Samsung will reportedly release a Galaxy S25 Slim next year as a test for a potential S26 design

31 October 2024
This will be an exercise in market research - how will consumers react to a slim phone?

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  • 01 Nov 2024

thicker phone actually because of camera sensor, bigger sensor needs longer focal length.

thinner phone equal to shitty camera.

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    • 01 Nov 2024

    My personal thinking is there should be only two models from S devices - big and small..
    Same hardware with telephoto cams, one is 6.2inch screen and the second one would be 6.7/6.8inch screen
    makes more sense than making S devices so much different in hardware

      DarlingYext, 31 Oct 2024Oh, you mean the S3 Slim? Well yes that was very slim at al... moreYour after the size? I talked about the name. Use brain

        I think a thin phone would be cool but I prefer lightweight before going thinner. To make them lightweight you have to use extremely low power components and optimized software.

        163gr for an S20 is very exciting, considering I can get nearly 10h sot on OneUI5.1. Sure S23/S24 are still below 170gr but I'd rather use plastic/glass/aluminum than titanium/steel.

        People who dream about big batteries seem to forget that power efficiency trumps battery size. You can have a brick and a small sleek device which both have the same SOT on one charge.

        Furthermore, with a small battery you don't need 200W charging. AND if you have a 6000mAh battery even 100W charging feels slow. Perhaps even slower than what a smaller battery phone can do with 45W charging.

          Lassen, 31 Oct 2024Will be hard to do such a slim phone with user replaceable ... moreUser replaceable doesn't mean toolless right?

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            • Anonymous
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            • 01 Nov 2024

            Solun1, 01 Nov 2024Love me some slim phone. I still remember my slider U600 Ul... moreThe A8 was 8.4mm thick actually. But there were a couple of Samsung phones a decade ago that were small and thin, the Alpha that the article mentioned, and A3, which was almost a similar phone by it's design and dimensions. Both were pretty phones tbh, and if Samsung releases them again in 2024, I'd like to buy despite the older design. They were just beautifully compact and classy

              Samsung now even copies Apple's rumors?

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                • Anonymous
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                • 01 Nov 2024

                "a test for a potential" my 🍑 . it's because iPhone gonna have iPhone Slim, so samsung need to follow. pathetic.

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                  • vG8
                  • 01 Nov 2024

                  Anonymous, 31 Oct 2024Ever heard of Lithium Carbon batteries? All the new Chinese... morethat's silicon carbon they are using recently

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                    • Anonymous
                    • vG8
                    • 01 Nov 2024

                    I still have a 6.1 mm moto flagship from 7 years ago. It's so sleek and pretty I kept it as a collectible

                      Love me some slim phone. I still remember my slider U600 Ultra thin edition. And Galaxy A8 was like 6 mm thin. But the most beautiful Samsung phones ever were Galaxy S6 Edge+ in gold color and Note 20 Ultra in bronze. Those were something...

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                        • 01 Nov 2024

                        I don't want a slimmer phone, I want a narrower phone no more than 68mm width to use with one hand. Something like the Asus Zenphone (but without stock Android) or the Sony Xperia 5 (but without making it tall).

                        Sadly, there seems to be little demand for small compact powerful phones so making a slimmer phone with worse battery life and that's still too big is a bit pointless.

                          This doesn't make sense. Such a phone design must be finalized close to a year before launch, clearly at least half a year or more. They cannot launch it months after the S25 series, wait to get people's reaction over first weeks/months, then change their mind for S26. That must enter test production then full one in time to have enough units for sale soon after announcement. The S6 was clearly finalized by the time the Alpha went on sale.

                          This report doesn't make sense in real life, production is not instantaneous.

                            Samsung mobile division needs to be clean out. A slim model is not needed.

                              We don't want slim phones, we want big batteries.

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                                • Anonymous
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                                • 31 Oct 2024

                                Pheelzy, 31 Oct 2024The copium is real 😂😭It is always Samsung fan that will defend their beloved with dumb takes.

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                                  • 31 Oct 2024

                                  I fully support idea of slim and lightweight device. I don't care much about camera and battery because even the basic camera and battery size are sufficient for decent performance.

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                                    • 31 Oct 2024

                                    Mr. Anonymous, 31 Oct 2024How does tablet solve "better cameras and battery life... moreBy using less the phone.

                                      Anonymous, 31 Oct 2024You can always go and buy a tablet.How does tablet solve "better cameras and battery life on a phone" ?

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                                        • 31 Oct 2024

                                        Lassen, 31 Oct 2024Will be hard to do such a slim phone with user replaceable ... moreThe bad news is that EU mandate on removable batteries isn't like the Galaxy S5, Note 13 or Xcover6 Pro level of battery removal. As long as the sealed battery doesn't require liquid solvent like some models like this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXz7NVX_O-A , then they pass the EU requirement.

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