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According to a new report, Samsung’s upcoming XR glasses that are being developed in collaboration with Google won’t arrive until the second half of 2025, but they’ll share some specs with the popular Ray-Ban Meta glasses.

“Samsung Electronics’ plan to release AI smart glasses was confirmed earlier this month, and its first production volume is 500,000 units in the third quarter of 2025,” Wellsen XR, a research company in Shenzhen, China, said in a note left for customers on the 15th (local time).

The glasses will apparently be powered by Qualcomm’s AR1 chipset, the same chip that’s used in Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses – the generation being used is not mentioned, but Qualcomm had already released AR2 in 2022.

That’s not the only spec the two devices share, as the report also claims Samsung’s glasses will have a 12MP camera and a 155 mAh battery, the same (give or take 1 mAh) as Ray-Ban’s glasses. In terms of weight, the glasses would weigh 50g, ever-so-slightly more than Ray-Ban Meta.

One of the big questions around Samsung’s XR glasses has been whether or not they’d have a display, and it seems this won’t be the case based on this report. To match the weight and battery size of Ray-Ban Meta while adding a display would be… impressive, to say the least. With this report revealing hardware specs, skipping all mention of a display strongly suggests this product simply won’t be including one.

However, we do get some indication of what these glasses will be capable of. Gemini would handle AI tasks alongside support for “payment,” QR code recognition, “gesture recognition,” and “human recognition functions.”In addition, the Gemini giant language model (LLM) will be installed in cooperation between Samsung and Google.

It’s not entirely clear what all of these features will do, but it suggests a product that’s a bit more capable than Meta’s offering. Meta uses AI on its glasses to leverage the camera for multimodal analysis and answers (and scan QR codes), set reminders, and Meta has teased translation features.

Samsung Electronics officially announced the launch of smart glasses in 2025 in its earnings announcement last quarter. However, it did not say when it will be released and released for the first time.A tease at Samsung’s Galaxy S25 launch in January isn’t out of the question.

Samsung’s reputation for software updates has been excellent in recent years. One UI has received timely updates almost every year, with a comprehensive beta program leading up to the release of a stable version. One UI 7 hasn’t lived up to that, though, and as we wait for the first beta to launch.

The first One UI 7 beta is expected to arrive in the next week but it looks like it’ll be a lot less stable than we’d hoped, given how many times it’s been delayed.Leaker Ice Universe claims that this will be a pretty rough beta, with many animation-related bugs, including new ones that have been introduced in the latest internal test builds.

This is disappointing to hear if true, but it isn’t necessarily unexpected. One UI 7 is a complete overhaul of Samsung’s Android skin. The six major versions of One UI that have existed so far have felt similar, and while the design has been tweaked here and there, and fully updated in places, it’s still the same fundamental experience. One UI 7 is changing everything, though, with an overhauled animation system, a new notification and quick settings interface, app icons, and more.

While Ice Universe mentions Samsung has “fallen behind” in a lot of ways, software-wise, in recent years, he is optimistic about the Korean company’s ability to fix all of the problems in the near future. Stable or not, One UI 7 is going to be a big update and some of the rumored changes to the notification and quick settings panels are controversial.

The Samsung Galaxy S25 has had a tentative early 2025 launch date for months now, but we might finally have an actual date to look forward to. The Korean site FN News (via Jukanlosreve) claims that Samsung will hold a Galaxy Unpacked event on January 23 next year in San Francisco.

At the first Unpacked event of the year, Samsung is expected to launch the next generation Galaxy S25 series, including the base Galaxy S25, Galaxy S25 Plus and the flagship Galaxy S25 Ultra,every phone to run on Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 8 Elite processors.According to FNN, Samsung will also debut the much-rumored Galaxy S25 Slim.

Previous reports suggested that Samsung wouldn’t release the Slim until April. However, it’s suggested that the Slim might be more of an experiment by Samsung with a launch of limited qualities to see how people respond to the device.

FN News is not a site from which we typically see rumors; however, Jukanlosreve has proven reasonably accurate with leaks.

Take this news with some skepticism, though, as Samsung has not confirmed any dates for its Unpacked event yet.

What we expect to see

Samsung confirmed that the Galaxy S25 series would arrive in early 2025 during the Q3 earnings report while also discussing more foldable devices. That report says the S25 “plans to enhance the Galaxy AI experience to drive innovation in everyday life.”

At the same time, Samsung is expected to launch its Android 15-based One UI 7 alongside the S25 lineup. Samsung announced in October 2024 that “the new Galaxy” would launch with the UI upgrade. One UI 7 is expected to considerably overhaul Samsung’s Android skin. It sounds like Samsung is focusing on software upgrades over hardware ones.

Samsung is aiming to capitalize on the recent success of the Galaxy S24 and Galaxy AI. The S24 remained on Counterpoint Research’s top 10 smartphone sell-through list even over the past three months — a rare feat, considering that’s when the new iPhones released — and several midrange Samsung models also claimed a spot on the list.

Samsung launched the Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition in China but under a different name. The foldable is called Samsung W25 and comes with a new redesign. Golden accents can be found everywhere around the phone – the hinge, the frame, and even the camera lenses.

The announcement in China saw two foldables. The second is called W25 Flip and is essentially the Galaxy Z Flip6, but again redesigned along the same lines as the W25.

The W25 (sold in South Korea as Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition) is a much more polished foldable than the globally available Galaxy Z Fold6 with its bigger screen, thinner profile and 200 MP main camera.

Originally launched with 16 GB RAM and 512 GB storage, the variant in China even comes in a 1TB version.

The W25 Flip is exactly like the Galaxy Z Flip6 – Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy chipset, 12 GB RAM and 256 GB or 512 GB storage, 25W charging.

