Tech Desk 
Jan 22, 2025
With the most-anticipated Galaxy Unpacked 2025 event just a few hours away from being kicked off today in San Jose, California, the Galaxy Unpacked 2025 has caused a stir in the realm of technology. The company is expected to launch its new smartphone series, the Samsung S25 series, if it sports advanced specifications over the S24 series.
Gadinsider continued to run until the event. We will include all the new rumours and leaks as they happen, along with the event itself.
This article has covered all the details of specifications, along with the pricing of the Samsung Galaxy S25 series vs the Galaxy S24 series.
Samsung Galaxy S25 series vs Samsung Galaxy S24 series specs
| Specs | Samsung Galaxy S25 | Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus | Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra | Samsung Galaxy S24 | Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus | Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra |
| Display size | 6.2-inch | 6.7-inch | 6.9-inch | 6.2 inches | 6.7 inches | 6.8 inches |
| Refresh rate | 120Hz | 120Hz | 120Hz | 120Hz | 120Hz | 120Hz |
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy | Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 / Exynos 2400 | Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
| Storage | 12GB / 128GB, 256GB | 12GB / 256GB, 512GB | 12GB / 256GB, 512GB, 1TB | 128GB, 256GB, 512GB | 256GB, 512GB | 256GB, 512GB, 1TB |
| Rear cameras | 50MP main, 12MP ultrawide, 10MP 3x zoom | 50MP main, 12MP ultrawide, 10MP 3x zoom | 200MP main, 50MP ultrawide, 10MP telephoto with 3x zoom, 50MP telephoto with 5x zoom | 50MP main, 12MP ultrawide, 10MP telephoto with 3x optical zoom | 50MP main, 12MP ultrawide, 10MP telephoto with 3x optical zoom | 200MP wide, 12MP ultrawide, 10MP telephoto with 3x/5x zoom |
| Front camera | 12MP | 12MP | 12MP | 12MP | 12MP | 12MP |
| Battery size | 4,000mAh | 4900mAh | 5,000mAh | 4,000mAh | 4900mAh | 5,000mAh |
| Colour options | Moon Night Blue, Silver Shadow, Sparking Blue, Sparkling Green. | Icy Blue, Mint, Navy, Silver Shadow | Titanium Black, Titanium Gray, Titanium Silverblue, and Titanium Whitesilver, Titanium Jadegreen, Titanium Jetblack, and Titanium Pinkgold | Onyx Black, Marble Gray, Cobalt Violet, Amber Yellow | Cobalt Violet, Amber Yellow, Onyx Black, Marble Gray | Titanium Black, Titanium Gray, Titanium Violet, Titanium Yellow, Titanium Blue, Titanium Green, Titanium Orange |
Samsung Galaxy S25 series vs Galaxy S24 series pricing
The price of most-anticipated smartphone series, Samsung Galaxy S25 series is:
- Galaxy S25: Starting at $799.99 (around Rs224,000 in Pakistan)
- Galaxy S25 Plus: Starting at $999.99 (around Rs280,000 in Pakistan)
- Galaxy S25 Ultra: Starting at $1,299.99 (around Rs364,000 in Pakistan)
The price of the Galaxy S24 is $799 (around Rs2,22,834), while the Galaxy S24 Plus and Galaxy S24 Ultra cost $999 (around Rs2,78,612) and $1,299 (around Rs3,62,280).
Early reports claimed that component costs could rise for the Galaxy S25, particularly around the Snapdragon 8 Elite expected to power the upcoming phones. Meanwhile, other reports indicated that Samsung will find other areas to keep costs down to prevent an overall price increase.
Samsung Galaxy S25 series vs Galaxy S24 performance and AI
Qualcomm revealed that its recently launched Snapdragon 8 Elite, the top-of-the-line system on chip likely to power the upcoming best Android smartphone series. According to a tipster, Samsung is planning to use the chip in all of its phones.
That would be a contrast from Samsung's approach with its current smartphone lineup. Only the Galaxy S24 Ultra exclusively featured the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, Qualcomm's best chip at the time of release. The Galaxy S24 and Galaxy S24 Plus split the difference on which chip appeared in which model.
AI is said to take centre stage at the Galaxy Unpacked 2025 event as Samsung already confirmed One UI 7 is the first integrated AI platform. Here are the expected highlights:
- Complete AI architecture: Developed on an advanced AI platform for a smooth and intuitive user experience.
- AI as a companion: Personalised experiences with context understanding and preference analysis.
Advanced app integration: AI connects apps, enabling actions, such as summarising YouTube videos and saving notes automatically.
Natural conversational commands: Issue voice commands like scheduling events in one step.
Personalised briefings (NowBrief): Tailored updates on weather, schedules, sleep scores, and news based on user habits.
Multi-modal processing: Handles diverse data (text, sound, visuals) simultaneously.
Real-time translation: Expanded to 20 languages.
Samsung Galaxy S25 series vs Galaxy S24 series
Users are not far off from the Galaxy S25 series launch, and much more from the Samsung at Galaxy Unpacked event. From a basic hardware perspective, the Galaxy S25 and the Galaxy S24 both appear pretty similar. The cameras, display, battery and more all seem pretty much the same. However, there's a little more to it than is initially obvious.
Notably, the major thing to note is that Samsung is planning to advance the software, and the majority of those advancements will be more noticeable on the Galaxy S25.
Gadinsider will continue to keep an eye out for more Galaxy S25 rumours, comparing the likely changes to what Samsung currently offers with the Galaxy S24.
