Samsung Galaxy S25 Series Price Hike Expected; S25 Slim Disappoints

Samsung will reveal the Galaxy S25 series on January 22, but ahead of the unveiling, its prices for Europe apparently leaked for the S25, S25+, and S25 Ultra. These prices were previously posted by an Italian retailer — only to be promptly deleted, but they do look suspect.

Samsung Galaxy S25 Series Could Face Price Hike; S25 Slim Disappoints on Geekbench

The Galaxy S25 supposedly comes in at €973 for the 128GB model, €1,036 for the 256GB version, and €1,162 for the 512GB variant. While these prices are not consistent with normal retail pricing conventions, this indicates we could expect the base price to be something like €949 or €999. The S25+ may cost €1,246 for the 256GB version, or €1,371 for the 512GB model. The S25 Ultra is said to be priced at €1,571 for the 256GB model, €1,696 for 512GB, and €1,948 for 1TB of storage.

If these numbers are accurate, it could indicate a €100 price hike across the board in Europe. However, it’s still unclear whether these numbers reflect real prices or just speculative listings. In addition to these models, Samsung is expected to announce a fourth variant, the Galaxy S25 Slim, which will feature a thinner design. It has also been spotted on Geekbench, where it has only confirmed the North American model utilizes Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset with 12GB of RAM and Android 15 with One UI 7.

The benchmark results show a single-core score of 3,005 and a multi-core score of 6,945. While such scores are below what would be expected from this chipset, it’s also important to note that prototype devices can produce erratic scores. The S25 Slim does come with a clear specification of being between 6.5mm and 7mm slim, which may have led to minor underperformance compared to its big brother, especially in terms of heat dissipation. How the real-world use of this design compromise will pan out remains unclear, but it likely will be highly noticeable for its sleek design.

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