The Samsung S25 collection dropped in January, however there was one mannequin within the line-up which, although teased on the launch occasion, wasn’t truly launched. On the time this was rumored to be the S25 ‘Slim’, however the cellphone has since been formally named the S25 Edge. Its standout characteristic can be its notably slimmer profile, rumored to be simply 5.85mm thick thick.
It was thought the S25 Edge would launch in April, however we now know that Samsung can be launching the system at a world digital occasion which is able to begin at 8pm ET / 5pm PT as we speak (1am BST Tuesday).
Learn extra: Samsung Galaxy S25 Extremely full assessment
Other than its extremely slim thickness, we additionally know that the S25 Edge will get the identical 200MP ISOCELL HP2 main (wide-angle) digicam as featured within the S25 Extremely. The second rear-facing module has been imagined to be a 12MP Ultrawide digicam, more than likely a carry-over from the S25 and S25+.
It is disappointing that it seems as if there will not be a telephoto digicam, however shrinking a cellphone’s thickness inevitably comes with compromises. It is not all dangerous information although, as the large megapixel rely of the first digicam means on-sensor zoom remains to be doable, which when mixed with AI enhancement may nonetheless present at the very least 2-3x zoom with little – if any – loss in picture high quality.
One other potential compromise revealed by a earlier leak is battery capability, which is claimed to solely be 3900mAh. Whereas this might make it the smallest battery within the S25 vary, and considerably down on the S25+ and S25 Extremely, it’d solely be 100mAh smaller than the vanilla S25’s battery.
A separate rumor has recommended that the S25 Edge can be obtainable in three colorways: Titanium Icyblue, Titanium Silver, and Titanium Jetblack. A delicate trace there that the cellphone’s body could be produced from titanium? Two storage variations have been speculated: 256GB and 512GB, each with 12GB of RAM. The 256GB model might be priced between €1,200 and €1,300 in Europe, with the 512GB mannequin is recommended to retail between €1,300 and €1,400. We do not but have any indication of doable US and UK pricing, however there’s nonetheless time for these particulars to floor forward of the cellphone’s supposed April launch.
The Galaxy S25 Edge can be launched throughout Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked stay stream, which is able to start at 8pm ET / 5pm PT on Monday, Could twelfth (1am BST / 10am AEST on Tuesday, Could thirteenth).
Watch the stay stream right here:
