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What to expect at Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2025: From Galaxy S25 Ultra to One UI 7
Samsung’s next Galaxy Unpacked event is 3 days away. Samsung is all set to hold a Galaxy Unpacked event coming up fast on January 22, 2025, in San Jose, the same as the Galaxy S24 series. The company isn’t being coy about at least a couple of things it’s talking about – in its rumors online clearly hint at the Galaxy S25 series and the One UI 7 announcement.
There will be more to the Samsung Galaxy Unpacked Event 2025 than just the Galaxy S25 series flagship phones and pre-announcement device reservation discounts. Samsung announced its regular Galaxy phones at its Galaxy Unpacked event last year, so that’s it, but we might also hear about other stuff, including the new Samsung Galaxy S25 Slim, Next-gen Bixby, Galaxy Ring 2 products, and, of course, the big One UI 7 announcement.
Galaxy S25 series
Ahead of Samsung Galaxy Unpacked Event 2025 held, plenty about the Galaxy S25 series has already leaked. It seems the Galaxy S25 Ultra is getting an updated, more round-off corner design, significantly brighter screens, and a touch longer battery life, though using the same 5000mAh battery size as its predecessor.
The Galaxy S25 and Galaxy S25+ may be less changed from the previous model, but it’s expected to see some other key updates. All the models of the Galaxy S25 series are expected to be lighter, and powered by a Snapdragon 8 Elite processor.
Thanks to on-device Galaxy AI, the Galaxy S25 series’ battery performance is constantly optimized. Besides a similar brightness boost to the Galaxy S25 Ultra, the Galaxy S25, and S25+ may get a much brighter screen like its Ultra sibling, along with a vapor chamber cooling system and 4000mAh with 25W wired charging, 4,900mAh, and 5000mAh battery with 45W super-fast wired charging.
One UI 7 rollout announcement
On December 05, Samsung announced the official One UI 7 release will start with upcoming Galaxy S series devices, featuring additional AI capabilities including enhanced on-device AI functions, starting from the first quarter of 2025.
In the meantime, we expect the stable One UI 7 update release schedule to be announced at the next Galaxy Unpacked 2025 event.
Samsung is expected not to be so late with the Android 16-based One UI 8 update next year. Google, on the other hand, is planning to release the stable Android 16 update in Q2 of 2025, three months ahead of its regular schedule.
Galaxy S25 Slim
Samsung shows an exciting glimpse of Samsung’s brand-new, lighter, and thinner device: the Galaxy S25 Slim at this month’s Unpacked event. The Galaxy S25 Slim could be as thin as 6.60mm, in comparison, the iPhone 17 Air will reach a mere 6.25mm thickness.
First, of its kind for Samsung, the Galaxy S25 Slim is set to disrupt the market with its staunch specifications such as pro-grade features such as a 200MP main camera, a 3.5x Telephoto sensor, Snapdragon 8 Elite and a large battery of around 4700mAh. The phone is expected to be released in the second half of this year.
Next-generation Bixby
Last year, Samsung launched the next-generation Bixby with the W25 and W25 Flip in China, which is powered by a large language model (LLM). In the Galaxy Unpacked 2025 promo video, Samsung showcased an enhanced version of its virtual assistant, Bixby, which is powered by generative AI.
The Next-generation Bixby could be similar to new versions of Apple’s Siri, Google’s Gemini, and Open AI’s ChatGPT in understanding complex commands and remembering the context of conversations.
Galaxy Ring 2
Just like last year, Samsung may show off an exciting glimpse of its all-new, powerful, and accessible health and wellness device: the Galaxy Ring 2. Meanwhile, no supporting evidence has surfaced online yet.
Apart from that, the company may give journalists time with a prototype at the Mobile World Congress in February, revealing a bit about the colors and size of the ring and more.
Stay tuned to SammyMobiles to learn more about the Samsung Galaxy Unpacked Event 2025.
More on Galaxy S25
Samsung began hyping its upcoming Galaxy S26 series key specs, including the display, battery, and other parameters. After the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Galaxy Z Flip 7 phones, Samsung seems to be working on the Galaxy S26 series. It looks like the device has already started surfing the internet. A new leak has shed light on the key specs of the Galaxy S26 series, including the display.
