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The Samsung Galaxy S25 series is still at least half a yr away , with the phones anticipated to launch sometime early next year , in all likelihood sometime between January and February found on common law . However , a recentexclusive from Android Headlinessuggests there may be a radical modification in the line for the S25 series — it may not come with a Galaxy S25 Plus model , leaving just a even S25 and S25 Ultra as part of the lineup .
The rumor is based on Android Headline ’s examinations of the IMEI database . The Galaxy S25 is available with model number SMS931B / DS , the S25 Ultra seem as SM - S938B , SM - S938U , SM - S938N , and SM - S9380 . For reference , the B in the IMEI number stand for the Global modelling , the U for the USA , and the N for South Korea .
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Android Headline believes that the skip of the S25 Plus from the database propose that Samsung is do a major change to the lineup and launching only two devices in the S25 series . It also points out that the Plus variant has n’t always converge sales expectations .
In 2020 , Samsung really had four variants : the Galaxy S20 , S20 Plus , Note 20 , and take down 20 Ultra . This was streamline in 2021 to just the S21 , S21 Plus , and S21 Ultra , and Samsung has kept this release schedule ever since .
The reasoning here strikes us as a petty thin . There are many reasons why a headphone poser may not have been entered into the IMEI database yet . AsSamMobile level out , just because there is n’t an early sign of an S25 Plus model does n’t stand for that it does n’t exist or is n’t in development . According to multiple sources , includingGalaxy Club , the Galaxy S25 Plus is still in development . Samsung refers to the base , Plus , and Ultra models using codification names F1 , F2 , and F3 with accompanying role model number SM - S931 , SM - S936 , and SM - S938 . As far as we know so far , all three simulation are still on the table .
In other rumors , we ’ve gotten some possible penetration into theprospective tv camera sensor of the S25 , plus some lecture that Samsung maymove away from Qualcommto a MediaTek cow chip or some combination of MediaTek , Exynos , and Qualcomm chips . The latter rumor was recentlycontradicted by dependable tipster Ming - Chi Kuo , who said Samsung will be stick with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 for the S25 and that Qualcomm will in reality be the sole provider .
At this stage , we ’re still very early in the rumor cycle for the Galaxy S25 . thing normally do n’t firm up until later in the class , so have a bun in the oven to get more reliable and less self-contradictory information in the coming month .
