Samsung’s Galaxy S25 event: what to expect and how to watch

Samsung is set to announce its Galaxy S25 phones at its Galaxy Unpacked event tomorrow, January 22, at 1 p.m. ET. The event typically focuses on its next smartphones and software features, which you can bet include lots of AI, but there should also be other things here and there. Here’s what we expect and how you can watch.

Samsung will stream the event on YouTubeits websiteand its news room pageand we write about the announcements as they happen right here on The edge.

We expect the company to unveil the Galaxy S25, S25 Plus and S25 Ultra. It sounds like we’ll be getting more of the same with those phones, apart from the S25 Ultra, which is expected to receive design tweaks like slightly rounder corners. At least that’s according to a preview in a set of leaked renders that hit the internet last week. The company has said that its 2025 Galaxy devices will have Qi2 wireless charging, but it’s possible that that just means they’re “Qi2 Ready” phones that need a magnetic case to get the full MagSafe-like experience.

The phones will run Samsung’s tweaked version of Android 15, One UI 7, which launched in beta last month with features like an iPhone Dynamic Island-like “Now Bar”, a redesigned camera app and the ability to disable HDR content to avoid being overwhelmed by overly bright videos in your social feeds. The said the company yesterday that One UI 7 “seamlessly integrates AI agents and multimodal capabilities into every touchpoint.” Expect more along those lines during the event.

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