The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra will be released early next year, but as we get closer to it, leaked images of Samsung's next flagship smartphone, which could be one of the best phones ever, are starting to emerge

The latest comes from Ice Universe, a regular Samsung leaker who shares new renders of the Galaxy S25 Ultra on Chinese social media site Weibo, as spotted by 9to5 Google

A few weeks ago, we saw some first renders from Ice Universe, which showed off the redesigned phone in addition to the S Pen the new images from Ice Universe give us a little of what the right side of the phone might look like with the volume and power buttons on the side give us an idea The sides appear flatter than those on the S24 Ultra, but we can tell that is due to the rendering software itself and not due to design choices

The most significant change seems to be the rounded corners, a big difference from the square corners reminiscent of the discontinued Note series that have characterized the Ultra series since the Galaxy S22 Ultra The Note is the current Plus that Sammy usually has in its lineup model, but a new rounded corner model may make a comeback as a successor

Ice Universe did not reveal the back of the phone, citing the design as unfinished They did not reveal how the back of the phone might be changed or how different it might look Still, Samsung probably needs to shake up the design of its flagship phone, which has had the same look for years

The Galaxy S24 Ultra launched in January of this year, a bit earlier than Samsung's usual launch month If Samsung sticks to January, that's when the S25 lineup will be available