And also,Samsung Galaxy Z Fold SE comes with a much smaller crease.It is barely visible when the screen is turned on, and the user has to turn the device off and really try hard to visualize the grooves of the panel. 

The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition is highly unlikely to ever make it outside South Korea and China. We can only hope the two rumored Fold7 devices will go global next year, though.

The Samsung Galaxy Ring took the wearables world by storm, with the product shoving this smartwatch alternative into the spotlight – and helping to generate more interest in competitors in the best smart ring category from the likes of Oura and RingConn. Now it looks like Samsung is gearing up to launch an upgrade to this product line shortly, with a tipster’s comments making it sound like we could see the Galaxy Ring 2 fairly soon.

A new leak out of Korea claims that Samsung may launch the sequel to the Galaxy Ring early with a few improvements. The leak, shared on the Korean search engine/blogging platform Naver, said that the Galaxy Ring 2 will be released “a bit earlier than originally scheduled”.

Samsung is expected to launch the Galaxy S25 phone series in January next year, though that is probably too early. It has been rumored that Samsung might launch a Galaxy S25 Slim later in the spring. That could be a potential early window for the Korean company to accelerate the release date of the next Galaxy Ring. However, it’s unclear what “early” actually means here.

More feature on the way

The leaker, Lanzuk, did add that Galaxy Ring 2 should have a thinner band, longer battery life and “more features.” However, they did not provide more details on what those new features might include. They commented in their post that the sensor structure and measurements have been improved.

Perhaps it’ll also include that adaptive sizing feature teased by a recently awarded Samsung patent, though we’ll have to wait and see what’s announced.

On this note, as with all leaks we should take Lanzuk’s blog post and our speculation with a pinch of salt. Until Samsung makes an announcement we don’t know what we’ll get from the Galaxy Ring 2 – nor when it will launch.

According to Korean blogger yeux1122 (translated), Samsung is planning to launch a more affordable Galaxy Z Flip FE model next year. While the leaker didn’t provide further details on the name or specifications, they hinted that the Galaxy Z Flip FE might be released “simultaneously” with the next-generation Galaxy Z Flip, likely called the Galaxy Z Flip 7. This could mean that Samsung may introduce both models at the same time next year.

Moreover, according to a Samsung executive (spotted by Jukanlosreve on X), the company is “considering ways to lower entry barriers” for foldable phones “so that more customers can actually experience” them. This statement, coupled with the leak above, hints that a more affordable foldable model may be on the horizon. The executive also mentioned that Samsung is “preparing new form factors,” which could be a reference to the rumored Samsung tri-fold device.

There’s no word on what a Galaxy Z Flip FE would look like, but we’re guessing this model would offer an older flagship processor (if not a mid-range SoC), 128GB of base storage instead of 256GB, less RAM, and a less impressive camera setup.

Why a budget-friendly Z Flip FE makes sense for Samsung

There’s a strong argument that Samsung needs to release a more affordable foldable phone sooner rather than later. This comes after reports that the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Z Flip 6 saw much lower pre-order figures than last year’s models. More recently, ZDNet Korea reported that Z6 sales forecasts have been revised from nine to 10 million units down to seven to eight million units. The outlet also noted at the time that Samsung was considering a “popular” version of its Flip phone.

There’s no word on pricing for this cheaper Z Flip model. However, the Motorola Razr 2024 launched at $699, so we wouldn’t be surprised if a future Z Flip FE model matches this price tag.

This isn’t the only leak from yeux1122. The Korean tipster also claimed that the recently leaked Galaxy S25 Slim could launch in April and suggested that the Galaxy Z Fold 7 could be accompanied by an additional Fold model. But we haven’t seen any significant details about this device.

Samsung recently launched theSamsung GalaxyZ Fold Special Edition, exclusively in South Korea. And now, the company is gearing up to expand its foldable lineup as the reports that say that Samsung is working on two models by codenames “Q7” and “Q7M”. These recent leaks hint that company is developing two variants of the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7.

Galaxy Club claims that the Galaxy Z Fold 7, which is likely to be released next summer, has been codenamed “Q7”, while the Galaxy Z Flip 7 has been given the working title of “B7”. But there is a codename for one more unknown device: “Q7M”.

Galaxy Club doesn’t have any more details about the mysterious device, but the name suggests that it is a variant of the Galaxy Z Fold 7. Samsung has repeatedly demoed different foldable concepts at tradeshows over the years, recently showing off rollable displays, slide-out screens and laptops that double as giant tablets.

In an interview with TM Roh, Samsung’s head of mobile hinted to CNBC that the company is working on new foldable shapes. “At the time when the hardware completeness and software and content integrity, the ecosystem comes to full maturity, we’ll be forced to introduce very satisfying and very almost perfect foldable new form factors in new product categories” Roh said.

Rumors suggest that Samsung has developed a tri-fold smartphone (a device that can be folded twice) to compete with Huawei’s Mate XT. According to ZDNet Korea, the device has been developed and it is ready to be mass-produced, but the company hasn’t made a decision on whether it will be released.

The Q7M codename may represent Samsung’s first tri-fold phone, but the recent release of the Galaxy Z Fold 6 SE seems a more likely explanation. Samsung has released an updated version of the Fold 6 with an improved 200MP camera, a bigger screen, 16GB of RAM and a lighter, slimmer design. This “special edition” phone is only available in China and South Korea.

The Galaxy Z Fold 6 SE release in select markets could be a test run for the long-rumored Ultra Fold variant. Galaxy Fold fans have long called for a bigger screen and a camera that competes with the Galaxy S24 Ultra. The QM7 could be the device that gives fans what they want, while introducing a new product into Samsung’s line-up without taking a big gamble on a tri-folding phone.