What Was Unveiled at Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked Event 2025

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On Tech News Weekly, Mikah Sargent had Patrick Holland on from CNET to talk about Samsung's latest Galaxy Unpacked event where it unveiled the S25 series, signaling a strategic pivot towards artificial intelligence and incremental hardware improvements. The new lineup includes the S25, S25 Plus, and S25 Ultra, with prices ranging from the base model to a premium $1,300 option for the Ultra version.

As Patrick Holland from CNET noted, "If you tuned in for the first 30-40 minutes, you'd be wondering if you were watching a developers conference." The event heavily emphasized AI innovation, with a focus on intelligent features powered by Google's Gemini. Samsung showcased multi-step capabilities, such as the ability to complete complex tasks like finding a sports game and adding it to a calendar with a single prompt.

A surprise highlight was the teaser for the Galaxy S25 Edge, an ultra-thin premium smartphone set for release in the first half of 2025. Holland described the reveal as dramatic, with the device "hanging dramatically off one of those stands you might use to hang your microphones on."

Hardware refinements include improved glass durability, an anti-reflective display, Qi2 wireless charging standard, a new Snapdragon processor, and an enhanced ultra-wide camera on the Ultra model. Holland particularly praised the anti-reflective display, calling it a "big, big feature" that improves device usability.

Beyond smartphones, Samsung provided a glimpse into Project Muhan, its Android XR headset that hints at future AR/VR technologies integrated with AI. The device represents a broader vision of interconnected smart technologies that extend beyond traditional mobile devices.