I used to be incorrect concerning the super-thin G...

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 quick interval at a hands-on occasion, however I simply did not perceive the draw. Positive, it is thinner, nevertheless it’s additionally expensive 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 powerful promote.

“Who precisely is that this cellphone for?,” is the important thing query that saved working via my head. However after spending the previous few days with the Galaxy S25 Edge, I believe it may be nearly the proper Android system for me.

See our course of

How we test and review products at Pocket-lint

We do not do arm-chair analysis. We purchase and check our personal merchandise, and we solely publish purchaser’s guides with merchandise we have really reviewed.

It is delightfully skinny and light-weight

I proceed to be stunned that it looks like I am holding nearly nothing

By far the very 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, nevertheless 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 looks like there’s nearly nothing there, in contrast to my weighty iPhone 16 Pro.

The S25 Edge looks like an enormous 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 includes a skinny design and a rear-facing dual-camera array with an f/1.7 200-megapixel broad 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. Nonetheless, now that I’ve spent extra time with the cellphone, I not solely see it however really feel it too. At occasions, it is troublesome to consider 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 frightened concerning the system bending in any respect. It is sturdy and stable, identical to the remainder of the Galaxy S25 lineup.

Associated

I finally found the PC that made me give up console gaming

I’ve gone over to the fidelity-filled darkish aspect, and do not suppose I can return.

The battery life is not as unhealthy as I anticipated

With common use, the Galaxy S25 Edge’s battery feels so much just like the Galaxy S25 Extremely’s

On the battery life entrance, issues have not been as unhealthy as I anticipated. The Galaxy S25 Edge has the smallest battery within the Galaxy S25 lineup, however with average 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 system within the S25 collection (on that notice, it’s totally 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.

Associated

If you don’t log in to your old Samsung account soon, you could lose it forever

Samsung will start deleting accounts which have been inactive for over two years beginning July 31, 2025.

I am a sucker for distinctive telephones that look cool

It takes so much for me to get excited a few smartphone

Telephones are boring now, and do not let anybody inform you in any other case. Just about each single system is a slab that is outfitted with highly effective cameras and, for essentially 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 had 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 straight away with the Galaxy S25 Edge, I’ve grown to essentially just like the system over the previous few weeks, and I am excited to see how far Samsung can take this skinny design path sooner or later. If the Galaxy Z Fold line is any indication, the second-generation Edge shall 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.

Associated

I wasn’t expecting the ROG Ally X to outshine the Steam Deck quite this much

Each gaming handhelds have particular strengths and weaknesses, however typically, the ROG Ally X reigns supreme.

It does have a couple of downsides, although

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 beneath the top-tier system within the lineup, the Galaxy S25 Extremely. When 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 consumers which are in search of a high-level expertise.

That is the place my main concern with the Galaxy S25 Edge arises. Whereas the Galaxy S5 Extremely affords a quad-rear digital camera setup, together with a 200-megapixel most important, 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 includes a 200-megapixel most important and a 12-megapixel ultra-wide. It affords 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 seemingly a technical limitation given how skinny the cellphone is, nevertheless it’s nonetheless disappointing. For me, getting nearer to no matter I am taking pictures has at all times been extra helpful than snapping a wide-angle picture. In fact, this would possibly not be a difficulty for everybody. Fortunately, the lenses which are included on the Galaxy S25 Edge snap wonderful images.

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

Associated

4 ways I make the ROG Ally X’s awful battery life a little better

Anyway you have a look at it, the ROG Ally X’s battery is fairly unhealthy – however with the following tips, you may enhance it.