Samsung got really lazy with the Galaxy S25. We’re not going to deny that the phones are good. They’re very powerful devices with great software behind them, it just feels like an iteration over last year’s models. It seems that despite how we feel about it, the rest of the world disagrees, especially in Samsung’s home base of South Korea, where the Galaxy S25 just broke a new sales record.
Breaking sales records
It turns out that despite the Galaxy S25 being a slight upgrade over its predecessor and looking more or less the same, customers in South Korea wasted no time snapping the devices up. According to Samsung, the Galaxy S25 series sold 1 million units in just 21 days. That’s actually kind of amazing and impressive.
This is especially true considering that the last Samsung phone to sell this quickly was the Galaxy Note 10, which managed 1 million units in 25 days. And that was nearly six years ago, too!
Samsung conducted its own survey on its customers. It found that the main reason customers bought its new phones was “performance.” In case you didn’t know, the Galaxy S25 series uses the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite. However, it isn’t the regular Snapdragon 8 Elite. Samsung has an exclusive deal with Qualcomm that lets them snag a slightly overclocked version, making it faster than other flagships with a similar chipset.
Samsung also found that the more expensive Galaxy S25 Ultra was the most popular model. The handset accounted for about 50% of sales, which is surprising given its price.
Samsung’s not done yet
Samsung’s not quite done with the Galaxy S25 lineup yet. According to rumors, the company has a fourth variant in the works called the Galaxy S25 Edge. This will be a thinner variant of the Galaxy S25 and might be aimed at users who want to own an even slimmer phone.
However, we heard that Samsung isn’t too confident about the phone’s ability to sell. The company is reportedly only planning about 40,000 units at launch. Presumably, if all goes well, Samsung will boost production. Also, we’re not sure if the phone will see a global launch or if it will follow in the footsteps of the Galaxy Z Fold SE and launch only in specific markets.
