A user posted a screenshot of a recently received Samsung survey about its promotional run for the Galaxy S25. The form states those who complete it will receive a "10% discount" on the Galaxy S25 on "January 5," potentially indicating an earlier launch ...

With a Galaxy S25 Slim reportedly in development, Samsung seems to be saying that any phone Apple makes, it can make thinner. And should the rumored addition to Samsung's Galaxy S25 lineup surface next year as leakers have suggested, 2025 could turn out to be a big year for slimmed-down phones.

Samsung is gearing up to launch the Galaxy S25 series on January 5, 2025, according to a leaked survey. The timing of this launch is earlier than expected, as the Galaxy S24 launched in late January, while the Galaxy S23 debuted in mid-February.

As the excitement around Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S25 release, the community was ready for the South Korean company to go all-in on Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset and offer every S25, S25+ and S25 Ultra with the advanced system-on-chip. Unfortunately, the latest benchmarking results may leave many in Europe frustrated.

The Samsung Galaxy S25 could ship with the Exynos 2500 instead of the Snapdragon Elite. Or it might not. No one is really sure at this point.

As for the scores, the leak shows an impressive single-core result of 3,148 and a multi-core score of 10,236. Those big numbers blow the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra out of the water while besting the Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max and its A18 Pro chipset.

Samsung will release the Galaxy S25 family in early 2025—it won't admit that, but we all know it's happening. The new phones will undoubtedly run the latest Qualcomm silicon with big, bright OLED screens,