Samsung could launch a Galaxy S25 Slim to compete with the rumored iPhone 17 Air
We’re now probably just a few months away from the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S25, Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus and Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra, but reports suggest that Samsung may also have a fourth model in the works, and for now we have I’ll mention it is the Samsung Galaxy S25 Slim.
The latest news on this front comes from the South Korean site ET News (via @Jukanlosreve), which states that Samsung is considering releasing a slimmer entry in the Samsung Galaxy S25 series, one that would likely land a few months after the mainline S25. We expect the Samsung Galaxy S25 to launch in January or February, so in that case we could see the Samsung Galaxy S25 Slim around April or May.
The fact that Samsung is apparently doing this next year is remarkable because Apple will also reportedly launch a thinner phone in 2025, perhaps called the iPhone 17 Slim or iPhone 17 Air. This would give Samsung’s potential new device a direct competitor, although as mentioned, the Galaxy S25 Slim would likely hit the market a little earlier than Apple’s equivalent model.
It’s unclear exactly how thin the Samsung Galaxy S25 Slim would be, but the thinnest model in the Samsung Galaxy S24 line is 7.6mm thick, so we’d expect it to be noticeably thinner.
An S25 Slim or an S25 FE?
It is also uncertain whether the Samsung Galaxy S25 Slim would be the first in a completely new product line, or whether Samsung would simply make the Samsung Galaxy S25 FE slimmer than previous FE models. One previous leak The Electric suggested the latter, and we’ve also previously heard that the Samsung Galaxy S25 FE could land in April, which would match the predicted launch time of the Samsung Galaxy S25 Slim.
If these two phones are indeed one and the same, then we have some idea of the Samsung Galaxy S25 Slim’s specs, as the Galaxy S25 FE is said to have a 6.7-inch display and an Exynos 2400 chipset.
The other specs of this phone are unknown, but making it thinner would likely require sacrifices in other areas, perhaps leading to a smaller battery or fewer cameras, for example.
It’s also not clear how widely available the Samsung Galaxy S25 Slim will be, with the report in ET News suggesting that the device may only be released in small quantities to assess demand for it, and if it becomes a hit, Samsung could can make the following This year’s Samsung Galaxy S26 Slim is more widely available.
Either way, we’re taking all this with a grain of salt for now, but hopefully Samsung’s plans will become clearer in the coming months.