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Samsung Galaxy S25 Unpacked: Everything Announced At The Event

The S25, S25 Plus, and S25 Ultra were unveiled at the event, along with plenty of new AI features and a teaser for the incoming S25 Edge.

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Samsung has kicked off 2025 with its first Unpacked event debuting the Galaxy S25 series. While this year’s lineup doesn’t boast groundbreaking hardware upgrades, the company doubled down on integrating smarter AI features into its devices, promising a more personalized experience.

Here’s a breakdown of everything announced by the Korean tech giant:

Galaxy S25 Ultra

The Galaxy S25 Ultra — Samsung’s flagship powerhouse — sports a 6.9-inch display and a frame with more rounded edges for improved comfort and grip. Samsung also claims it’s their “slimmest, lightest, and most durable Ultra device yet,” thanks to a titanium frame and Corning’s Gorilla Armor 2.

The most notable hardware change is a new ultrawide camera, upgraded from 12MP to 50MP. Like the rest of the lineup, the S25 Ultra is powered by a customized Snapdragon 8 Elite processor, enabling more efficient on-device AI processing.

Interestingly, Samsung has removed Air Commands from the S Pen, citing low usage rates. This change reduced the device’s weight while making the stylus sturdier.

The Ultra comes with 12GB of RAM and storage options of 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB. Prices start at $1,300.

Galaxy S25 And S25+

The Galaxy S25 and S25+ retain much of their predecessors’ design and specs, including 6.2-inch and 6.7-inch displays, respectively. However, like the Ultra, both models now pack 12GB of RAM, up from 8GB in last year’s versions. The Snapdragon 8 Elite processor also powers these devices, ensuring smoother handling of Samsung’s AI-driven features.

One of these new tools, ProScaler AI, promises to improve image quality in real-time, potentially compensating for the unchanged display hardware.

Like its predecessor, the S25 offers 128GB or 256GB storage, while the S25+ comes in 256GB or 512GB configurations. Pricing starts at $800 for the S25 and $1,000 for the S25+.

AI Takes Center Stage

Since the S25 lineup sees only modest hardware upgrades this year, Samsung showed off its software, branding its One UI 7 on Android 15 as a new AI-integrated OS.

AI enhancements improve low-light photography and video by reducing noise. A new feature, Audio Eraser, can eliminate background sounds like wind or chatter from your videos. Samsung has also bundled its AI tools into the Personal Data Engine, which powers features like AI Select.

A new “Now Bar” — similar to Apple’s Dynamic Island — has been added to the bottom of the lock screen, and will serve up context-driven reminders and summaries, while the revamped Drawing Assist tool offers better precision and lets users incorporate their own images.

Galaxy S25 Edge Teaser

Samsung teased the Galaxy S25 Edge, which is rumored to be a slimmer alternative to the Ultra. While details were sparse, the event teaser highlighted the upcoming device’s vapor chamber, camera modules, and metallic design.

Samsung Wallet Updates

Samsung introduced new features to its Wallet app, including Instant Installment, a buy-now-pay-later service that manages offline payment plans for Visa and Mastercard purchases. Another addition, Tap to Transfer, is a peer-to-peer payment system allowing users to transfer money by simply bumping phones.

Galaxy Watch For Kids

Finally, Samsung announced a child-friendly mode for the Galaxy Watch 7, comparable to the Apple Watch feature. Parents can set up a child’s watch with an eSIM, manage apps, and enable location tracking. The system also includes kid-focused apps and customizable watch faces, adding a layer of fun for younger users.

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YouTube Rolls Out Supervised Children’s Accounts Across MENA

An industry-first feed timer lets parents cap Shorts scrolling. Access can also be switched off entirely ahead of exam season.

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YouTube has launched supervised kid accounts across the Middle East and North Africa, giving parents a way to hand their children the main YouTube app without handing over all of it. Announced in Dubai on July 2, the accounts are built directly into the platform rather than the standalone YouTube Kids app, and are aimed at families who feel a child has outgrown the curated library but isn’t ready for the open feed.

Parents can choose from three content settings, each broadly aligned with international content ratings. Explore covers educational videos, tutorials, arts and crafts, and dance. Explore More adds gaming and live streams. Most of YouTube opens up almost everything except videos rated 18+ or deemed inappropriate for supervised accounts.

The standout tool is an industry-first Shorts feed timer, which lets parents set daily limits on short-form scrolling. Set it to zero and Shorts disappears altogether – a lever YouTube suggests parents might pull ahead of exam season. Other protections are on by default for all users under 18: “Take a Break” and “Bedtime” reminders, no personalized ad targeting, autoplay switched off, and no ability to upload videos or write comments. The accounts are optional, and parents can end supervision at any time.

The kid accounts join supervised teen accounts already available across the region, which notify parents by email when a teenager uploads a video or starts a live stream.

“YouTube has been a huge part of families’ lives across this region for over 20 years,” said Javid Aslanov, head of YouTube Middle East and North Africa, citing Kantar research showing 95% of viewers in Saudi Arabia and the UAE agree YouTube has top content in education and learning.

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“It’s essential that we protect young people in – not from – the digital world,” added Garth Graham, YouTube’s head of health.

The new settings are rolling out gradually across the MENA, including the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, and Iraq. The latest features can be set up through Family Center in the YouTube app or via Google Family Link.

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