Samsung Galaxy S25 series has dormant satellite communication support
As usual with big launch events, some new features tend to fly under the radar. That’s the case with the Galaxy S25 series and its support for satellite connectivity. As it turns out, all three S25 series are the first phones to officially support Snapdragon Satellite which would allow users to send and receive messages via satellite over narrowband (NB) to non-terrestrial networks (NTN). Qualcomm confirmed the feature in a press release following the S25 series launch.
Snapdragon Satellite is part of the Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset, and more specifically its Snapdragon X80 5G modem. Samsung has not yet activated the actual satellite connectivity support on its flagships.
The feature will likely be region-dependent, and Samsung will have to push a software update before users can start sending and receiving messages via satellite. It remains to be seen how Samsung will price the satellite communication feature and which regions will get access to it. It’s also interesting to see if other Snapdragon 8 Elite phones will get access to Snapdragon Satellite since the hardware is already present.
