What to expect at the Samsung Galaxy S25 event

Samsung is set to unveil its Galaxy S25 phones at the Galaxy Unpacked event, which will take place on January 22 at 1 p.m. EST. The event usually focuses on more smartphones and software features that you can bet contain a lot of AI, but there should be other things here and there as well. Here’s what we expect and how you can watch it.

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We expect the company to unveil the Galaxy S25, S25 Plus and S25 Ultra. It looks like we’re getting more and more of the same with these phones, with the exception of the S25 Ultra, which is expected to feature design tweaks like slightly rounded corners. At least that’s according to a preview in a set of renders that leaked online last week.

The company has said that its Galaxy 2025 devices will support Qi2 wireless charging, but it’s possible that this only means they are “Qi2 Ready” phones, which require a magnetic case to take full advantage of the MagSafe feature.

The phones will run on Samsung’s improved version of Android 15, One UI 7, which was introduced in beta last month and includes features such as the “Now Bar” resembling the iPhone’s lively island, a redesigned camera app and the ability to turn off HDR content. to avoid being ambushed by overly vivid videos on your social media channels. The the company said yesterday, One UI 7 “seamlessly integrates AI agents and multimodal capabilities at every touch point.” Expect more on this topic during the event.

It seems unlikely that Samsung will unveil the Galaxy S25 “Slim” phone. A recent leak suggested that the phone won’t be coming to the US. There’s also a chance the company will talk more about the “Project Moohan” VR headset that my colleague Victoria Song unveiled in December.