Samsung Galaxy S25: Confirmed Major Upgrades in Camera and Display Technology

Samsung just confirmed big upgrades for the Galaxy S25 | Digital Trends

It shouldn't be a surprise that Samsung is working on the Samsung Galaxy S25; that's to be expected since a new flagship generation gets launched every year. What is surprising is just how early Samsung has decided to confirm the existence of the upcoming device. It did so in the latest earnings call, confirming not just the existence of the S25 series but also some of the specs. "So, on your second question, we've consistently upgraded the hardware in our S Series to deliver industry-leading experiences to customers, and we'll continue to enhance key experiences as well (as) upgrade hardware so that we can offer top performance," said Samsung MX Vice President, Daniel Arujo. "For camera and display specs in particular, where we've been leading, the S25 at launch will have top-of-the-line upgrades. And we're also preparing industry-best APs and memory to boost AI performance and offer an overall premium experience," A top-of-the-line processor and industry-leading camera and display specs are to be expected in any flagship phone, so again, this isn't exactly a surprise, but it does confirm some early rumors about the S25. Recommended Videos All indications are that the S25 Ultra is the device Arujo is talking about. When we reported on Samsung's camera tech earlier, it seemed likely that the S25 Ultra would come with a 200-megapixel primary rear camera, a 50MP telephoto camera with 3x optical zoom, a 50MP telephoto camera with 5x optical zoom, and a 50MP ultrawide camera. Under the hood, we expect the S25 Ultra to have the latest and greatest Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chip with Qualcomm's Oryon CPU. While the Gen 4 has not been officially announced, it's expected to be unveiled at Snapdragon Summit 2024 in October. Meanwhile, the Galaxy S25 and S25 Plus may have Samsung's in-house 3nm Exynos 2500 processor, which Samsung also mentioned in the earnings call months before its anticipated launch. Aside from that, Samsung also mentioned that it's continuing to steam full speed ahead into AI. The company is planning to acquire Oxford Semantic Technologies, a UK-based AI firm that works on knowledge graphs, which is apparently vital to the AI industry. It's interesting that Samsung has chosen to tip its hands this early about the Galaxy S25, but it didn't really reveal anything we didn't already suspect. Expect to get more concrete information on the Galaxy S25 specs as we get further into the year. A lot of leaks are likely to pick up after the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 goes official in October.

Samsung says Galaxy S25 will have 'top-of-the-line' camera and display

According to Samsung, the Galaxy S25 will bring some possibly-big updates to the display and camera, of course accompanied by more of a focus on AI. In Samsung's latest earnings call, as transcribed by Seeking Alpha, the company's VP of Mobile Experience, Daniel Araujo, explicitly teased new information about the upcoming Galaxy S25 series. This was in response to a question about Samsung's plans for AI in future smartphones. Araujo recapped Samsung's efforts to bring AI to its mobile products, including Galaxy AI features that first debuted in the Galaxy S24 series, expanded with new foldables, and are also coming to wearables as well. Araujo also says that Samsung will "stay ahead of evolving AI technology trends." But, alongside all of that, it was also mentioned that Samsung will continue to improve its hardware. It's explained that the Galaxy S25 in particular will see "top-of-the-line upgrades" around its display and cameras, as well as using "industry-best" chips and memory to enhance the performance of AI features. ...we'll continue to enhance key experiences as well upgrade hardware so that we can offer top performance. For camera and display specs in particular, where we've been leading, the S25 at launch will have top-of-the-line upgrades. And we're also preparing industry-best APs and memory to boost AI performance and offer an overall premium experience. There's no word on what display and camera upgrades might be coming on the Galaxy S25, but we do know that Samsung is likely going to use Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Gen 4, as well as its own 3nm Exynos 2500 within the Galaxy S25 series. Camera upgrades in particular are key for Samsung with its next generation. While Samsung's hardware is solid for cameras, many have taken issue with the company's software and processing, something we took issue with in our Galaxy S24 Ultra review earlier this year.