UPDATE: 2024/11/28 09:23 EST BY KARANDEEP SINGH OBEROI
A previous version of this article incorrectly stated that the base S25 model would offer only 9W wireless charging. That spec actually pertained to the device’s Wireless Power Transfer/reverse wireless charging capabilities. The article has been updated to reflect the correct information.
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Key Takeaways
- The Samsung Galaxy S25 series have been certified for launch in the USA by the FCC.
- The three models are the Galaxy S25, Galaxy S25+, and Galaxy S25 Ultra, which also comes with an S-Pen.
- The vanilla Galaxy S25 won’t have ultrawide-band and will have slower wireless charging than its predecessor, the Galaxy S24.
It looks like the Samsung Galaxy S25 launch is around the corner. Samsung has bagged all the necessary certifications from the FCC for the entire Galaxy S25 line.
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The Galaxy S25 trio is coming early next year — here’s what we know
The Galaxy S25, S25+, and the S25 Ultra have been spotted on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) website (via 91 Mobiles). This can only mean their launch is imminent. There have been enough leaks over the past few months to indicate the devices are ready for launch, and this is the final proof.
What we know about the Galaxy S25 series
Source: 91 Mobiles
We know there are three Galaxy S25 devices coming. Thanks to these FCC filings, we now know their model numbers.
Samsung Galaxy S25: SM-931U
Samsung Galaxy S25+: SM-936U
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra: SM-938U
All three devices come with support for 5G, dual-band WiFi, Bluetooth, GNSS, and NFC connectivity. It looks like the Galaxy S25+ and Galaxy S25 Ultra will get ultrawide-band (UWB), but the Galaxy S25 will not. The Galaxy S25 Ultra will come with an S-Pen produced by Wacom.
The filings also show the Galaxy S25 will stick with the same 25W charging adapter we got with the Galaxy S24. Meanwhile, the two bigger brothers will get 45W wired fast charging and will have the same adapter, listed as model number EP-T2510. Elsewhere, the FCC document indicates that S25 series devices will be capable of producing a maximum of 9W of power for ‘WPT’ (Wireless Power Transfer), better known as wireless power share/reverse wireless charging. This doesn’t necessarily mean that all S25 series devices will offer 9W reverse wireless charging, but it’s definitely something to keep an eye on as more information about Samsung’s upcoming flagships emerge.
The other rumors
Other than that, we know this new Galaxy series will have flat screens and thin bezels, and a Pixel-esque shape with rounded corners. Fans of the boxy Ultra series, and its Galaxy Note predecessor, may be disappointed. We also heard that these devices will ship with a new Samsung gaming mode, designed to push system resources to gaming needs when you enter it. We’ve seen this on other devices, notably the Redmagic and ROG gaming phones.
The launch of these devices will most likely happen in January. As usual, we’ll have all the details when we get them.
