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Is it the end of the road for a Samsung stalwart?
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Samsung is speculated to be ditching the Plus variant for the Galaxy S25 range in 2025.
Samsungis dominating tech news at the moment, which isn’t too much of a surprise given the company is holding its next major product launch next week. The latest rumours don’t surround theGalaxy Z Fold 6andGalaxy Z Flip 6however, focusing instead on Samsung’s non-foldableflagship smartphones.
There has been some speculation that Samsung might ditch the Plus model of theSamsung Galaxy S25next year. Now, before you start flinging your arms around with outrage, it’s important to note that this hasn’t come from Samsung itself and instead, it is an assumption based on a couple of details.
Android Headlines has claimedthat there has been no record of theSamsung GalaxyS25 Plus on the IMEI database as yet. That wouldn’t be a big deal on its own, but both the regular Samsung Galaxy S25 and Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra have appeared in the registry, making it a little odd that there is no sign of the S25 Plus alongside them.
Samsung has offered a Plus model of its Galaxy S handset sincethe Galaxy S8+in 2017 so it would be quite a change in direction to scrap it – and perhaps not ideal for those using the Plus model and enjoying their bi-annual upgrade.
That said, the only difference between the standard Galaxy S model and the Plus model is screen size and physical dimensions. If Samsung doesn’t offer a Plus model in 2025, it may entice those who want the bigger screen to upgrade to the Ultra, where you do get some extra tricks for your cash and it simplifies the choice too.
According to the site, with figures taken from Hana Securities,the S23+sold 4.54 million units compared tothe S23at 8.91 million and theS23 Ultraat 11.63 million. It added that data from Counterpoint Research showedthe S24+having 21 per cent of sales despite being up 52 per cent over the S23+, whilethe S24had 27 per cent of sales andthe S24 Ultrahad a huge 52 per cent.
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Whether Samsung will offer a Plus model of the Galaxy S25 remains to be seen for now and we don’t expect to find out until early next year. What we would say is 8.91 million is still a lot of phones, and 21 per cent is still a decent amount, so we wouldn’t be so sure that a lack of IMEI listing marks the end for this variant just yet.
If it does though, sometimes a little less choice is a good thing.
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