According to TheElec (via Jukanlosreve), Samsung is working on the three Galaxy S26 series models, including Galaxy S26, Galaxy S26 Edge, and Galaxy S26 Ultra. Plus, the company may not release the Galaxy S26 Plus. Moreover, the reports shared new insights on the Samsung Galaxy S26 Series display panel shape.
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As per the report, Samsung Galaxy S26, Galaxy S26 Edge, and Galaxy S26 Ultra may feature 6.27-inch, 6.66-inch, and 6.89-inch displays, respectively.
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Samsung Camera Assistant is a module powered by the Good Lock app that improves the camera experience on Galaxy devices. The app allows users to customize various camera settings, such as adding a 2x zoom button, increasing the shutter speed, and adjusting other features of the main camera, and save videos directly to external storage. In One UI 8, Samsung has introduced new features to the Camera Assistant app to let you take Motion Photo with a shutter sound.
Samsung has pushed a new update for the Camera Assistant Good Lock module, which brings new features and One UI 8 support. Users can identify the latest update through version 4.0.00.1.
With this new update, Motion Photos will have a shutter sound, giving users more control and adding a fun touch to taking photos.
The update also brings One UI 8 software, which offers a more refined and intuitive user experience. Additionally, the Korean tech giant has expanded camera assistant compatibility to include its latest foldable devices, the Galaxy Z Flip 7 and Galaxy Z Fold 7.
For your information, let us tell you that Samsung is regularly working to make the Good Lock module compatible with One UI 8. Samsung is now bringing One UI 8 support for the Camera Assistant app, after Multistar and Display Assistant.
Once the update is officially released, the Camera Assistant app will be available on all eligible Galaxy smartphones. Samsung continues to extend support for this app to select Galaxy devices. However, some features may not be available on all models due to differences in hardware and software.
Support model:
- One UI 8.0 or higher : Flip7/Fold7
- One UI 7.0 or higher : S25/A56/M56/F56
- One UI 6.1 or higher : S24FE/S21FE/A55/M53/Quantum5/Fold6/Flip6
- One UI 6.0 or higher : S24/A73/A72/A54/A53/A52s/A52 5G/A52/M54/F54/Quantum 2
- One UI 5.1 or higher : S23/S23FE/S22/S21/S20/Note20/Fold5/Flip5/Fold4/Flip4/Fold3/Flip3/Fold2/Flip
The company is expected to update more Good Lock modules and plugins soon to support One UI 8. So if you use other suites from Good Lock, keep an eye out for new software updates.
Samsung recently shared its revised software update plan for July 2025. Through this updated plan, Samsung has confirmed that three Galaxy devices, the Galaxy Tab S7 FE, Galaxy F52 5G, and Galaxy A22 5G are no longer eligible for software updates.
Now, Galaxy Tab S7 FE, Galaxy F52 5G, and Galaxy A22 5G have been removed from the Biannual plan in July 2025. It means that Galaxy Tab S7 FE, Galaxy F52 5G, and Galaxy A22 5G devices will no longer receive software updates as they have completed their update cycle.
The Galaxy Tab S7 FE, Galaxy F52 5G, and Galaxy A22 5G were released in 2021. Since then, these three Galaxy devices have received three major Android updates, along with regular security patches. Now, after several years of support, Samsung is officially ending updates for these Galaxy devices.
So, what does this mean for these phone and tablet users? First, don’t worry, because your tablet will still work. Even though the Korean tech giant will no longer send out new Android versions or monthly security updates, your device will still receive Google Play system updates. These updates help keep your Galaxy device secure and let you continue using important apps like banking, social media, and video streaming.
If you want the newest features and latest Android updates, you might want to upgrade to a newer Galaxy phone and tablet. You can check tablets from the Galaxy Tab A10 series, the Tab S9 series, or the Galaxy A56 5G. These new Galaxy devices offer better performance, new features, and longer support.
However, if your current devices are working well and you’re happy with them, there’s no need to upgrade right away. The Galaxy Tab S7 FE, Galaxy F52 5G, and Galaxy A22 5G can still handle basic tasks like browsing the web, watching videos, or using social media.
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