Samsung Galaxy Unpacked LIVE: all the S25 news as it happens

Awesome offers?

Mike here, T3's Tech Editor, back in the hot seat to keep the Samsung Galaxy S25 action coming. I'm set up near the SAP Center in San Jose, which is the exact same place where last year's S24 reveal happened – although I'm yet to get my eyes on the venue to see whether there are any big S25 hints on site.

Anyway, ahead of tomorrow's Unpacked event, it's got me thinking about one of the best promotions from last year – by pre-ordering, Samsung would award you double the storage for free. So 512GB would be the base, at no extra cost. I'm hopeful there will be the same promotion for the S25 this year too.

If the rumours are true and the S25 models don't differ vastly from their predecessors then good trade-in deals and pre-order promotions – a freebie bundled in, too, a Galaxy Ring, perhaps? – I think will really help excel the early interest factor. That in addition to the £50/$50 pre-order promo mentioned below in this very blog.

Get money off your new Samsung Galaxy S25... but be quick

Samsung has an amazing offer on its UK and US websites for those pre-registering their interest in any of the new Galaxy S25 models.

UK customers can get a £50 voucher to spend towards a forthcoming purchase, while those in the US get $50 off.

You only have until midnight tonight (21 January) though, with the offer expiring on the day of Galaxy Unpacked itself. So be quick.

A busy year for Samsung

This Samsung Galaxy Unpacked promises to be a bumper event, but that won't be the end of its major mobile announcements – another rumour has emerged today suggesting the firm also plans to shake up its foldable phone lineup this summer.

As well as the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Z Flip 7, it is claimed that Samsung will introduce a cheaper clamshell device – the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip FE. And it is also said to be launching its first tri-fold handheld in 2025.

That could fold out into a 10-inch tablet, yet still be compact enough to fit in a pocket like a normal phone. It looks like the following months are set to be big for the brand, for sure.

And another thing...

As well as the Galaxy S25 Slim, Samsung might tease another device towards the end of its Unpacked presentation.

Project Moohan was already confirmed during a Qualcomm event at the tail end of last year, with Samsung expected to reveal more details on its first major mixed reality headset in 2025.

That would give the company a great opportunity to tease it in similar fashion to the Galaxy Ring during last year's Unpacked – we might even find out the real name of the Apple Vision Pro rival. After all, we can't go around calling it Moohan. While that word means "infinity" or "limitless" in Korean, it's also a name of an all-you-can-eat barbecue restaurant.

Great, now I'm really hungry!

All the phones exposed

While we'll be just as excited as anyone to see the new S25 family in the flesh, we already have a pretty good idea of what they look like thanks to a number of picture and photo leaks.

One in particular has been particularly illuminating, with the three handsets each shown in what seem to be official press images. And considering the pics were shared by reliable leaker Evan Blass (@evleaks) in his newsletter, we can be fairly sure they're genuine.

The Galaxy S25 Ultra in particular sports a tweaked design, with slightly rounder corners this year.

Slim pickings for the US

Before Mike takes over from the US, it's T3's News Editor, Rik Henderson here to bring you some of the latest information on the new Samsung phones.

We've learned a heck of a lot about the Galaxy S25, Galaxy S25+, and Galaxy S25 Ultra handsets over the last few months, with picture leaks, specs, even some confirmed details from Samsung itself. Indeed, we think we know so much about them, there might be few surprises.

However, there's one handset we're not actually sure will appear, regardless of plenty of speculation. It is claimed that the Korean manufacturer will be releasing a fourth S25 handset this year, albeit a little later than the others. The Samsung Galaxy S25 Slim might be only teased during the event itself – ahead of a rumoured May launch – but we have been told an interesting detail today.

It seems it won't be released in the US nor Canada, but is destined to be a regional device. Those in the UK and Australia will be pleased to learn that it is planned for release in those countries, though, along with further 37 locations.

Hello from San Jose

Good afternoon! T3's Tech Editor, Mike Lowe, here to kick things off – live from San Jose, which is where the next Galaxy Unpacked event will be taking place this Wednesday 22 January.

I'll be fighting the jetlag to bring you all the latest Galaxy S25 goodies from the ground – before, during and after Unpacked takes place. So expect plenty of live commentary and hands-on imagery from the epicentre of the action...