Samsung immediately launched the Galaxy S25 Edge, an extremely skinny smartphone that can compete with Apple’s upcoming iPhone 17 Air. The Galaxy S25 Edge encompasses a 6.7-inch AMOLED show and it measures in at 5.8mm thick.
Comparatively, rumors counsel that the iPhone 17 Air could have a 6.6-inch show and a thickness of 5.5mm, so it might be barely smaller and thinner than the S25 Edge. The Galaxy S25 Edge weighs 163 grams, so the skinny design and the sunshine weight are noticeable when it’s in comparison with an ordinary Galaxy S25 Extremely or a present iPhone 16 Professional Max. The Galaxy S25 Extremely weighs 218 grams, whereas the iPhone 16 Professional Max weighs 227 grams.
Samsung is utilizing a titanium body for the Galaxy S25 Edge, which can also be what we’re anticipating for the iPhone 17 Air. It additionally consists of Corning Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2, which Samsung says improves resilience.
Whereas the iPhone 17 Air will solely get a single 48-megapixel Extensive lens, Samsung geared up the Galaxy S25 Edge with a dual-lens digicam setup. There is a 200-megapixel wide-angle lens and a 12-megapixel ultra-wide lens.
Other than the skinny and light-weight design, the Galaxy S25 Edge is mainly similar to the opposite smartphones within the Galaxy S25 lineup, providing the identical efficiency and have set. It consists of the Snapdragon 8 Elite Cell Platform from Qualcomm, and a revamped vapor chamber for warmth dissipation.
It has AI instruments like Drawing Help and Audio Eraser, together with ProScaler for improved picture scaling performance. There is a Now Transient and Now Bar with AI-updated data that adjustments all through the day and incorporates data from third-party apps, plus it consists of Google Gemini options due to Samsung’s partnership with Google.
Samsung’s Galaxy S25 Edge could be pre-ordered from the Samsung web site, and pricing begins at $1,099.99 for the 256GB mannequin. Samsung is providing a $50 credit score for many who pre-order, and upgrading anybody who purchases the 256GB mannequin to 512GB. The deal is offered via Might 30.
Samsung can also be providing as much as $630 in trade-in credit towards the acquisition of a Galaxy S25 Edge.