Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge: Ultra-Slim Flagship Powerhouse With One Major Trade-Off

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At 158.2×75.6×5.8 mm and just 163 g, the Galaxy S25 Edge feels like you're holding a sleek slice of glass - if that slice was also virtually indestructible. Corning Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2 on the front and Victus 2 on the back sandwich a robust titanium frame. It's a premium combo that balances scratch resistance with drop resilience. Choose from Titanium Icyblue, Jetblack, or Silver - each hue evoking a different mood, from glacier chic to stealth bomber.

In the hand, the S25 Edge is astonishingly unobtrusive. With curved edges so subtle they're almost optical illusions, it slips into pockets and grips ergonomically - no digging or awkward angles. Titanium feels cooler to the touch, lending an air of confidence every time you unlock that under-display ultrasonic fingerprint sensor.

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Holding the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge is a study in “less is more” - it's ultra-slim, surprisingly light, and feels like you've strapped a high-tech note card to your hand. At just 5.8 mm thick, this phone is basically a modern-day credit card with a camera bump. The 75.6 mm width gives you enough screen real estate without forcing your hand into an acrobatic grip - perfect for marathon scrolling or epic gaming sessions.

And 163 g? That's lighter than most power banks. You'll barely notice it in your pocket or sling bag, but you'll definitely notice the envy when friends handle it. The barely-there weight and slim frame reduce wrist strain during extended one-handed use. No more “smartphone shoulder” after a three-hour Netflix binge.

Thanks to those microscopic crystals embedded in the glass, the Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2 on the display deflects cracks like a tiny force field - yet stays thin enough to blend into the phone's wafer-like profile. It survives 1 m drops onto rough surfaces (concrete, we're looking at you) better than any rival glass ceramic. And everyday scrapes - keys, coins, rogue sand grains - bounce off with minimal visible wear.

The Ceramic 2 retains excellent optical clarity. No rainbow hues or hazy "behind glass" effect; HDR visuals leap right through, so you get maximum pop without distortion.

The back of the Galaxy S25 Edge is covered by the Gorilla Glass Victus 2, which can typically handle drops from around 2 m onto hard surfaces - great news when you inevitably fumble as you fumble for your coffee. It provides better resistance to keys, zippers, and other sharp objects rummaging around in your pocket or purse.

The Victus 2 offers a premium feel with its smooth yet grippy texture - no unwanted slip-offs, but still a delight under the fingertips.

The titanium used for the frame is about 40% lighter than steel, but nearly as strong - so the Galaxy S25 Edge stays rigid and twist-proof without feeling like you've got a brick in your hand. It's corrosion and wear resistant - no sweaty-out discoloration or scuffs; the frame ages gracefully, keeping that showroom sheen for months (years?) to come.

Titanium dissipates heat well, so the phone stays cooler under heavy loads - fewer thermal throttles during gaming marathons.

Color Personalities: Which “Titanium” Are You?

• Icyblue: Think sleek Scandinavian design meets futuristic spaceship. Perfect for trendsetters who want their tech to look frosty and forward-thinking.
• Jetblack: The classic “stealth ninja” vibe. Ideal for professionals who prefer understatement - mysterious, no-nonsense, yet impossibly cool.
• Silver: The neutral diplomat of phone colors - goes with everything, balances boldness and subtlety, and never feels out of place at a board meeting or brunch.

Overall, the Galaxy S25 Edge's body is a masterclass in marrying form and function. You get pocket-friendly comfort, a screen that laughs at drops and scratches, a back that shrugs off the daily grind, and a frame that's both featherlight and indestructible. Pick the color that matches your personality - and then marvel at how something so slim can pack such a punch.

IP Rating

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With an IP68 rating, the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge is dust-tight and water-resistant up to 1.5 m for 30 minutes - perfect for accidental dunks or rainy-day selfies.

