Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus smiles for the camera in real-world images

Hands-on images of the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra have shown up more than once, and they even gave us a glimpse at Samsung's next major OS upgrade: One UI 7.0. As anticipated, the phone's camera module gets a minor redesign. A new leak says that will trickle down to the Galaxy S25 Plus. It isn't exactly a secret, as it was revealed by CAD renders from earlier this year.

X leaker @Jukanlosreve has shown off Samsung's middle-of-the-pack offering via some real-world images. Here, we can see the vertically aligned (and slightly thicker) camera modules covered with masking tape. At the front, there appears to be a notch-like structure, which is, once again, likely masking tape. An image of the phone's Settings app confirms it is indeed a Galaxy S25 Plus (SM-S936U).The 'U' in its name confirms the Galaxy S25 Plus will be powered by a Snapdragon 8 Elite, and not an Exynos 2500 as previously suggested by multiple Geekbench listings.

While Samsung still hasn't abandoned its next-gen Exynos chip, it will only debut in the latter half of 2025 alongside the Galaxy Z Flip 7. Beneath the power button and volume rocker, we see an intriguing patch of metal that, at first glance, resembles a capacitive camera slider like the one found on Apple's iPhone 16 series. However, the leaker says the Galaxy S25 Plus will sport no such feature, and that is instead a mm Wave radio.

As far as its internals are concerned, the Galaxy S25 Plus will offer largely incremental upgrades over the Galaxy S24 Plus. The 120 Hz 1440p screen is tipped to remain the same, maximum RAM still caps out at 12 GB, and the battery capacity remains stagnant. Thankfully, a corresponding price increase is not on the cards, at least in one market.