TL;DR
- The first leaked renders of the Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus arrived today.
- As expected, the renders show a phone that looks a lot like the Galaxy S25, just a little bigger.
- We expect this phone to arrive sometime in January 2025.
As expected, the renders show a phone that looks a lot like the base Galaxy S25. Of course, the phone is considerably larger. The source of the leak, Steve Hemmerstoffer (via Android Headlines), suggests that the Plus variant could come with measurements of 158.4 x 75.7 x 7.3 mm, which is larger in all aspects compared to the measurements of 146.9 x 70.4 x 7.2 mm of the basic Galaxy S25.
Of note, however, these leaked dimensions suggest that both phones could be slightly thinner than their 2024 counterparts.
The renders also show how flat the sides of the phone are, which is apparently the new trend. This semi-divisive design element makes the Galaxy S25 Plus look more like an iPhone than ever. We also see the new “warp pipe” camera lenses on the back.
Overall, we find the Galaxy S25 Plus fantastic, although it’s not surprising or exciting in any way. Samsung seems to be sticking to its tried and true formula with the upcoming series, for better or worse.
The Galaxy S25, Galaxy S25 Plus, and Galaxy S25 Ultra will almost certainly launch in January 2025. We expect the as-yet-unannounced Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 to power all three devices here in the US, with the possibility about what global variants this processor can also sport. However, there are rumors that Samsung could continue with its 2024 strategy and include the Snapdragon in the Ultra variant everywhere, but choose between Snapdragon and Exynos in various parts of the world for the other two variants. Time will tell on that.