Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra: latest news, rumors, and everything we’ve heard so far
The Galaxy S25 Ultra has been extensively rumored
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TheSamsungGalaxy S25 Ultra could be thebest Android phoneof 2025, and you probably won’t have to wait until late in the year for it, with this handset likely to land in January or February.
As the launch is now fast approaching, we’ve unsurprisingly heard plenty about the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra through apparent leaks and rumors, so we have a good idea of what to expect. This includes a bigger screen, a powerful new chipset, an upgraded ultra-wide camera, and possibly even a new name.
Below, you’ll find all the credible claims we’ve heard about this phone so far, and we’ll be regularly updating this article, so check back soon to stay in the loop.
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra latest rumors and leaks
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Cut to the chase
A very high price
Surprisingly, we haven’t heard any release date rumors yet, but Samsung usually launches new Galaxy S models in either January or February, so we’re expecting the same next year, meaning there’s probably not long to wait.
News about the potential price of the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra is less promising though, as numerous sources have said theSnapdragon 8 Elite chipsetthat we’re expecting it to use will cost more than its predecessor.
One source claimedthe Snapdragon 8 Elite would cost around $40 more, with another sayingthe Snapdragon 8 Elite will be roughly 20% more expensive, and even Qualcomm itself (which makes the chipset) hassaid the Snapdragon 8 Elite will be pricey.
In which case, there’s every chance Samsung will pass that cost increase on to buyers, which means we might be looking at a starting price higher than the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra’s $1,299.99 / £1,249 / AU$2,199.
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Can you trust these rumors?
We predict the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra will probably cost more than the S24 Ultra, given that its chipset is almost certainly more expensive, but we doubt it will be a drastic price increase.
A possible name change
In one surprising claim, we’ve heard thatthe Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra might instead launch as the Samsung Galaxy S25 Note.
There’s some logic to this, since the Ultra line in its current form is quite similar to Samsung’s discontinued Galaxy Note line anyway, but it’s something that so far only one source has mentioned.
Can you trust these rumors?
We’re very skeptical of this claim, as while there could be some logic to a name change, it’s only something we’ve heard from one source.
A bigger screen
Rumors suggest the maindesign change coming the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultracould simply be more rounded corners.
You can see this change inleaked Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra rendersbelow. We’ve seenGalaxy S25 Ultra rendersfrom multiple sources, and they all show more rounded corners, and an otherwise similar design to last year.
You can also see this design in claimed leaked images ofa Galaxy S25 Ultra case, and a leaked photo seemingly showing dummy units ofall three Samsung Galaxy S25 models. We’ve also now seenleaked images of cases for every Galaxy S25 model.
Beyond that, we’ve heard from tipster @Jukanlosreve thatthe Galaxy S25 Ultra will have a 6.86-inch screen, but that disappointingly it will use the same M13 panel technology as the Galaxy S24 Ultra, meaning it might not be as efficient or have as long a lifespan as the M14 used by theiPhone 16 Proand theiPhone 16 Pro Max.
Serial phones tipster @UniverseIce has likewise said thatthe Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra will have a 6.86-inch screen. This would likely be marketed as 6.9 inches, and would be marginally larger than the 6.8-inch Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra.
They added that the display will be 73mm wide, making it a little bit wider than the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra’s, but that thanks to smaller bezels and a slimmer frame the overall handset width of the Galaxy S25 Ultra would be slightly slimmer at 77.6mm.
The same source has saidthe full dimensions of the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultrawill be 162.8 x 77.6 x 8.2mm. Another source has pointed to similarGalaxy S25 Ultra dimensionsof 162.82 x 77.65 x 8.25mm.
For reference, the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra is 162.3 x 79 x 8.6mm, so that would make the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra a tiny bit taller, but narrower and thinner. We’ve also heard thatthe Galaxy S25 Ultra might be lighter at 219g, rather than the 232g of its predecessor.
And we have an idea of the colors it might be available in, with oneSamsung Galaxy S25 Ultra colors leakpointing to Black, Blue, Green, and Titanium shades. That said, anotherGalaxy S25 Ultra colors leakinstead hinted it will come in Titanium Black, Titanium Blue, Titanium Gray, and Titanium Silver shades, so there’s some disagreement.
AnotherS25 Ultra colors leak, from the same source as the one directly above, has added that there might also be Titanium Jade Green, Titanium Pink Gold, and Titanium Blue/Black shades as Samsung store exclusives.
Can you trust these rumors?
We’ve now seen numerous leaked images of the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra, so we’re quite confident of the design. As for a screen size increase, that’s believable too as it would bring the phone in line with theiPhone 16 Pro Max.
A new ultra-wide camera
We’ve not heard much about the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra’s cameras yet, but the most recent and credible leak on that front suggeststhe Galaxy S25 Ultra will have a new 50MP ultra-wide camera, up from 12MP on the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra.
However, they add that the other sensors will have the same megapixel counts as their predecessors, meaning a 200MP main camera, a 50MP periscope camera (likely with 5x optical zoom), and a 10MP telephoto camera (likely with 3x optical zoom).
Way back in February we did hear a different selection of camera specs from leaker@BennettBuhner. They claimed that the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra will have a 50MP ultra-wide camera, a 50MP 10x zoom camera, a 50MP 3x-5x variable zoom telephoto camera, and a new main camera that will stay at 200MP but have a larger 1-inch sensor. However, not only is this an early leak but they don’t have a very good track record.
Can you trust these rumors?
We’ve heard surprisingly little about the cameras, so it’s hard to say for sure what might feature, but a new 50MP ultra-wide sounds believable. The older camera claims mentioned here seem less likely.
A powerful Snapdragon chipset and more RAM
There has been some debate over which chipset certain Samsung Galaxy S25 models will use, but the consensus seems to increasingly be thatevery model will use the Snapdragon 8 Elite– and even when there was a debate, most sources suggested thatthe Ultra at least would use the Snapdragon 8 Elite.
Numerous sources have now spoken of the Snapdragon 8 Elite being used in the Galaxy S25 line, while talk of the other potential options – namely the Exynos 2500 and the MediaTek Dimensity 2400 – has died down, with the former apparentlyencountering major manufacturing difficulties, and the latter perhaps just being used in the Samsung Galaxy S25 FE. That said, we can’t completely rule them out yet.
All of these are top-end chipsets in any case, but the Snapdragon 8 Elite sounds particularly impressive, and should provide a major improvement to both the phone’s AI capabilities and its gaming skills.
Indeed,an early benchmark for the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultrausing this chipset suggests it could be even more powerful than the A18 Pro powering the iPhone 16 Pro Max, and we’ve since seena second Galaxy S25 Ultra benchmarkwhich has even higher scores.
Along with a powerful new chipset,the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra might also have 16GB of RAM, which is up from 12GB in the Galaxy S24 Ultra, and that should also help with AI.
On the software front, it’s likely thatthe Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra will get seamless updates.
As for the battery, the only credible leak so far points toa 5,000mAh one in the Galaxy S25 Ultra, which would mean no change from the current model’s capacity.
Can you trust these rumors?
We’d be very surprised if the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra didn’t use the Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset. Claims of more RAM and the same battery size this year are believable too, though as we’ve only heard these things from one source we’d take them with a pinch of salt.
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James is a freelance phones, tablets and wearables writer and sub-editor at TechRadar. He has a love for everything ‘smart’, from watches to lights, and can often be found arguing with AI assistants or drowning in the latest apps. James also contributes to 3G.co.uk, 4G.co.uk and 5G.co.uk and has written for T3, Digital Camera World, Clarity Media and others, with work on the web, in print and on TV.
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