How to watch the Samsung Galaxy S25 Unpacked event

Shopping for a new phone? Wait at least one more week before whipping out that credit card. That's because Samsung's first Galaxy Unpacked event of the year is slated for Wednesday, January 22 — and like past years, you'll be able to watch along from home.

Between credible leaks and historical precedent, we can reasonably assume that the event will include a new lineup of Galaxy S25 phones (including Ultra, Plus and regular models) at the very least. The new phones are more or less guaranteed to use Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite chip, and sport some amount of design tweaks, and new colors. And Samsung's recent blog post effectively confirmed that its new One UI 7 — announced at a Samsung developer event in 2024 — will be part of the Wednesday reveal, so expect more details on how the operating system revamp will ...