All signs point to the Galaxy S25 lineup launch being right around the corner. Leaks surrounding Samsung’s upcoming mobile flagships have revealed several key details about their design and tech specs. The FCC has now listed the Galaxy S25 series, indicating an imminent announcement.
A few weeks before launching new smartphones globally, companies register them with the FCC. The detection of a device on such listings usually means that it is just a few weeks away. Samsung has not yet confirmed the official launch date of the Galaxy S25 series. However, according to leaks, the South Korean giant will hold its next Unpacked event on January 22 or 23 next year.
Samsung Galaxy S25 series listed in FCC database
In addition to indicating an imminent launch, the Federal Communications Commission listings confirm the model numbers and a few key details about the tech specs of the devices. According to 91mobiles’ report, the vanilla Galaxy S25 has a model number of “SM-931U.” On the other hand, the Galaxy S25+ and Galaxy S25 Ultra have the model numbers “SM-936U” and “SM-938U,” respectively.
All phones will share the majority of connectivity features, with the exception of one: UWB. Samsung will limit ultrawide-band support to the Galaxy S25+ and Galaxy S25 Ultra. While the Snapdragon 8 Elite chip natively integrates UWB hardware, it’s up to the manufacturer to decide whether to enable it or not. On the other hand, the entire series will support 5G, WiFi, Bluetooth, GNSS, and NFC.
There will be no changes in the fast charging department for the Galaxy S25 series. The Plus and Ultra models will remain stuck at the classic 45W, dropping to 25W for the vanilla model. Samsung will sell the same charging adapter for all devices under the model number EP-T2510. However, the FCC suggests that there will be a noticeable downgrade to the vanilla Galaxy S25’s wireless charging.
Only 9W wireless charging for the base model
According to the listing, the base Galaxy S25 will only support 9W of wireless charging. For reference, the vanilla Galaxy S24 supported 15W wireless charging. We’ll have to wait and see if this really happens or if it’s an error in the listing. It seems like a strange decision by Samsung to weaken a section that was already weak.
