Samsung Galaxy S25 series tipped to receive a much-needed RAM upgrade

Noted leaker Ice Universe previously stated Samsung has no plans to give the Galaxy S25 series a much-needed RAM upgrade. While that could still hold true for the Galaxy S25 and Galaxy S25+, the Galaxy S25 Ultra could very well receive it.

In a cryptic X post,the leaker implies the Galaxy S25 Ultra could offer up to 16 GB of memory on some top-spec variants, making it the first phone after the Galaxy S21 Ultra to do so. Unlike the near-four-generation-old flagship, the 2025-bound smartphone will pair it with 1 TB of internal storage. A lesser-known leaker who goes by @theonecid says even the base Galaxy S25 and Galaxy S25+ will offer up to 12 GB of RAM. Whether or not it will use Samsung's blazing-fast 10.7 Gbps LPDDR5X modules remains to be seen.

Given how stingy Samsung has been with RAM in the past, the only plausible reason for the much-needed memory bump could stem from on-device AI (Google Gemini Nano 2), which is notoriously RAM hungry. Other upgrades include new camera sensors on the Galaxy S25 and Galaxy S25+ and possibly a MediaTek Dimensity SoC. The Galaxy S25 Ultra could get a redesigned chassis and some camera upgrades. Unfortunately, a battery upgrade doesn't seem to be on the cards for either variant.