- Samsung Galaxy S25 Slim might skip US at launch
- Leaks say it will not come to the US, however do not reveal why
- Similar to how the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold SE additionally skipped many areas
Having already needed to put together ourselves that the hotly-anticipated Samsung Galaxy S25 Slim possible received’t launch at Wednesday’s Galaxy Unpacked occasion alongside the common Galaxy S25, S25 Plus and S25 Ultra – as a substitute leaks say it’ll be dropping round May – it now appears that the Slim won’t even come to each market: notably skipping the US if leaks are to be believed.
The first comes through respected tipster Evan Blass who took to his personal X account to state that the S25 Slim “will virtually definitely not be provided via US carriers,” with Phone Arena following up with a report from a “traditionally trusted supply” who reached out to inform them that whereas the S25 Slim will come to 39 markets the US received’t be amongst them – nonetheless the UK and Australia are.
All leaks must be taken with a pinch of salt – particularly the Phone Arena leak as we will’t title or confirm the declare of the data’s supply – however this wouldn’t be the primary ‘Slim’ Samsung gadget to boast a restricted launch lately.
Case in level the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 Slim, which wound up being known as Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 SE (Special Edition), solely launched in South Korea and China when it arrived final 12 months. The S25 Slim seems to be having a barely wider launch, however once more not fairly as broad as Samsung’s flagship units.
The solely query we’re left asking is why it will skip the US particularly? Given Samsung’s residence market is South Korea it is smart it’d restrict some releases to simply that one market, or South Korea and a handful of close by Asia territories like we noticed with the Galaxy Z Fold 6 SE. However, whether it is launching extra extensively, skipping the US – the third largest marketplace for smartphones behind India and China – feels odd.
The solely justification we will consider is Samsung is anxious about doable US tariffs that incoming President Trump has threatened to levy at varied US imports – particularly these coming in from China which is the place loads of smartphones are manufactured. If Samsung plans to provide the S25 Slim in a area Trump is imposing tariffs on imports from then it could determine that releasing the telephone within the US received’t be worthwhile, and so whereas we wait and see exactly what Trump’s plans are Samsung is likely to be taking the route of under-promising and over delivering if tariffs aren’t as impactful as anticipated.
A Slim by another title can be simply as skinny
Beyond borrowing its extra restricted launch the S25 Slim might also copy the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 Slim’s title – i.e. not being known as Slim. That’s in line with Blass who in a separate put up requested why we count on the so-called Galaxy S25 Slim to be branded as such when the Z Fold 6 Slim wasn’t.
That’s to not say the S25 Slim received’t be a skinny gadget – with leaker Digital Chat Station on Weibo saying the Slim and rumored iPhone 17 Air might be round 5-6mm thick. Compared to the 7.8mm thick iPhone 16 (learn our iPhone 16 overview) and seven.6mm for the Samsung Galaxy S24 – however a reputation not targeted on it merely being much less thick might suggest it’ll include some extra {hardware} adjustments and upgrades over the bottom mannequin.
Such an improve has already been teased by rumors suggesting it’ll boast a 200MP important digicam as a substitute of the 50MP anticipated of the bottom Galaxy S25 smartphone.
For now we’ll have to attend and see what Samsung has up its sleeve for the S25 Slim, however for those who’re within the US you in all probability don’t wish to maintain your breath that’ll you’ll be capable of get your fingers on it in 2025.
