The tremendous slim Galaxy S25 Edge, which Samsung teased on the tail finish of its January Unpacked occasion, has been formally revealed. Throughout tonight's Unpacked, we acquired full specs, pricing and transport dates for Samsung's newest cellphone, in addition to an opportunity to place our arms on the brand new handset.
Pricing is ready at $1,100 for 256GB of storage or $1,220 for the 512GB mannequin and the telephones ship Might 30. Pre-orders are open at Amazon, Finest Purchase and instantly from Samsung, which is providing a $50 pre-order retailer credit score and a no-charge improve to the 512GB mannequin.
The Edge's headline options embrace its skinny construct and AI-supported pictures chops — each of which we'd suspected from varied leaks, solely to have the rumors confirmed by Samsung's personal press launch final week. And certainly, when Engadget's Mat Smith acquired his arms on an Edge, he instantly felt how a lot lighter the gadget was — but, he famous, it nonetheless felt premium.
We now know for certain that the Galaxy S25 Edge has a 6.7-inch display however measures simply 5.8mm (0.22 inches) thick. That's barely much less floor space than the 6.9-inch Extremely, however a full 2.4mm thinner. It weighs 163 grams, practically the identical as the usual Galaxy S25, however the Edge measures greater than 10mm taller and 5mm wider than its base-model sibling.
To shave off the grams and trim the width, Samsung developed a broader but slimmer vapor chamber and a brand new Thermal Interface Materials (TIM) for higher warmth dissipation. It makes use of Corning Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2 on the entrance show. It's the primary cellphone to make use of the fabric, which Corning says presents "enhanced drop efficiency on tough surfaces," permitting for a thinner glass layer. The body is created from titanium, just like the Extremely mannequin, a fabric many cellphone manufactures have put in higher-end fashions for its light-weight power.
As for digital camera energy, the Edge has the identical 200MP sensor because the S25 Extremely, which Samsung claims captures 40 % brighter pictures in low mild conditions in contrast with the usual S25. There's additionally a 12MP ultra-wide lens and a 12MP selfie cam up entrance. These two rear cameras do protrude noticeably from the skinny body of the cellphone, however Mat was impressed how well-balanced the cellphone felt — it's not lopsided in any respect.
In fact, the cellphone additionally packs loads of AI-powered methods, together with Professional Scaler, Audio Eraser and Drawing Help. To assist all of the AI, Samsung is utilizing the identical Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite chip as the opposite S25 telephones and comes with 12GB of reminiscence and both 256 or 512GB of storage. It packs a 3,900mAh battery, which is smaller than each the 4,000mAh one present in the usual S25 and the 5,000mAH energy provide within the Extremely. Although Samsung claims the Edge can run for twenty-four hours on a cost.
You may get the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge in three colour choices: Titanium Silver, Titanium Jet Black, and Titanium Icy Blue. Samsung is promising seven years of safety and software program updates. We solely spent a short while with the cellphone up to now and our full evaluate can be out shortly.
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