CNN Underscored editors are turning our attention to all of the latest gear and gadgets out of CES 2025. On top of everything else Samsung is announcing, the brand is also gearing up for its latest Unpacked event later on in January.

Samsung's vice chair confirmed in a CES press conference that it is expanding its AI Subscription Club to Galaxy phones.

Reportedly, the Snapdragon 8 Elite is not an inexpensive addition to smartphones. Throw in higher costs for components overall and political unrest in Samsung's home country of South Korea, and a lot of analysts expect prices to rise for the Galaxy S25 compared to recent Samsung flagships.