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TL;DR
- The Galaxy S25 Slim could launch in Q2 2025 as an alternative of January 2025 with the remainder of the S25 lineup.
- The most recent One UI 7 beta mentions the three S25 collection telephones however doesn’t embody the S25 Slim, suggesting a delayed launch.
- Samsung might nonetheless tease the Galaxy S25 Slim in January and launch it in later months.
The Galaxy S25 collection is anticipated to be launched at a Galaxy Unpacked occasion, which is rumored to be held on January 22, 2025. Leaks counsel we’ll additionally see a teaser for Samsung’s Mission Moohan XR headset, although the machine itself may very well be made out there at a later date. In case you had been ready for the Galaxy S25 Slim to additionally launch alongside, you is perhaps upset.
We proceed to listen to leaks in regards to the fourth mannequin within the Galaxy S25 collection, the Galaxy S25 Slim. The lineup has been noticed within the GSMA IMEI database, with mannequin numbers SM-S931, SM-S936, and SM-S938 for the Galaxy S25, S25 Plus, and S25 Extremely. Later, a fourth mannequin, SM-S937, was noticed, slotting between the S25 Plus and Extremely. Leaks have advised {that a} delayed entry into the database signifies that the machine might launch round Q2 2025 as an alternative of January 2025 with the remainder of the lineup.
We now have extra corroborative proof that the Galaxy S25 Slim is not going to go on sale in early 2025 alongside the remainder of the S25 collection. The most recent One UI 7 beta accommodates a listing of carrier-specific Samsung cellphone fashions. This checklist mentions “U” variations (US regional variants) of the SM-S931, SM-S936, and SM-S938. Curiously, the checklist doesn’t have the SM-S937, indicating {that a} launch of the Galaxy S25 Slim will not be on the playing cards alongside the opposite S25 variations.
This doesn’t imply that Samsung is not going to launch the Galaxy S25 Slim in any respect. As an alternative, it signifies that the S25 Slim isn’t essentially a part of the primary wave of gadgets that will probably be launched and subsequently go on sale in very early 2025. Samsung might nonetheless reveal or tease the Galaxy S25 Slim and select to promote it within the coming months, which corroborates with its Q2 2025 launch timeline. Samsung has adopted an analogous technique for the Galaxy Ring, and the Galaxy Ring 2 can also be anticipated to be teased in an analogous method, with a restricted stage debut in January and full launch in later months.