the last levels of growth, and that Samsung hoped to have it completed in time to launch it alongside the remainder of the Galaxy S25 line on January 22. So there’s some disagreement.
As for the worth, we haven’t heard a lot, however based mostly on its rumored specs and mannequin quantity it’s seemingly that the Samsung Galaxy S25 Slim will probably be positioned someplace between the Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus and the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra.
We don’t know the way a lot these telephones will price but both, however for reference the Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus begins at $999 / £999 / AU$1,699 and the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra begins at $1,299.99 / £1,249 / AU$2,199, so a worth someplace between these two is probably going.
Can you belief these rumors?
Almost each Samsung Galaxy S25 Slim launch date leak is pointing to the identical launch window, with May sounding the most certainly month.
While one supply did counsel a launch in January, we’d assume that is not possible to occur, since we haven’t heard this from different sources and as we’d count on to have heard way more Galaxy S25 Slim leaks and rumors by now if it was touchdown that quickly. It’s plausible that the cellphone is perhaps teased throughout that Galaxy Unpacked occasion although.
A slim physique and a giant display
- Expect a slim design and an different S24-like look
- Could be simply 6.4mm thick
- The display is perhaps 6.66 inches
The greatest Samsung Galaxy S25 design leak to date takes the type of quite a few renders shared by @Onleaks (a good tipster) in collaboration with SmartPrix.
You can see a few of these beneath, and so they present a cellphone that appears lots just like the Samsung Galaxy S24, full with slim bezels, a glass again, a flat steel body, a flat display, and a triple-lens digital camera.
The supply claims that the Samsung Galaxy S25 Slim has dimensions of 159 x 76 x 6.4mm (rising to eight.3mm if you happen to embody the digital camera bump). For comparability, the Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (which that is anticipated to have an analogous dimension display to) is 158.5 x 75.9 x 7.7mm.
While we’d take these claims with a pinch of salt, one other supply has additionally mentioned that the Samsung Galaxy S25 Slim is someplace between 6.0 and 6.9mm thick.
This would possibly sound very skinny, however one more supply has proven a comparability picture revealing that the Galaxy S25 Slim may not be noticeably a lot thinner than the remainder of the Galaxy S25 line. And certainly, nevertheless skinny the Galaxy S25 Slim is perhaps, it’s reportedly not as skinny as Samsung hoped to make it.
As for the display, the supply of the renders above claims that it’s someplace between 6.7 and 6.8 inches, whereas one other supply bought extra particular, saying that the Samsung Galaxy S25 Slim has a 6.66-inch show. That would put it consistent with the Galaxy S24 Plus, and possibly additionally with the Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus.
Can you belief these rumors?
The supply of the Samsung Galaxy S25 Slim renders has a wonderful observe file, so we’d say they’re seemingly correct, and as all sources are broadly in settlement on the display dimension and thickness, we’d assume these particulars are in all probability roughly appropriate too.
Ultra-level cameras
- Multiple sources level to a high-spec digital camera
- A triple-lens snapper is probably going
- Possibly a 200MP fundamental, 50MP ultra-wide, and 50MP telephoto
The earliest Samsung Galaxy S25 Slim digital camera leak urged this cellphone would have an “Ultra” digital camera, which presumably means comparable digital camera {hardware} to the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra or the Galaxy S25 Ultra.
Later, the identical supply equally mentioned that the Samsung Galaxy S25 Slim would have a “stronger” digital camera than the usual Galaxy S25.
Another supply has since bought extra particular, claiming that the Samsung Galaxy S25 Slim may have a 200MP fundamental digital camera, a 50MP ultra-wide, and a 50MP telephoto with 3.5x optical zoom. This declare seemingly suits with the leaks above, as a 200MP fundamental sensor would see it match the S24 Ultra, and these specs are seemingly higher than you’ll discover on the usual S25.
Finally, we’ve heard elsewhere that the telephoto digital camera on the S25 Slim may have an ALoP (All Lenses on Prism) design, making it thinner than most telephoto lenses.
Can you belief these rumors?
We’re barely skeptical of the declare that the Samsung Galaxy S25 Slim may have a 200MP fundamental digital camera and two 50MP snappers, just because the supply doesn’t have a lot of a observe file.
But this does line up with the opposite, vaguer digital camera claims we’ve heard from extra credible sources, so it’s actually potential.
At the very least, the Samsung Galaxy S25 Slim will in all probability have a triple-lens digital camera, as that’s what it’s proven with within the renders we’ve seen.
Top-end energy
- Leaks level to a high-end Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset
- 12GB of RAM additionally seems to be seemingly
Our first actual Samsung Galaxy S25 Slim specs info got here in December, 2024 after we heard that – like the remainder of the Samsung Galaxy S25 collection – this might in all probability have a top-end Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset.
More not too long ago, the Galaxy S25 Slim appeared in a benchmark, with precisely that chipset and 12GB of RAM. Its scores weren’t as spectacular as we’d count on from such a top-tier chipset, however that’s in all probability simply because the cellphone’s {hardware} and software program had been nonetheless being developed and optimized.
Another rumor has since echoed that chipset and RAM quantity for the Samsung Galaxy S25 Slim. So this might be a particularly highly effective cellphone, providing efficiency that’s consistent with the remainder of the Samsung Galaxy S25 collection.
Can you belief these rumors?
Multiple sources have pointed to a Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset and 12GB of RAM. So there’s a great probability that is what we’ll get, particularly as that’s what we’re anticipating from the Samsung Galaxy S25 and Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus.
A worryingly small battery
- Could have a really small battery
- Most leaks counsel it will likely be underneath 4,000mAh
- One supply as a substitute says it will likely be 4,700mAh or greater
One space the place the Samsung Galaxy S25 Slim may not impress is its battery, with an early leak suggesting Samsung had failed at making the battery as vitality dense as hoped, which – mixed with the cellphone’s slim construct – would possibly imply a lower-capacity battery than you’d count on from a cellphone with a display of this dimension.
That’s been echoed by a newer declare that the Galaxy S25 Slim’s battery will probably be someplace between 3,000mAh and 4,000mAh.
That mentioned, the supply of the renders above said that its battery is “considerably” greater than 3,050mAh, so it would at the least be approaching 4,000mAh.
Or these sources might be flawed, as we’ve elsewhere heard that the Samsung Galaxy S25 Slim might need a battery of between 4,700mAh and 5,000mAh.
Can you belief these rumors?
While one supply factors to a giant battery within the Galaxy S25 Slim they don’t have a lot of a observe file, and it’s onerous to imagine Samsung would be capable of match such a giant battery in such a slim cellphone.
So the claims that the battery is someplace between 3,000mAh and 4,000mAh are extra plausible, however we’re hopeful that it’ll at the least be on the higher finish of that vary.