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The MacRumors Show<\/a> is back for 2025! On this week’s episode, we look at how Samsung’s latest announcements challenge Apple.<\/p>\n Samsung this week announced<\/a> the Galaxy S25, the Galaxy S25+, and the top-of-the-line Galaxy S25 Ultra. The new devices will directly compete with Apple’s iPhone 16<\/a> and upcoming iPhone 17<\/a> lineup.<\/p>\n Similar to the \u200ciPhone 16\u200c, AI is a major focus for the S25 lineup, with Samsung touting a new “Personal Data Engine” with a Dynamic Island-like “Now Bar” with a “Now Brief” that guides users through their day, Circle to Search, generative photo editing, context-aware searches with suggested actions, improved natural language understanding, third-party integrations via Gemini, Portrait Studio, and more.<\/p>\n Samsung also previewed the all-new “Galaxy S25 Edge,” a super-thin variant of the S25 set to launch in the first half of 2025. It appears to be positioned as a direct rival to Apple’s upcoming “\u200ciPhone 17\u200c Air,” which is expected to be the thinnest iPhone<\/a> ever at just 6mm and a radical departure from previous devices with a 6.6-inch display with ProMotion, a single speaker, a single rear camera, and Apple’s custom 5G modem.<\/p>\n Finally, Samsung unveiled its upcoming “Project Moohan” AR\/VR headset<\/a>, which it has designed in collaboration with Google. It is intended to compete with Apple’s Vision Pro and bears a striking similarity to it in terms of design.<\/p>\n The MacRumors Show<\/a> also has its own YouTube channel<\/a>, so make sure you’re subscribed to keep up with new episodes and clips.<\/p>\n You can also listen to \u200cThe MacRumors Show\u200c on Apple Podcasts<\/a>, Spotify<\/a>, Overcast<\/a>, or your preferred podcasts app. You can also copy our RSS feed<\/a> directly into your podcast player.<\/p>\n