For those new to it, what is "IP" in "IP68"? Ingress Protection, my friend! It's all about guarding your precious gadgets against intruders. In this case, the intruders are dust and water.

Breaking down the two digits, the first digit, which is 6 in this case, tells us about the Galaxy S25 Edge's resistance to solids like dust. A 6 means it's practically dust-tight. No need to worry about tiny particles sneaking in and causing mischief.

And the second digit, which is 8, is the real star of the show. It signifies the device's resistance to liquids. An 8 means it can withstand being submerged in water. But, hold your horses, there's more to it. The number 8 in this case indicates that the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge can handle being submerged up to 1.5 meters deep for 30 minutes. So, it's not just a light drizzle protector; it can take a proper dunking.

IP68 isn't just a technical spec; it means you can live your life without constantly worrying about your phone's vulnerability to the environmental elements. Whether you're a bit clumsy with drinks or you enjoy the great outdoors, your Galaxy S25 Edge is your reliable companion.

General Tip: It is a good idea to use a protective case and a screen protector to give your phone that extra layer of security.

Display: A Visual Feast

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The Galaxy S25 Edge's LTPO backplane dynamically adjusts refresh rate to conserve power - critical given the modest 3900 mAh cell. At 120 Hz, animations are silky, reducing motion blur; at 1 Hz, static images dance with minimal drain. Whether you're swiping through a hi-res photo gallery or binge-watching HDR10+ movie trailers on YouTube, colors pop with vivid accuracy. Blacks are inky, contrast is jaw-dropping, and adaptive smoothing makes every scroll feel like butter on hot toast.

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Here's the low-down on that jaw-dropping display aboard the Galaxy S25 Edge - because a smartphone this slim deserves a screen that's equally cutting-edge. AMOLED stands for Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode. Every pixel lights itself, so you get perfect blacks (off pixels), infinite contrast, and super-vibrant colors.

LTPO (Low-Temperature Polycrystalline Oxide) is the backplane tech that lets the panel dynamically shift its refresh rate without guzzling battery. Instead of having to refresh at a fixed speed (say, 60 Hz), LTPO can dial it way down when you're reading an email and crank it up for gaming.

“2X” is Samsung's shorthand for their second-generation AMOLED improvements: think higher refresh rates, higher peak brightness, improved power efficiency, and faster pixel response times over the “1X” panels. In practice, it means brighter HDR highlights and snappier transitions with no extra energy drain.

With its adaptive 1 - 120 Hz refresh rate, the screen can crawl as low as 1 Hz (for static content, like reading an e-book) or sprint up to 120 Hz (for silky-smooth scrolling and gaming). When nothing's moving fast - say you're staring at a photo - the refresh rate plunges to 1 Hz, trimming power draw compared to a fixed-rate 120 Hz panel.

On the flip side, you get near-instantaneous touch response and buttery animations when swiping through web pages or playing high-frame-rate shooters.

With a 1440×3120 px resolution (about 513 pixels per inch), individual pixels vanish to your eye, so text is razor-clean and fine textures in photos look lifelike. The 19.5 : 9 “tall and narrow” shape strikes a sweet spot between cinematic video framing and one-handed reachability.

6.7 inches diagonal gives you loads of room for split-screen multitasking and sprawling spreadsheets - yet still tucks neatly into most pockets.

And the HDR10+ support means dynamic tone mapping: unlike static HDR10, HDR10+ metadata tweaks brightness and contrast scene by scene (or even frame by frame) for more accurate highlights and deeper shadows. Exploding fireworks look explosive, sunlit clouds dazzle, and moonlit landscapes retain detail instead of washing out or going jet-black.

You get the benefits on streaming services (Amazon Prime Video, some YouTube HDR clips) and select games that support HDR10+.

In practice, watching HDR10+ footage on this LTPO AMOLED 2X is like swapping from VHS to 4K Blu-ray overnight: colors pop, blacks swallow stray light, and every tiny detail snaps into focus. Meanwhile, the adaptive refresh keeps the experience smooth without turning your battery into a crater.

