4 issues the Galaxy S25 Extremely must turn out to...

It is likely to be tough to consider in case you’re aware of how a lot I cowl Apple’s iPhone, however there was a time after I most popular Samsung’s S sequence smartphones. Again within the day, in comparison with Apple’s providing, they featured what felt like a monumental leap in design and {hardware} yearly, particularly relating to digital camera efficiency. I do know it was years in the past, however bear in mind the large leap between the Galaxy S3 and the Galaxy S4? In 2013, it felt monumental.

However these days are lengthy gone, with the South Korean tech big as an alternative content material to launch yearly iterative updates to its top-tier smartphone line, identical to practically each trendy cellphone maker. Nonetheless, based on leaks and rumors, the Galaxy S25 Ultra is shaping as much as be a formidable smartphone, particularly if Samsung makes just a few key upgrades to the flagship gadget. With only some days till its official reveal on January 22nd, we can’t have lengthy to attend to know for certain.

With all of this in thoughts, listed here are 4 upgrades I hope we see with the Galaxy S25 Extremely.

1 Please be sure that iPhone-like design revamp is refined

Primarily based on leaks, Samsung is certainly heading in the right direction

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I just like the adjustments Samsung made to the look of Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6 this yr. The corporate’s extra squared-off design route provides the foldable smartphones an angrier, barely extra mature look. However, with the Galaxy S25 Extremely (and the remainder of the Galaxy S25 line), rumors level to Samsung taking issues in a unique route.

Together with decreased bezels and a barely smaller dimension throughout the board, all Galaxy S25 gadgets (together with the Galaxy S25 Extremely) are rumored to characteristic extra rounded-off corners and rear digital camera bumps that look much like the Galaxy Z Fold 6’s. They’re impartial and never sitting on a extra vital bump and appear to characteristic the skinny black rings I wasn’t a giant fan of with the Galaxy Z Fold 6. General, although, I am into the friendlier, clearly iPhone-inspired, softer edges, however like with all smartphones, I will have to get my arms on the Galaxy S25 extremely earlier than passing last judgment.

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2 Please make 16GB of RAM commonplace

It is 2025 — 12GB simply does not minimize it on an Android cellphone anymore

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We all know just about for certain that the Galaxy S25 Extremely will characteristic Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite chip, however how a lot RAM the smartphone will come geared up with is a unique query. The Galaxy S24 Extremely featured 12GB of RAM until you opted for the top-tier storage configuration, however with rumors surrounding Samsung’s Galaxy AI efforts being kicked into overdrive, it is smart for the tech big to extend the Galaxy S25 Extremely’s RAM to 16GB (for the report, I hope Bixby is not poised for a comeback).

Hopefully, that is true and all Galaxy S25 Extremely storage configurations, together with 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB, include 16GB of RAM. To be truthful, my expertise with all Galaxy S sequence gadgets has been easy for a number of years, however extra RAM is rarely a nasty factor, significantly in case you’re a giant multitasker.

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3 The Galaxy S25 Extremely wants to start out at 512GB of storage

256GB of storage is not sufficient anymore

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Sure, I do know cloud storage exists — Google Images/Drive are nice, for certain. Nevertheless, given how a lot Samsung’s top-tier flagship smartphone prices now, particularly within the US, it feels ridiculous that the gadget has began at simply 256GB of onboard storage for the previous a number of years. I hope that this yr, Samsung lastly provides in and presents the base-tier Galaxy S25 Extremely with 512GB of storage.

A 256GB improve to the Galaxy S25 Extremely’s beginning storage may not sound like a giant deal, however double the storage could make a world of distinction, particularly when it is already that low. This transformation is lengthy overdue and will have occurred a number of years in the past as app and photograph file sizes proceed to extend.

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4 I would like Photographic Fashion-like options

I exploit an iPhone 16 Professional as my day by day gadget, and I do know I will discover it tough to surrender cellphone’s versatile digital camera settings

Not less than so far as the Galaxy S25 Extremely’s digital camera is anxious, I am not anticipating vital upgrades. This implies we’ll possible see a 200-megapixel foremost sensor, a 50-megapixel 5x telephoto lens, a 10-megapixel 3x telephoto, and new for this yr, an upgraded 50-megapixel ultra-wide. Whereas the ultra-wide enchancment is welcome, I discover that I actually do not use the lens fairly often.

What I would like from the Galaxy S25 Extremely is a one thing much like the iPhone 16’s Photographic Styles. As a smartphone pictures fanatic, this characteristic is an entire recreation changer. It permits me to tweak images precisely how I would like, proper all the way down to the tone and total colours of the pictures. Within the context of the Galaxy S25 Extremely, I might have the ability to extra finely tune down the pores and skin smoothing and out-there highlights which can be so widespread with the tech big’s flagship smartphones. This may undoubtedly encourage me to achieve for the Galaxy S25 Extremely extra steadily after I depart the home.

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