From on-device AI capabilities to slimmer phones: Tech that may become popular in 2025

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Smartphones and other electronic devices keep evolving every year. The year 2025 is just around the corner and we are expecting to see some major changes and improvements to the future phones, tablets, laptops, etc. Here we’ve put together 9 such tech trends that are going to define 2025.

On-device AI processing
Smartphone AI started in 2024 when Samsung launched the Galaxy S24 series with Galaxy AI. While AI features are set to expand, on-device processing will take centre stage in 2025. This not only speeds up responses but also makes them more secure and adds to privacy. It will also reduce reliance on the cloud.

Privacy features
Privacy and data safety is expected to take a step up in 2025. With phones becoming more capable, the safety and security parameters are set to become better in 2025. Both Apple and Google are expected to offer more security features with next-generation operating system updates.

Slimmer phones
Rumours about smartphones getting slimmer have been around for a while. Apple is expected to drop its new iPhone ‘Slim’ phone and so is Samsung. It is rumoured to launch the Galaxy S25 Slim next year. We expect to see the slim phone trend coming back to the smartphone space.

Silicon carbon batteries
Lithium-ion batteries have ruled the smartphone or tech space for years. 2025 is expected to bring a major change with the new silicon carbon battery. These batteries not only allow manufacturers to put bigger batteries in the existing form factor without increasing the thickness of the device. For instance, the Oppo Find X8 series comes with one and it is slim yet packs a massive 5900mAh battery. This battery feature is expected to arrive in more phones and expand to mid-range phones as well.

Augmented reality (AR) devices
Apple restarted the AR space or the spatial computer space with its Vision Pro. That trend is expected to become more prominent in 2025. With rumours about Samsung and Google working on building new smart glasses and Vision Pro alternatives, we can see several OEMs launching a similar or some version of AR, and VR devices in the coming year.

Cloud-based computing
Microsoft has already announced its Microsoft 365, a cloud-based operating system for business. This trend is expected to take off properly and expected to expand to individual users. Reliance Jio is also expected to make PCs more accessible with Cloud PCs.

Game streaming
Talking about cloud-based services, gaming is also expected to become more like a streaming service. Both Microsoft and Sony have been working on cloud gaming ideas. Jio also has a platform that lets users stream games on their devices via the cloud.

Video AI tools
Both OpenAI and Google announced their Video AI generator tools in 2025. Called Sora and Veo2 respectively, both tools rely on their respective LLM model to generate video connection just using the command prompt. The Video AI tools and their capabilities are expected to go big in 2025, including their availability to more users.

Health features in gadgets (AirPods, more rings)
Health features in smartwatches have been there for a while. However, in 2025, rumours suggest that more wearable devices like TWS earbuds (next-generation AirPods) are expected to get some sort of health and fitness features such as heart rate monitoring, step tracking, etc. It is also important to note that this trend isn’t new, Samsung has done the same thing with the Samsung Gear IconX in 2016 with features like activity tracking, calorie burn tracking, heart rate monitoring and more.