In short: the Galaxy S25 Edge's display is a Swiss Army knife of eye candy - extra-bright when you need it, painstakingly power-savvy when you don't, and absurdly sharp all the time.

Networks

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Networking is the invisible thread that connects us all in the digital world! The Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge, with its support for the networking quartet of GSM, HSPA, LTE, and 5G technologies, is like a well-connected socialite in the world of networks.

GSM and HSPA are the stalwarts, providing 2G and 3G connectivity, respectively. Then there's LTE, the foundation of modern 4G networks, delivering faster internet speeds and improved call quality. And of course, the star of the show - 5G. It's the future, promising blazing-fast download and upload speeds, reduced latency, and a world of possibilities for future applications.

SIM

The Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge supports a Nano-SIM and dual eSIM (at most two can be used at a time), ensuring that you have flexible connectivity options. It's a nod to modern communication trends while keeping the user experience simple and efficient.

Chipset - Performance: Snapdragon 8 Elite Takes the Crown

Built on a 3-nm node, the Snapdragon 8 Elite balances raw throughput with energy efficiency. The “Phoenix L” cores handle heavy lifting - think 3D rendering and real-time AI tasks - while the “Phoenix M” cores keep background apps humming without waking the big guns. The Adreno 830 GPU breezes through mobile AAA games at high frame rates.

Apps launch in a blink, multitasking is rock-solid, and even extended gaming sessions stay smooth - with minimal thermal throttling thanks to improved vapor-chamber cooling in the titanium frame. If you're into on-the-fly AI camera processing or desktop-class video editing via Samsung DeX, this setup is your new best friend.

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The heart of the Galaxy S25 Edge is the Qualcomm SM8750-3-AB Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy, a bleeding-edge 3-nm SoC that drives everything from lightning-fast app launches to real-time AI photo processing. It features a hexagon NPU for on-device AI, and Spectra ISP with advanced computational photography pipelines.

The CPU packs a hepta-core Oryon V2 “Phoenix” architecture, featuring two types of cores:

• 2×4.47 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L (“Prime”) cores: These are your heavy-hitter cores, optimized for peak performance and low latency. Think: launching apps, burst-mode computational photography, complex AI inference, and high-frame-rate gaming. When you tap “record 8K video”, it's these cores that handle the bulk of the data crunching.
• 5×3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M (“Efficiency”) cores: These cores handle background chores and mid-tier workloads - email syncing, music playback, social-feed scrolling - while sipping far less power. They let the phone juggle multiple apps without waking the big guns, conserving battery life whenever possible.

This big-little (or rather, prime-efficient) design dynamically shifts tasks to the right cores based on demand - maxing performance when you need it, and maximizing efficiency when you don't.

The Adreno 830 GPU is tuned for mobile AAA gaming, smooth UI animations, and hardware-accelerated AI effects. Its real-time ray tracing support enables more realistic lighting and reflections in supported titles. Built alongside the Oryon CPU on the same 3-nm node, you get higher frame rates with lower power draw - perfect for extended gaming or GPU-accelerated tasks like on-device video editing.

TL;DR: The two “Prime” cores are for bursts of horsepower - gaming peaks, AI tricks, and heavy multitasking. The five “Efficiency” cores keep your background tasks humming without draining the battery. The Adreno 830 GPU ties it all together, serving up silky-smooth graphics and AI-driven imaging.

Together, this combo delivers flagship-class performance that “just fades into the background”, letting you focus on what matters - whether that's a 120 Hz gaming session or editing 8K video on the go

Memory and Storage

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Camera System: Dual-Threat Imaging

The Galaxy S25 Edge's 200 MP main sensor uses nona-binning to merge nine pixels into one giant 2.4 µm pixel, delivering pristine low-light shots and 50 MP detail-rich images. OIS locks everything steady, even in shaky conditions. The ultrawide captures a mammoth field of view with edge-to-edge sharpness thanks to PDAF.

