For those who’ve been eagerly awaiting Samsung’s long-teased trifold telephone or Mission Moohan XR headset, the corporate’s IFA launches might really feel a bit prosaic: an reasonably priced spinoff of its flagship telephone line, and a pair of Android tablets. The Galaxy S25 FE and Tab S11 sequence might not be Samsung’s most fun launches of the 12 months, however they’re the bread-and-butter fundamentals that can drive its gross sales figures greater than an experimental foldable ever might.
The S25 FE telephone is an particularly modest replace. Samsung has targeted on making it thinner and lighter than the S24 FE — simply 7.4mm thick and 190g in weight — however the design is in any other case strikingly comparable. That is nowhere close to as slender because the S25 Edge, however it’s just about the very same measurement and weight because the Galaxy S25 Plus, which ought to assist make the FE a extra compelling possibility within the lineup.
It is available in 4 colours — white, black, mild blue, and navy blue — all of which have the identical silvery trim on the digital camera rings and body. Construct high quality virtually matches the Plus too, with an IP68 ranking, Armor Aluminum body, and solely a slight downgrade to Gorilla Glass Victus Plus on the show. All of it signifies that for the primary time the FE appears to be like and feels each inch the flagship the “S25” in its title suggests, even when limitations elsewhere maintain it again from competing with the remainder of the S25 line.
The cameras, for one. The triple rear digital camera setup right here is unchanged from final 12 months, which we determined was “simply tremendous,” although the selfie digital camera has had a modest bump from 10 megapixels to 12. The battery has a smidge extra capability than earlier than at 4,900mAh (regardless of the telephone’s smaller measurement), and costs quicker, with 45W wired charging. The chipset has technically improved year-on-year, however simply barely: the Exynos 2400 right here is the same chip to the S24 FE’s 2400e, however with a fractionally larger clock pace. There’s wi-fi help too, however like different Samsung telephones (and in contrast to the current Google Pixel 10 line), that is solely “Qi2 Prepared,” which means you’ll want a case geared up with magnets to benefit from magnetic wi-fi charging.
As for software program, the FE is the primary Samsung telephone to ship with One UI 8, the corporate’s tackle Android 16, which can roll out this month to the opposite S25 handsets. It can get loads of these telephones’ AI options, together with multimodal Gemini help and the Now Bar and Now Transient instruments, and can see a complete of seven years’ price of Android model updates and safety patches.
The “thinner and lighter” method extends to the tablets too. Samsung nonetheless appears indecisive about which fashions to maintain in its lineup: whereas final 12 months noticed it launch solely the Tab S10 Plus and S10 Extremely, this 12 months it’s dropped the Plus and can launch an 11-inch Tab S11 and 14.6-inch S11 Extremely. Every shaves about 30g off in comparison with its closest predecessor, and the Extremely is now a formidable 5.1mm thick — lower than a millimeter thicker than the Z Fold 7 when it’s open. That doesn’t cease the Extremely from feeling completely monumental although; this isn’t actually a handheld machine, and nonetheless feels finest suited to pairing with a keyboard case so it may well function a laptop computer alternative.
The larger redesign has arguably been saved for the S Pen stylus. This has been reimagined with a hexagonal grip that’s nearer in model to a standard pencil and extra comfy to carry consequently. A brand new cone-shaped tip has the identical impact, and in addition permits you to tilt the stylus additional, giving a bit extra management whereas drawing. Samsung has additionally moved the magnetic attachment and charging level from the again of the pill to its aspect — a welcome transfer, talking as somebody who misplaced an S Pen sliding a Tab S8 right into a backpack as a result of the stylus clipped the bag.
If these sound like small tweaks, the unhealthy information is that they’re the most important upgrades right here. Sure, each tablets have had the requisite processor bump to the MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus, however cameras, storage, and charging all stay unchanged. The S11 Extremely will get a modest 400mAh battery bump, to 11,600mAh complete; the common S11 doesn’t even get that, staying on the 8,400mAh set by the Tab S9 two years in the past.
Just like the S25 FE, each tablets will ship with One UI 8, and pack the identical software program help and litany of AI options. There are some tablet-specific software program tips, however they’re restricted to Samsung’s DeX desktop mode, which now consists of the choice to increase your show to an exterior monitor, and help for as much as 4 customized workspaces, with totally different setups for work versus leisure. There’s additionally the doubtful bonus of 4 preinstalled third-party AI productiveness apps — Notion, LumaFusion, Goodnotes, and Clip Studio Level — which provide free trials and reductions for Tab S11 homeowners.
All three of Samsung’s new merchandise can be found now. The S25 FE begins from $649.99, the Tab S11 from $799.99, and the Tab S11 Extremely from $1,199.99.
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