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Samsung beats Apple to punch with Galaxy S25 Edge

May 14, 2025
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The Galaxy S25 Edge (right) next to the Samsung S25 Ultra. Credit: Vincent Chang/Can Buy or Not

Samsung took the wraps off its ultra-thin Galaxy S25 Edge smartphone yesterday. At just 5.8mm thick — that’s 30% thinner than the flagship Galaxy S25 Ultra — it’s certainly as skinny as a smartphone gets. FYI: Most modern flagship phones are in the 7mm to 8mm range.

It’s also about as light as the compact Galaxy S25 at 163g, despite having the 6.7-inch screen of the Galaxy S25+. Oh, and the Galaxy S25 Edge also has the 200MP primary camera of the S25 Ultra. But it lacks the telephoto camera, while the ultra-wide camera has been downgraded from 50MP to 12MP.

By now, you probably have some burning questions about the Galaxy S25 Edge. The most obvious one is the battery life. How long can the Edge last, considering that its paltry 3,900mAh battery capacity is even less than the 4,000mAh on the 6.2-inch Galaxy S25?

Physics say that the battery life of the 6.7-inch Galaxy S25 Edge will be less tha…

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