Samsung has unveiled its thinnest smartphone model ever, with a device measuring just 5.8 millimetres thick.
After months of waiting, the new Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge was finally launched at the Galaxy Unpacked event yesterday afternoon, said a report.
Weighing just 163 grams, this flagship model is 32 per cent lighter and 34 per cent thinner than the already skinny iPhone 16 Pro Max. The Dailymail said with Samsung claiming the battery can offer 24 hours of video playback.
Measuring 6.7 inches diagonally, this sits between the 6.9-inch top-of-the-line S25 Ultra and the 6.2-inch regular S25 model, it said adding that getting less phone doesn't mean a slimmer price tag, with the S25 Edge costing £1099 ($1,099.99 US price) with 256 GB of storage, or £1199 ($1,219.99 US price) for 512 GB.
The new smartphone is available in three colours: Titanium Silver, Titanium Jetblack, and Titanium Icyblue. The Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge is essentially a redesigned version of the current Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus model.
The S25 Edge features the same OLED display, Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy chipset, and AI features, but includes several trade-offs to fit the new form factor. The S25 Edge only has two rear cameras, although the main camera has 200 megapixels.
That is the same camera as the Galaxy S25 Ultra in a slimmer package, and a sizeable boost compared to the iPhone 16 Pro Max's 48-megapixel main camera. However, the S25 Edge has no telephoto zoom, which will make the camera set up less versatile than other models.
The bigger concern is that a smaller, lighter phone means a slimmer battery and a shorter battery life. Samsung says the S25 Edge will have a 3,900 mAh battery, compared with the 5,000 mAh battery in the S25 Ultra. The company claims this can still deliver a full day of video use, so they may have offered improvements via other optimisations.
However, the battery's performance won't be clear until the actual release. To ensure the phone doesn't snap in your pocket, Samsung says it has been made with a premium titanium frame and the latest Corning Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2 for better crack resistance.
In terms of software, the phone will feature the same One UI 7 version of Android available on current Samsung models. But the Galaxy S25 Edge will get access to the latest AI features from Galaxy AI, including access to features from Google's Gemini AI.
This includes the ability to clean up objects from the background of photos and videos, automatically transcribe calls, and enhanced writing tools. While the Galaxy S25 Edge certainly features a groundbreaking design, not everyone is convinced that slimmer is necessarily better.