Daylight landscapes look like museum prints, portraits pop with natural skin tones via Best Face AI, and nighttime cityscapes sparkle rather than go mushy. Ultra-slow-mo at 1080p, 240 fps turns ordinary drips of water into cinematic epics. Selfies? Crisp enough to make your friends jealous on the next group chat.

Rear Camera

Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge main camera setup. Image credit: Samsung

The Galaxy S25 Edge's dual-camera rig is a Swiss-army knife for mobile imaging - each lens has its own superpower, backed by a suite of pro-grade features. Let's peel back the layers. Here are the relevant specs:

Specification	Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge
Number of Cameras	2 (Dual)
Resolution (Megapixels)	200 MP (wide), 12 MP (ultrawide)
Aperture	f/1.7, f/2.2
Sensor Size	1/1.56″, N/A
Autofocus	PDAF, PDAF
Image Stabilization	OIS, N/A
Video Recording	8K at 30 fps, 4K at 30/60/120 fps, 1080p at 30/60/120/240 fps
Other Features	LED flash, panorama, HDR

The 200 MP (f/1.7) wide lens is your go-to “everything” camera. The enormous 1/1.56″ sensor and f/1.7 aperture swallow tons of light, so even dusk-time shots come out bright and detailed. With nona-pixel binning, it marries nine adjacent pixels into one big 2.4 µm “super-pixel”, giving you 50 MP images that rival mirrorless cameras in low light.

The 12 MP (f/2.2) ultrawide lens expands your canvas. With a wider field of view, it's perfect for sweeping landscapes, architectural marvels, or cramming your entire friend squad into a single frame. PDAF on this module means you won't lose focus on that runaway pigeon in your big-city skyline shot.

Among the pro-grade camera features, PDAF (Phase-Detect Autofocus) uses dedicated pixels on the sensor to quickly measure focus distance - no more hunting back and forth. That split-second lock means you nail fleeting moments, whether it's a toddler's mischievous grin or a hummingbird mid-hover.

OIS (Optical Image Stabilization) means gyros detect movement and shift the lens to cancel shakes. It's vital for low-light stills and for keeping your 8K at 30 fps or 4K at 60 fps video buttery smooth, even if you're shooting on the move.

LED flash delivers balanced illumination, so skin tones stay natural and highlights don't blow out. Great for filling in faces at night or adding catchlights in eyes for that “studio-portrait” vibe.

Panorama mode stitches up to gigapixel panoramas - ideal for Mount Fuji hikes or capturing every corner of your tiny living room in one majestic sweep.

And HDR (High Dynamic Range) brackets multiple exposures in real-time, merging them into one frame where shadows retain detail and highlights don't clip. Sunset silhouettes? No problem.

The Galaxy S25 Edge's main camera doesn't just excel in photography; it's a cinematic maestro as well. Shoot in stunning 8K resolution at 30 fps, bringing your videos to life with unparalleled clarity and detail. For everyday videography, the camera supports 1080p video recording at multiple frame rates, striking a balance between quality and file size. Your memories are captured with a touch of high-definition charm.

Shooting at high frame rates like 120 fps (4K) or 240 fps (1080p) lets you stretch a split-second of action into a multi-second spectacle. This is perfect for:

• Sports and Action: Track the exact moment a skateboard lands a kickflip, or freeze a sprinter's stride with crystal clarity.
• Nature and Macro: Watch a water droplet ripple in mid-air, or catch the flutter-by of a butterfly's wings in mesmerizing detail.
• Creative Storytelling: Add dramatic slow-mo to everyday scenes - dripping coffee, popping balloons, or even a dramatic hair flip - giving your videos that Hollywood flair.
• Scientific and Analytical Uses: High-speed playback can reveal motion that's otherwise imperceptible - handy for biomechanics research, product testing, or simply figuring out how your cat lands on its feet every time.

