Exclusive: Galaxy S25+ will be officially launched next year, forget all rumors

I would like to say that I made a mistake in my report that the Galaxy S25+ might not be released, and I apologize to everyone for that. Samsung will not abandon the “Plus” model in the Galaxy S25 series. I wish I had waited a little bit before reporting that the Galaxy S25+ might not be launched. Every human being can make mistakes, the important thing is to learn from them.

But the reason I did that was because all Galaxy S24 series models were added to the database in July 2023 last year. The same situation was true for the Galaxy S25 series. At first, when I only saw the Galaxy S25 and Galaxy S25 Ultra, I thought that the Galaxy S25+ would not be introduced. According to my recent analysis of the GSMA database, I can say that the Galaxy S25+ will be officially available worldwide.

Any smartphone that is not added to the GSMA database is never introduced. This indicates that the device has not been included in the production plan. Every smartphone has an IMEI number and this is mandatory. Otherwise, you are missing out on many things, such as making calls, connecting to the internet, and the smartphone is no different from a tablet. That’s why the GSMA database is very important.

We previously reported that the Galaxy S25+ might not be released. This rumor started for a strange reason and we’ve explained why above. Samsung adds all the devices that will be introduced in the future to the database mostly 6 months in advance. However, this year Samsung first added only the regular Galaxy S25 and Galaxy S25 Ultra to the database and the Plus model was missing. That’s why I thought the Galaxy S25+ would not be introduced. That was wrong and I was too hasty. The smartphone will be officially introduced, don’t worry.

We spotted the Galaxy S25+ in the IMEI database with the model number SM-S936U. Note that the “U” at the end of the model number refers to the “US” region. We already knew that the regular Galaxy S25 and Galaxy S25 Ultra were on the way. With our new findings, we can safely say that Samsung has not given up on the Plus model. So, how did the rumor that the Galaxy S25 Plus may not be launched come about? Here’s why.

Previously, Samsung added all models of the Galaxy S24 series to the database in July 2023. The fact that the Galaxy S25 and Galaxy S25 Ultra were first detected on July 1 had made us think that the Galaxy S25+ model would not be introduced. Samsung added the Galaxy S25 Plus to the database shortly after, on July 9. This small delay led many to believe that the Galaxy S25+ would not be released. However, it turns out that this is not true; the Galaxy S25+ is now in the database and is sure to be released next year.