Samsung will reportedly release a Galaxy S25 Slim next year as a test for a potential S26 design

Ten years ago, Samsung launched the Galaxy Alpha, a slender 6.7mm phone that would go on to inspire the Galaxy S6 design the next year. Korean publication ETNews is quoting industry insiders who claim that the company is about to try something like that again.

Design sketches for the Galaxy S6

The insiders say that Samsung will launch a Slim version of one of the Galaxy S25 phones. Note that this will be a separate device that will launch later – the Galaxy S25 series is still expected early next year with a vanilla, Plus and Ultra models.

The slender device will come a few months…