Samsung is ready to announce its Galaxy S25 telephones at its Galaxy Unpacked occasion tomorrow, January twenty second at 1PM ET. The occasion usually focuses on its subsequent smartphones and software program options, which you’ll be able to guess consists of plenty of AI, however there ought to be another issues right here and there, too. Right here’s what we’re anticipating and how one can watch alongside.
Samsung will stream the occasion on YouTube, its website, and its newsroom page, and we’ll put up concerning the bulletins as they occur proper right here on The Verge. We count on the corporate to disclose the Galaxy S25, S25 Plus, and S25 Extremely.
It seems like we’re getting extra of the identical with these telephones, apart from the S25 Extremely, which is anticipated to obtain design tweaks like barely rounder corners. That’s at the very least in response to a preview in a set of leaked renders that hit the internet last week. The corporate has stated its 2025 Galaxy gadgets can have Qi2 wi-fi charging assist, nevertheless it’s doable that solely means they’re “Qi2 Prepared” telephones that need a magnetic case to get the total MagSafe-like expertise.
The telephones will run Samsung’s tweaked model of Android 15, One UI 7, which launched in beta last month with options like an iPhone Dynamic Island-like “Now Bar,” a redesigned digital camera app, and the power to disable HDR content to keep away from being ambushed by overly-bright movies in your social feeds. The company said yesterday that One UI 7 “seamlessly integrates AI brokers and multimodal capabilities into each contact level.” Anticipate extra alongside these traces through the occasion.
It appears unlikely Samsung will unveil a Galaxy S25 “Slim” telephone. A latest leak instructed the telephone won’t launch in the US. There’s additionally an opportunity the corporate will discuss extra concerning the “Venture Moohan” VR headset my colleague Victoria Tune previewed in December.