Three storage and RAM configurations are apparently planned for the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra, which is anticipated to ship early next year. As previously discovered in leaks, Samsung is reportedly doubling the RAM capacity in comparison to the S24 Ultra, potentially for on-device artificial intelligence.
Jukanlosreve disclosed the following three variations:
256 GB of storage and 12 GB of RAM
512 GB of storage and 16 GB of RAM
1 TB of storage and 16 GB of RAM
The RAM is definitely new for Samsung, even though the storage options might not be. The Galaxy S21 Ultra was the last Ultra phone with 16 GB of RAM. Since then, the RAM on all Ultra phones has been limited to 12 GB.
Even if 16 GB was eliminated as an option because it was deemed excessive, it still hurt to see other manufacturers provide that much RAM. Samsung appears to have finally found a justification for returning to 16 GB of RAM, which is probably the same justification Apple used to increase the RAM on the base iPhone 16 to 8 GB.
Apple excluded older phones with less than 8 GB of RAM from its AI features. According to the business, Apple Intelligence will not function properly without a minimum of 8 GB of RAM. It’s possible that Galaxy AI will be implementing a number of new capabilities for the S25 lineup that will demand additional RAM. The One UI 7 page that was inadvertently released to Samsung’s website was constantly bragging about artificial intelligence.
The 12 GB of RAM on the 256 GB version is one thing that baffles me. Though it will still aid with Galaxy AI, the phone’s AI will either be slower or the increased RAM will serve a whole different purpose.
The forthcoming Galaxy S25 Ultra is reported to include more specs in addition to the RAM and storage choices mentioned above. With the Snapdragon 8 Elite processor as the main noteworthy feature, it appears to be going to be very similar to its predecessor. The display and battery may even stay the same.
Additionally, a leaked S25 Ultra video, pictures, and renders show that Samsung is eschewing the device’s recognizable sharp edges in favor of rounder ones. Samsung and Apple will both produce incredibly subpar phone generations if there aren’t any significant hardware advancements.
