The greatest reveal from CES press convention could properly have been one other press convention. The {hardware} large closed out the primary occasion by teasing the corporate’s upcoming present. The subsequent Samsung Unpacked occasion is about for at the moment at 10 a.m. PT, 1 p.m. ET.
As with all latest Unpacked occasions, the massive present will likely be streamed each straight via Samsung’s website, in addition to the corporate’s YouTube channel.
Samsung is so excited to get the preorders flowing forward of time that reservations previous to the occasion include a $50 Samsung retailer credit score. You can discover all the advantageous print on that over right here.
The one absolute slam dunk for the occasion is the Galaxy S25 line. Since breaking off from CES/MWC for its cell bulletins, the corporate has developed a twice-a-year cadence for flagship releases. We get the Galaxy S collection round January/February, adopted by new foldables over the summer season.
The line ought to embody three key fashions: the S25, S25+, and S25 Ultra, the latter of which is the product of the S line absorbing the Galaxy Note as its greatest, most premium machine. Per the standard, the lead-up to the occasion has been peppered with leaks, renders, and circumstances. The latter provides us a common sense of dimensions for the road, as they’re constructed to specs submitted by Samsung to the producer.
The lion’s share of rumors level to the S25 trying a complete lot like its predecessor. The greatest change on the {hardware} entrance is a slimmer design. Rumors revealed this week level to Samsung shaving 1 to 2 millimeters off the machine’s profile. Another practically sure rumor is the inclusion of the Snapdragon 8 Elite chip that Qualcomm unveiled in Hawaii final October. (The normal caveat is that there’s all the time a little bit of processor variation in worldwide markets. Here within the States, nevertheless, it’s just about a performed deal.)
Galaxy AI will, after all, be the centerpiece as Samsung seems to be not solely to current itself as a frontrunner within the class, but additionally differentiate its providing from Google Gemini options that will likely be obtainable throughout Android gadgets. Of course, final 12 months’s massive AI announcement was Circle to Search, a Google characteristic that launched on the S24 first.
Other attainable — however considerably much less sure — reveals embody a successor to the lukewarmly obtained Galaxy Ring wearable and a more in-depth have a look at Project Moohan, an prolonged actuality headset being collectively developed with Google.
