The period of super-skinny telephones is right here. Beating Apple, which is predicted to announce the “iPhone 17 Air” this fall, Samsung used its digital Unpacked occasion as we speak to share full particulars about its personal ultra-thin telephone, the Galaxy S25 Edge.
Introduced on the finish of the Galaxy S25 collection launch in January, the S25 Edge has been fascinating everybody with its slim design. At 5.8mm thick (not counting the digicam bump, as a result of why would any smart firm depend that?), the S25 Edge is the thinnest Android telephone that Samsung has ever made, simply beating out its earlier slimmest telephone, the 5.9mm Galaxy A8 released in 2018. Simply have a look at it—it’s practically as skinny because the USB-C port. Such a thin telephone gained’t come low cost when it turns into accessible on Might 30; pre-orders begin on Might 12. Samsung is asking for $1,099 for the bottom mannequin with 256GB of storage ($1,219 for 512GB) simply to have the privilege to rock a telephone that’s 163g.
See Galaxy S25 Edge at Samsung.com
Should you’ve been following the rumor mill, not one of the tech specs I’m about to inform you’ll shock you in any respect. Just about every thing leaked was proper on the cash. The S25 Edge has a 120Hz 6.7-inch AMOLED show, a dual-lens digicam system with a 200-megapixel fundamental lens and 12-megapixel ultra-wide lens, and a 12-megapixel selfie digicam. It’s additionally as sturdy as every other premium telephone, with an IP68 ranking for mud and water resistance.
The engine powering all of it is Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Cellular Platform for Galaxy. Samsung is promoting two configurations: 12GB of RAM with 256GB of storage and 12GB of RAM with 512GB of storage. Regardless of its skinny profile, the S25 Edge is packing a 3,900mAh battery. We’ll have to attend to see how adequate that’s, however on paper, that’s a smaller battery in comparison with the remainder of the S25 household, which have 4,000mAh (S25), 4,900mAh (S25+), and 5,000mAh (S25 Extremely). The most recent Apple tea leaves recommend the iPhone 17 Air’s battery won’t final so long as the iPhone 17 and 17 Professionals launching this fall. There’s a silver lining: the S25 Edge helps quick wi-fi charging and reverse wi-fi charging (helpful for charging wi-fi earbuds). I assumed possibly Samsung may ditch each options to make the telephone as skinny because it may, however each are intact. Your transfer, Apple.
There’s additionally Galaxy AI—Samsung’s suite of generative AI options—littered all through its One UI model of Android. Confirmed AI options embody the “Now Transient,” which creates notifications and reminders primarily based in your schedule and app utilization, and “Now Bar,” which shows dwell updates and different bite-sized info on the S25 Edge’s lock display screen (it’s sort of just like the iPhone’s Dynamic Island, however extra helpful and positioned on the backside of the display screen). Different camera-centric generative AI options embody “Drawing Help,” which turns sketches into detailed illustrations, and “Audio Eraser,” which removes undesirable appears like visitors noise in movies.
I haven’t held the S25 Edge in my palms but, however I’m sure it’s skinny sufficient to glide by cake. Is it price risking your new $1,100 telephone doing so? Actually not, however anyone must do it… for science and doubtless a TikTok video. There’s additionally a legit concern about whether or not the S25 Edge will bend simply. I’m positive some YouTuber or influencer will attempt sitting on it of their again pocket. Till we get a evaluate unit, what do you concentrate on Samsung’s thinnest telephone now that we all know every thing about it? Are the tradeoffs (smaller battery and fewer cameras) dealbreakers? I’m simply glad it has two rear cameras as an alternative of the iPhone 17 Air’s rumored single lens.
See Galaxy S25 Edge at Samsung.com
