I used to be fallacious concerning the super-thin Galaxy S25 Edge (it would not suck)

I used to be fairly crucial of Samsung’s super-slim Galaxy S25 Edge in my hands-on preview. I used the cellphone for a short interval at a hands-on occasion, however I simply did not perceive the draw. Positive, it is thinner, however it’s additionally dear at $1,100, and the cellphone options fewer cameras than the remainder of the Galaxy S25 lineup.

On the time, the Galaxy S25 Edge appeared like a extremely robust promote.

“Who precisely is that this cellphone for?,” is the important thing query that stored working by my head. However after spending the previous couple of days with the Galaxy S25 Edge, I feel it is perhaps virtually the right Android machine for me.

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It is delightfully skinny and light-weight

I proceed to be stunned that it appears like I am holding virtually nothing

By far one of the best factor concerning the Galaxy S25 Edge is how skinny (0.23-inches or 5.8mm) and light-weight (5.7oz or 163g) it’s. The cellphone is barely heavier than the bottom Galaxy S25, however it would not really feel prefer it because it options the identical 6.7-inch 3,120 x 1,440 pixel 120Hz show because the Galaxy S25+. I’ve actually loved sliding it into my entrance pants or shorts pocket as a result of it appears like there’s virtually nothing there, in contrast to my weighty iPhone 16 Pro.

The S25 Edge appears like a giant cellphone, however with out the ample bulk I’ve come to count on from bigger units.

Model

Samsung

SoC

Octa-core Snapdragon 8 Elite (3nm)

Show

6.7-inch 3120 x 1440 pixel decision QHD+ Dynamic AMOLED2X

RAM

12GB

Samsung’s Galaxy S25 Edge incorporates a skinny design and a rear-facing dual-camera array with an f/1.7 200-megapixel vast and f/2.2 12-megapixel ultrawide shooter.

A difficulty I highlighted in my hands-on is how I initially did not actually discover the Galaxy S25 Edge’s thinness, even when positioned beside my 8.25mm iPhone 16 Professional. Nevertheless, now that I’ve spent extra time with the cellphone, I not solely see it however really feel it too. At instances, it is troublesome to imagine there’s an precise smartphone that is this skinny. It is made me excited for the often-rumored iPhone 17 Air Apple is reportedly cooking up for this fall.

It additionally would not really feel like I am about to expertise “Bendgate 2,” because of the Galaxy S25 Edge’s Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 again and Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2 show. Throughout my time with the super-thin smartphone, I have not been anxious concerning the machine bending in any respect. It is sturdy and stable, identical to the remainder of the Galaxy S25 lineup.

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The battery life is not as dangerous as I anticipated

With common use, the Galaxy S25 Edge’s battery feels quite a bit just like the Galaxy S25 Extremely’s

On the battery life entrance, issues have not been as dangerous as I anticipated. The Galaxy S25 Edge has the smallest battery within the Galaxy S25 lineup, however with reasonable use — together with a little bit of all-important social media doom-scrolling, sending a couple of messages, and listening to podcasts — I have not actually felt the distinction in battery life. This has stunned me, significantly as a result of the Galaxy S25 Edge options the identical Snapdragon 8 Elite chip as each different machine within the S25 sequence (on that notice, it is very responsive and snappy, too).

Typically, I am nonetheless plugging within the Galaxy S25 Edge earlier than going to mattress with about 25-30% cost leftover, which is analogous to my expertise with the Galaxy S25 Extremely.

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I am a sucker for distinctive telephones that look cool

It takes quite a bit for me to get excited a couple of smartphone

Telephones are boring now, and do not let anybody let you know in any other case. Just about each single machine is a slab that is geared up with highly effective cameras and, for probably the most half, the identical options, together with a fingerprint scanner, some type of facial recognition, and a USB-C port for charging. That is why folding telephones initially garnered a lot consideration from tech media. Whereas that luster has light significantly, foldables have been thrilling and totally different a couple of years in the past, and actually felt like the way forward for the smartphone trade.

Though I did not expertise this pleasure immediately with the Galaxy S25 Edge, I’ve grown to actually just like the machine over the previous few weeks, and I am excited to see how far Samsung can take this skinny design course sooner or later. If the Galaxy Z Fold line is any indication, the second-generation Edge will probably be a notable leap over its predecessor. I am additionally to see what Apple does within the area because the iPhone 17 Air’s rumored launch attracts nearer.

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Fewer cameras and a less-than-ideal worth

Regardless of being a typically stable, cool-looking cellphone, the Galaxy S25 Edge is not good. It is costly at $1,100, a value that places it $100 above the arguably extra succesful Galaxy S25+ that is priced at $1,000, and simply $200 underneath the top-tier machine within the lineup, the Galaxy S25 Extremely. Whilst you can simply make the argument that the Galaxy 25+ is not concentrating on the identical cellphone fanatic viewers because the Galaxy S25 Extremely, the Galaxy S25 Edge clearly falls into the camp of patrons which are in search of a high-level expertise.

That is the place my major concern with the Galaxy S25 Edge arises. Whereas the Galaxy S5 Extremely presents a quad-rear digital camera setup, together with a 200-megapixel primary, a 50-megapixel ultra-wide, a 10-megapixel telephoto, and a 50-megapixel telephoto, the Galaxy S25 Edge’s rear-facing iPhone 11-like digital camera array solely incorporates a 200-megapixel primary and a 12-megapixel ultra-wide. It presents 2x sensor cropping optical zoom, however that is it. Throughout my time with the S25 Edge, I’ve discovered that I’ve missed the Extremely’s 5x optical zoom fairly a bit. That is probably a technical limitation given how skinny the cellphone is, however it’s nonetheless disappointing. For me, getting nearer to no matter I am capturing has at all times been extra helpful than snapping a wide-angle picture. After all, this would possibly not be a difficulty for everybody. Fortunately, the lenses which are included on the Galaxy S25 Edge snap wonderful pictures.

However even with this shortcoming, I really feel just like the Galaxy S25 Edge’s thinness and weight are value it for rather less optical zoom, and I’ve a sense a variety of different folks in search of a novel, cool-looking smartphone will really feel the identical.

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