The Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge is flying into the limelight on Gossamer-thin wings on Might 12. Samsung’s internet hosting an “Unpacked” occasion—totally digital this time—to share particulars on the super-thin smartphone that’s barely thicker than a USB-C charging port. The digital occasion will happen on Might 12 at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT. You’ll have the ability to watch the livestream on Samsung’s web site or its official YouTube channel. Don’t count on new variations of the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6 and Galaxy Z Fold 6, although—these will possible come at a separate occasion this summer time.
Samsung first confirmed off the Galaxy S25 Edge at its January Unpacked occasion. The corporate burped out the information for the telephone because the “another factor” for the occasion, but it surely didn’t provide many particulars apart from highlighting its skinny body. The anticipated April launch date didn’t pan out, and Samsung nonetheless hasn’t gone into particulars concerning the system. In a launch, Samsung stated the S25 Edge is “greater than a slim smartphone” that “unlocks a brand new period of progress for the cell business.”
What can we count on apart from executives boasting concerning the telephone’s thinness? Boasting concerning the digital camera, maybe. The corporate confirmed its slim system homes a 200-megapixel digital camera that could be primarily based on the principle sensor discovered on the Galaxy S25 Extremely, however we’ll must see if it has the identical ranges of zoom. Photographs present the telephone has two lenses in comparison with three or 5 discovered on Samsung’s different Android telephones. Samsung has beforehand stated the S25 Edge cameras have “pro-grade capabilities,” which means they’ll have entry to Samsung’s suite of picture modifying instruments. The telephone will even possible be engineered with AI in thoughts, with not less than a number of the generative AI modifying and creation instruments out there on present Galaxy telephones.
A take a look at how Samsung displayed the Galaxy S25 Edge at Galaxy Unpacked.
The Galaxy maker might want to persuade us why we should always need a super-slim telephone. Rumors recommend Apple is about to launch its personal skinny telephone, the iPhone 17 Air, and would possibly deliver again an exterior battery case to make up for what sources have described as extra restricted battery in comparison with common and professional iPhones. In the end, Samsung must show customers gained’t sacrifice an excessive amount of for the sake of a barely thinner, barely lighter system.