Bottom Line: The Galaxy S25 Edge's dual-camera system isn't just about stacking specs on paper - it's about giving you the flexibility to shoot nearly anything, under nearly any condition. From ultra-detailed 200 MP night shots to sweeping vistas and buttery slow-mo, you've got a content-creation studio in your pocket.

Battery and Charging: Slim Sacrifice

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Shaving battery capacity keeps the Galaxy S25 Edge ultra-slim, but you're trading endurance for elegance. The 25 W fast-charge standard is serviceable, but won't knock your socks off compared to competing devices with 65 W+.

On a typical workday - emails, social media, an hour of YouTube - you'll need a top-up around 6 PM. The 55% in 30 minutes is handy for quick pit-stops, but if you're a true road warrior, packing a power bank is non-negotiable.

Sound

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Connectivity

The Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge's extensive list of connectivity options makes it a versatile companion for both work and play. With support for Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, it covers all the bases, ensuring you can connect to any Wi-Fi network, old or new. But it doesn't stop there - it's tri-band, meaning it operates on three different frequency bands, reducing congestion and ensuring a smoother internet experience. And then there's Wi-Fi Direct, a feature that allows direct device-to-device connections without the need for a router. It's perfect for fast file transfers and seamless collaboration.

The Galaxy S25 Edge boasts Bluetooth 5.4, ensuring a seamless and high-quality connection, whether you're connecting to headphones, speakers, or other devices. With features like A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile) for high-quality audio streaming and LE (Low Energy) for power efficiency, your Bluetooth experience reaches new heights.

The Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge features GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, and BDS positioning systems for accurate navigation and location services.

The Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge features NFC, the digital magician! This technology allows you to make contactless payments, share files, and connect with other NFC-enabled devices with just a tap. It's like having a digital handshake, simplifying tasks and making your device interactions effortless.

Last but not least, the trusty USB-C 3.2 - the universal connector. Whether you're charging your device, transferring files, or connecting to external devices, USB Type-C 3.2 ensures a fast and reliable connection. It's the jack-of-all-trades, allowing you to expand your device's capabilities and stay connected to the wider world of technology.

Sensors and Other Features

The Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge comes equipped with the following sensors:

• Proximity Sensor: Detects the presence or movement of an object (say, with infrared, sound, light, or electromagnetic fields) without physically contacting it. It is used, for example, to turn off the screen when you position your device close to your ear while making a call.
• Fingerprint Sensor: Used for quick and secure unlocking. It is the in-display, ultrasonic type in the Galaxy S25 Edge.
• Gyro: The gyroscope can detect when your device is being twisted or turned in any direction. It enhances the accuracy of apps and games that rely on precise motion, like augmented reality (AR) apps and racing games.
• Accelerometer: The accelerometer detects changes in the device's orientation and acceleration. If you tilt, shake, or move your device, the accelerometer knows.
• Barometer: Measures atmospheric pressure. It tells you about your altitude and improves GPS elevation results. You can also use it to make weather predictions.
• Compass: The compass determines your device's orientation. It is essential for navigation apps, map orientation, and augmented reality experiences.

Plus, with Samsung DeX support, your Galaxy S25 Edge transforms into a desktop powerhouse. DeX is short for "Desktop eXperience", and it can kind of transform your device into a desktop computer.

In order to use DeX, you'll need to have a monitor or an external display or a TV, a keyboard, and a mouse that you'd like to use with your smartphone. Once these accessories are connected via DeX, your Galaxy S25 Edge's interface magically expands onto the larger screen, giving you a desktop-like experience. This is fantastic for work-related tasks - you can edit documents, create spreadsheets, and browse the web with a full-screen experience. Multitasking becomes a breeze - you can have multiple apps open and running at once, just like on a desktop. DeX is also great for presentations and entertainment.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

• What is Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge release date?

  The Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge has been announced on the 13th May, 2025. It is expected to release on the 30th May, 2025.