Samsung has announced a new ultra-slim flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S25 Edge. It’s a lot like the Galaxy S25 that came out earlier this year, but it’s thinner – just 5.8mm thick. That’s thin, man. It’s light, too, weighing in at 163 grams. The phone releases May 30 and costs $1099.99. Preorders are live now (see it at Amazon, where it comes with a free $50 gift card), and you even get double the storage for free if you preorder.
Preorder Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge
Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge - 512GB + $50 Amazon Gift Card
- Get it at Amazon (includes free $50 credit)
- Get it at Samsung (includes free $50 credit)
- See it at Best Buy (not yet available)
Spec-wise, the Galaxy S25 Edge is pretty close to the S25 Plus. It runs on the Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy chip. It has a 6.7-inch OLED display and Galaxy AI. However, it doesn’t have the telephoto camera lens — just a 12MP selfie camera, a 12MP ultra wide AF, and a 200MP wide-angle 2x optical-quality zoom lens. And because of the thin form factor, the battery doesn’t last as long (the official site says it has up to 24 hours of video playback).
You have three color options for this bad boy: titanium black, titanium icyblue, and titanium silver. They all look suitably classy, in my opinion, with nice coloring that adds to the sleek form factor. Even the selfie camera is just a tiny dot at the top of the display.
The Galaxy AI features include the ability to summarize notes and touch up the photos you take. If you’ve been looking for a thing, light phone that doesn’t skimp on power, this is probably your best bet. It’s the thinnest S-series phone Samsung has ever made.
Some previous ultra-thin phones, it should be noted, have had issues with bending in people’s pockets. That shouldn’t be a problem here, thanks to the titanium used in the casing, and the Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2 face. Will the Galaxy S25 Edge be crowned the best smartphone on the market? We'll have to wait and see.
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Originally posted:
May 13, 2025 6:42 pm
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