Samsung Unpacked 2025 recap: 5 biggest product announcements that you might’ve missed

Like previous January Unpacked occasions, Samsung launched three new Galaxy S fashions, with the bottom fashions getting some refined however significant upgrades, together with a thinner and lighter design. 

Different adjustments embody the introduction of latest colours, together with Icyblue, Navy, Mint, Silver Shadow, in addition to online-only unique colours like Blueblack, Coralred, and Pinkgold. The vibrance of the Coralred colorway stands out amongst the remainder of the lineup’s extra muted finishes, and made a splash amongst reporters at Unpacked. 

On the coronary heart of the units is the newly launched Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy. In response to Samsung, the chipset will probably be dramatically totally different than the variants discovered on competing Android telephones.

For instance, Samsung claims it delivers a efficiency enhance of 40% in NPU, 37% in CPU, and 30% in GPU in comparison with the Galaxy S24 Extremely. Past AI, the chipset will assist present a smoother expertise when gaming, geared up with Vulkan Engine, a high-performing graphics platform, and improved Ray Tracing.  

Different specs stay the identical as final 12 months’s mannequin, akin to its 6.2-inch and 6.7-inch show, 4,000mAh and 4,900mAh batteries,120Hz Adaptive Refresh Charge, 50 MP important lens, a 12MP ultrawide, a ten MP telephoto, and a 12MP selfie digicam. 

Regardless of the digicam {hardware} remaining the identical, the software program upgrades ought to considerably enhance the expertise. For instance, 10-bit HDR recording is now utilized by default, permitting customers to seize higher element, and a brand new Galaxy Digital Aperture, built-in into the Skilled RAW app, offers customers higher depth-of-field management, much like when utilizing a DSLR.  

Galaxy S25+ and S25 Extremely additionally characteristic superior AI picture processing with ProScaler, which, like Samsung TVs, makes use of AI to digitally improve the decision of movies. Simply know that the telephones have to be set to QHD+ decision to benefit from the characteristic.

Pricing for the Galaxy S25 and S25 Plus begins at $799 and $999, respectively. That is the identical as previous years’ retail value, which is nice to see, supplied you are getting enhancements — some in {hardware} and extra in software program.