Samsung Galaxy S25 Family Thread

mrk said:
All of these Chinese phones have like 100W fast charging+, so it's a given the batts support it, but will Samsung adopt it? hell no. The S25 series still has the same slow as balls charging compared to the competition, and no signs of supporting the faster wireless charging profiles too.
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They also had fast charging on the older battery tech they actually haven't increased charging speeds for years , Samsung can only hold out for so long think s26 they'll have to offer something more
 
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I'm pretty sure S26 onwards will be the turn for solid state batteries, fast charging won't be needed in the standard way as solid state cells can charge to max in minutes and retain a much longer charge overall. Samsung has been working on them since 2012 and various news coming out last few months points to 2026 onwards being the first round of products using them.
 
Samsung are milking their customers.
Unless you get a hefty discount.

And mrk, nobody is going to complain with 6000mah even at 45W so I'm not sure what your point is.
 
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My point is 45W is slow compared to the competition that charge equal or larger batteries quicker and they cost less too. It will be too late anyway because Samsung;s move to solid state negates the need for 100W charging anyway.

It's clear they knew the roadmap and just didn't bother with fast charging as they work to R&D for solid state cells.
 
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Until it's actually in a phone then yes.
Silicon carbide is here now.

You don't see people holding on to their plasma tvs waiting for microLed tvs to arrive. You move with the times. You get an OLED.
 
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mrk said:
No word on if it's the better version of qi2 though, I suspect given Samsung's track record of both wired and wireless charging advances, it will be the lowest and bare minimum feature.
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I read something a few days ago that said it won't have magnets which, to me at least, is the main draw of qi2. Surprised given the Magsafe accessories market is worth over $1bn and would be backwards compatible with qi2 (IIRC). It's hardly Samsung and other manufactures not wanting to adopt because it's an Apple invention? (Didn't Apple donate the tech FOC to thew WPC?)
 
If the renders of the S25U are real then I quite like it. I like the iPhone shape with the rounder corners and the S25U looks to be like this with flatter edges. The chip is supposed to be quite a leap again from Qualcomm and the 512gb+ comes with 16gb ram. The only real upgrade with the camera seems to be the ultra wide pixel increase from 12mp to 50mp.

But is it worth it to drop another 700 - 800 notes + my S24U for it? only if I want to keep up with the latest and greatest!
 
evohicks said:
If the renders of the S25U are real then I quite like it. I like the iPhone shape with the rounder corners and the S25U looks to be like this with flatter edges. The chip is supposed to be quite a leap again from Qualcomm and the 512gb+ comes with 16gb ram. The only real upgrade with the camera seems to be the ultra wide pixel increase from 12mp to 50mp.

But is it worth it to drop another 700 - 800 notes + my S24U for it? only if I want to keep up with the latest and greatest!
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The simple answer is definitely a No.
 
For me the move to rounded corners & flat sides is enough to upgrade from the S24 Ultra.

I bought the Pixel 9 Pro XL in October & I haven't used the S24U much at all since. It's just too damn uncomfortable to use for long periods due to the sharp corners.

So I'll be pre ordering on the announcement day. Really cannot wait to get rid of the S24U.
 
evohicks said:
If the renders of the S25U are real then I quite like it. I like the iPhone shape with the rounder corners and the S25U looks to be like this with flatter edges. The chip is supposed to be quite a leap again from Qualcomm and the 512gb+ comes with 16gb ram. The only real upgrade with the camera seems to be the ultra wide pixel increase from 12mp to 50mp.

But is it worth it to drop another 700 - 800 notes + my S24U for it? only if I want to keep up with the latest and greatest!
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I would guess the "cost of change" at launch should be much lower than 700 if you are prepared trade-in and to sell the free stuff
 
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