Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge Review: Specs, Good/Good (2025)

May 28, 2025

5 minutes read

The thinnest Galaxy ever feels incredible in the hand, but its diet comes with some sacrifices you need to be aware of before spending $1,099.

Samsung’s Galaxy S25 Edge is the most head-turning phone the company has built in years. At just 5.8 mm thick, it’s thinner than the S25 Plus, yet has a top-of-the-range processor and the same 200 MP main camera you’ll find on the Ultra. Sounds perfect, right? Not really. Reducing the phone to near-razor thin forces compromises on battery life, camera compatibility, and charging speed — all of which come with the S25 Plus’s $1,099 price tag.

Below, you’ll find full specs, first impressions, real-world battery numbers, pre-order bonuses, and a real-world assessment of who should – and shouldn’t – buy this leather legend.

Galaxy S25 Edge at a glance

Dimensions/weight: 0.228 in. (5.8 mm) • 5.75 oz. (163 g)
Display: 6.7-inch QHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2x • 1–120 Hz
Chipset: Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy
Memory/storage: 12 GB RAM • 256 GB or 512 GB
Rear cameras: 200 MP wide (ƒ/1.7) • 12 MP deep (ƒ/2.2)
Front camera: 12 MP (ƒ/2.2)
Battery: 3,900 mAh • 25 W wired charging • 15 W wireless charging
Build: Titanium frame • Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2 (front) • Gorilla Glass Victus 2 (back)
Colors: Titanium Silver • Titanium Jetblack • Titanium Icyblue
Amount: Starting at $1,099.99

How Samsung ditched 5.8 mm – and what that really means

Samsung swapped out the standard aluminum frame for a titanium one, shaved off all the internal bezels, and introduced Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2 to keep the front panel super thin but strong. The result feels light and precise in the hand – something of real luxury, not a plastic compromise.

However “the smallest Galaxy” does not equal “the smallest phone.” The S25 Edge measures 0.228 inches (5.8 millimeters), without the rear camera lens, but wafer-thin handsets have been around for more than a decade. For example, Oppo R5 (2014) and Oppo R5s (2015) were 0.193 in. (4.9 mm), Vivo X5Max (2014) was 0.189 in. (4.8 mm), while the Motorola Moto Z (2016) was 0.205 in. (5.2 mm).

Those phones were great back then but they didn’t have today’s 5G radios, big batteries, LTPO displays, and 200 MP cameras. Samsung’s trick is packing all of that into something that’s almost as small.

Performance: flagship silicon, full Galaxy AI

Apart from its food, the Edge keeps the same Snapdragon 8 Elite of the Galaxy as the S25 Ultra. Day-to-day tasks feel the same: fast app launch, zero lag when editing 4K video, and fluid scrolling at 120 Hz. All the Galaxy AI features – real-time Live Translate, Chat Assist, Generative Edit in the gallery – work exactly like they do on their fancier siblings.

Camera: A stellar 200 MP, but no zoom flexibility

Images from the main sensor are similar to the Ultra e 1×, with rich detail and the punchy color of Samsung’s trademark. 12 MP ultra-wide is strong in landscape. What you lose is visual zoom: digital crops look great up to 3×, acceptable at 5×, and mushy beyond that. If you stick to 10× moon shots, you’ll miss the telephoto.

Battery life and charging: real-world testing

Going down to a 3,900 mAh cell means around 4.5–5 hours of screen-on time in lab tests. Michael Fischer (MrMobile) finished his review section with 11 hours of hard day travel (streaming music, boarding passes, Bluetooth buds and watch, socializing, and taking pictures). He also turned on the thermal shutdown of Google Maps when the phone overheated during Android Auto wireless in a hot car – evidence of a strong thermal envelope.

Recharging is slow on paper, but here are his concrete numbers for a 30 W USB‑PPS brick:

That’s faster than expected, thanks in large part to a smaller battery — and not to any new charging technology. Reviewers also note that Samsung may have lost power with the silicon‑carbon cell used by other slim phones but stuck to traditional lithium-ion chemistry.

Image via Samsung

Quick tips to extend the battery

Set up Screen mode to Natural (slightly low light).
Open it Simple performance profile under Settings » Battery and device care » Battery.
Disable it Auto-HDR video on Camera if you rarely shoot in the sun.

