At the annual Galaxy Unpacked event on Wednesday, that took place in San Francisco, Samsung announced the new Galaxy S25 series. The series includes the three usual suspects: the Galaxy S25, the Galaxy S25+, and the Galaxy S25 Ultra. In a wonderful surprise for Samsung fans, the company also announced the revival of the Edge series. Basically, the slimmest smartphone by Samsung, which we thought would be called the Galaxy S25 Slim, is actually called the Galaxy S25 Edge. Samsung only shared a brief sneak peek of the Galaxy S25 Edge, but we have all the details about the other three smartphones.
Over the Galaxy S24 series, the Galaxy S25 does not feature prominent hardware upgrades, but when you get to the pricing, you will notice something interesting.
The Samsung Galaxy S25 series is priced the same as last year’s Galaxy S24 series –– well, almost. While there is a slight increase in pricing for the Galaxy S25 Ultra, the Galaxy S25+ is priced exactly the same as the Galaxy S24+. Meanwhile, the standard variant has seen a minimal increase in price for the base variant, but there is a legitimate reason for that. Let’s dive deeper into the pricing.
The Samsung Galaxy S25’s base model is priced starting at Rs 80,999 this time, whereas in 2024, the Galaxy S24’s base model was priced at Rs 79,999. That’s a small difference of one thousand, but the big difference here is RAM. The Galaxy S24 offered only 8GB RAM, while the new S25 comes with 12GB RAM for both the 256 and 512GB storage models.
As for the Galaxy S25+, the RAM and storage specifications are exactly the same as those of the Galaxy S24+. The price of the 12GB RAM and 256GB storage model is also the same at Rs 99,999. However, there is a slight bump in price for the 12GB RAM and 512GB storage model of the Galaxy S25+, which is priced at Rs 1,11,999, while the Galaxy S24+’s same variant was priced at Rs 1,09,999 –– a difference of Rs 2,000.
There is a more visible difference in the prices of the Galaxy S25 Ultra though. The Galaxy S25 Ultra comes in three variants with all of them featuring 12GB RAM, and options for 256GB, 512GB and 1TB storage. The prices for these are Rs 1,29,999, Rs 1,41,999, and Rs 1,65,999 respectively. Compared to the Galaxy S24 Ultra, the prices for the 256GB and 512GB models of the S25 Ultra are pretty much the same, with a small difference of one or two thousand. The only significant bump in price you notice is with the 1TB variant, which is Rs 6,000 more expensive.
For context, the Galaxy S24 Ultra also featured 12GB RAM. Its 256GB storage model was priced at Rs 1,29,999, the 512GB model was priced at Rs 1,39,999, and the 1TB variant cost Rs 1,59,999 at the time of launch.
TL;DR: With the taxes and duties that smartphone manufacturers have to pay, it is always great to see when there isn’t a dramatic hike in their flagships from one year to the other. With the Galaxy S25 series, we think Samsung has done a pretty good job with the phones’ pricing.
