Could nan adjacent large smartphone warfare beryllium astir who tin make nan thinnest device? Increasingly, it’s looking that way.
Industry reports propose Samsung is moving connected an ultra-thin type of its upcoming Galaxy S25 flagship that could motorboat adjacent year. The rumored timing would put it conscionable months up of Apple’s long-rumored “iPhone 17 Slim,” expected later that year.
The latest confirmation that Samsung could uncover a thinner telephone adjacent twelvemonth comes from Smartprix, which has discovered immoderate connection successful nan GSMA IMEI database that suggests a 4th Galaxy S25 could launch. This telephone would beryllium successful summation to nan Galaxy S25, Galaxy S25 Plus, and Galaxy S25 Ultra, which should get early adjacent year.
In October, Korea’s ET news also reported that Samsung is expected to motorboat a slim smartphone adjacent year. According to that report, nan telephone will get successful nan second 4th of 2025. If true, this would mean nan telephone would get aft nan remainder of nan Galaxy S25 lineup but before Apple’s iPhone 17 Slim, which we expect to motorboat successful September.
Ice Universe, noting connected X, suggests nan Galaxy S25 Slim could connection an “Ultra” camera.
Earlier this year, Apple unveiled its thinnest iPad Pro to date. Since then, location person been accordant rumors astir a thinner iPhone being successful development. This caller telephone is expected to person a design that differs significantly from nan different models successful nan iPhone 17 lineup and will apt beryllium positioned between nan regular iPhone 17 and nan iPhone 17 Pro. It is anticipated that this caller exemplary will switch nan iPhone 16 Plus.
As an Apple competitor and constituent supplier simultaneously, Samsung’s determination to uncover a thinner Galaxy S exemplary would make sense. Samsung Display is expected to proviso astatine slightest immoderate of nan displays for nan iPhone 17 series, arsenic it has for galore erstwhile iPhone lineups.
The Galaxy S25, Galaxy S25 Plus, and Galaxy S25 Ultra are expected to beryllium unveiled successful January, pinch launches occurring soon afterward. If nan rumors clasp true, a Galaxy S25 Slim whitethorn beryllium announced betwixt April and June.