Ten years in the past, Samsung launched the Galaxy Alpha, a slender 6.7mm telephone that might go on to encourage the Galaxy S6 design the subsequent yr. Korean publication ETNews is quoting trade insiders who declare that the corporate is about to attempt one thing like that once more.
Design sketches for the Galaxy S6
The insiders say that Samsung will launch a Slim model of one of many Galaxy S25 telephones. Word that this shall be a separate machine that may launch later – the Galaxy S25 sequence remains to be anticipated early subsequent yr with a vanilla, Plus and Extremely fashions.
The slender machine will come just a few months later, just like the Galaxy Z Fold Particular Version. And identical to it, the principle focus shall be on making the machine thinner. It’s not clear which of the three S25 fashions will function the bottom for the Galaxy S25 Slim (or no matter it’s referred to as).
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Particular Version
The insiders declare that this manner Samsung can check the waters – how a lot demand is there for skinny telephones? – and if it sees encouraging outcomes, it would incorporate that into the Galaxy S26 design.
We’ve already seen a report from The Elec that Samsung will flip the Galaxy S25 FE right into a Slim mannequin and this ties into at the moment’s report – the FE fashions usually launch just a few months after the principle sequence. This helps forestall the S FE telephones from cannibalizing gross sales of the S telephones, one thing that’s allegedly a priority with the Slim mannequin too.
Apple can be reported to be planning a Slim mannequin for subsequent yr, to interchange the struggling Plus mannequin (which changed the struggling mini mannequin).
However are thinner telephones what customers really need? That is precisely what Samsung endeavors to search out out earlier than committing its bread-and-butter Galaxy S line to that selection.
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