What timing! As soon as the iPhone 16 was released, a large number of rendered images of Samsung's Galaxy S25 leaked

Similar to the Galaxy S25 Ultra renderings earlier this week, the standard S25 leaks come to us via Android Headlines and leaker Steve Hemmerstoffer, OnLeaks on X

At first glance, the standard Galaxy S25 doesn't look much different from the current Galaxy S24 The Ultra variant is more curvy, but the vanilla model seems to be intact

We have seen rumors claiming that the S25 will feature a larger 636-inch display However, Android Headlines claims that the dimensions of the S25 will be slightly smaller than the S24 at 1469 x 704 x 72 mm, compared to the Galaxy S24 at 147 x 706 x 76 mm Samsung has already reduced the bezel between the S23 and S24, but will there be enough bezel left to shrink?

Unless things change, the S25 should have the same aluminum body as the S24, leaving the titanium body for the Ultra model

Internally, we are undecided about the S25 There have been conflicting reports about whether Samsung will use the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 for the S25 lineup One report claims that Samsung will exclusively use the Exynos 2500 as its system-on-chip, while other reports claim that Samsung plans to use both the Exynos 2500 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 in the Galaxy S25, but Samsung's new rumors have surfaced about its chip plans Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo believes that the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 will be the only option for all Galaxy S25 models

Benchmarks of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 have been leaked, showing it to be a powerful chip However, the Gen 4 processor is rumored to be raising the cost of manufacturing new phones This may be why the S25's appearance and internals have not changed much

The S25 should upgrade RAM to 12GB and storage capacity should again start at 128GB Samsung has kept the same battery for the past two generations, and the S25 is likely to have the same 4000mAh battery

Again, if Qualcomm's chips are driving up manufacturing costs, that may be why the S25 will have only minimal upgrades

Nevertheless, Samsung leaker Ice Universe claims that the OneUI 71 operating system will offset the lack of updates and “make people happy again” They have been mouthing the OneUI update for a while now, and it sounds like it will be a significant upgrade for Samsung phones The beta version was supposed to be released in August 2024, but has been delayed indefinitely Therefore, it is unclear when this miraculous update will appear

Last year, Samsung announced the S24 series in January and is expected to do the same for the S25 lineup; with CES taking place at the beginning of the month, it is unlikely that Samsung will move it forward from the January 17 date it used this year