Who the Galaxy S25 Edge is (and isn’t)

Buy if…

You value pocket comfort and one-handed feel over marathon battery life.
Your images have a 90% width or standard focal length.
Love the look of the Z Flip but prefer the slab design.

Skip it if…

You rely on zoom for travel or wildlife photography.
Play for hours or stream all day.
You want the best value – the S25 Plus gives you more for the same money.

How Apple can respond: iPhone 17 Air rumors

Analysts expect Apple’s fall lineup to introduce the ultra-thin iPhone 17 Air that fits between the base and Pro models. Early rumors point to a 6.7-inch OLED, a thickness of less than 6 mm, and a price of around $899. If true, the year 2025 could mark an industry-wide shift where “small and premium” replaces “large and midsize” for both Samsung and Apple.

Price, pre-order benefits, and availability

Pre-orders are now open; from May 30.
Samsung and Amazon are bundling a $50 gift card and a free storage upgrade to 512 GB during pre-order.
Major carriers are offering up to $600 in trade-in credit on the latest Galaxy S models.

Pre-order on Amazon: Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge Phone + $50 Gift Card + Large Storage Upgrade to 512 GB for $1,099.99

An important point

The Galaxy S25 Edge delivers on its mission: delivering a statement piece that feels smooth without falling into midrange specs. If you want a phone that disappears from your pocket but still packs a 200 MP camera and Snapdragon 8 Elite power, this is it. Just accept the compromises in zoom, battery life, and charging speed – or spend the same money on the chunkier, longer-lasting S25 Plus. Either way, Samsung’s smaller division has arrived, and the Edge is only the beginning.

Full details

Dimensions/weight

6.228 in. (158.2 mm) × 2.976 in. (75.6 mm) × 0.228 in. (5.8mm)
5.75 oz. (163 g)
Titanium frame
Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2 (front)
Gorilla Glass Victus 2 (rear)

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6.7 inch QHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2x
3,120 × 1,440 px (Quad HD+)
19.5:9 aspect ratio
513 ppi density
LTPO dynamic stimulation 1–120 Hz
HDR10+
Maximum brightness at 2,600 nits
Corning anti-scratch coating (no Ultra-style anti-reflective coating)

Working

Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy (3 nm)
Octa-core 4.47 GHz, 3.5 GHz
12 GB RAM
256 GB or 512 GB (most likely UFS 4.1, not officially confirmed)
There is no microSD expandable storage

Rear cameras

200 MP, ƒ/1.7, OIS, 2x quality zoom
12 MP at maximum depth, ƒ/2.2
Video:
- UHD 8K @ 30 fps
- UHD 4K @ 60 fps
- UHD 4K @ 120 fps
- FHD 1080p @ 120 fps
Slow motion:
- FHD 1080p @ 240 fps
- FHD 1080p @ 120 fps
- 4K @ 120 fps
Auto focus
HDR10+
Samsung logo
Super Steady

Front camera

12MP, ƒ/2.2
4K @ 60 fps
HDR10+
Samsung logo
Auto focus

Battery/charging

3,900 mAh Li‑ion
25 W USB‑C PD 3.0 / PPS (0–57% in 30 minutes, full in 75 minutes)
15 W wireless charging
Qi2-ready (needs magnetic ring)
Reverse-wireless PowerShare

Communication

5G NR Sub-6 and mmWave
LTE-A 4×4 MIMO
Wi‑Fi 7 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 5.4 with LE Audio
Ultra-Wideband (UWB)
NFC
GPS / GLONASS / Galileo / BeiDou
USB‑C 3.2 Gen 1
Satellite capable (at least, with the T-Mobile version)

Biometrics/sensors

Ultrasonic fingerprint under the display
Face Unlock (2D)
Accelerometer, fingerprint, gyro, geomagnetic, proximity, ambient light, barometer, hall sensor

The sound

Dual stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos
Change the sound
There is no 3.5 mm jack
Play in MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, AMR, AWB, FLAC, MID, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, DFF, DSF, APE

Durability/protection

Software/support

Android 15 + One UI 7.0 at launch
Seven years of OS development and security patches
Full Galaxy AI suite (Live Translate, Note Assist, Generative Edit, etc.)
Samsung DeX (wired and wireless)
Connect to Windows
SmartThings support
Samsung Knox Vault hardware security

Extras

Nano‑SIM + eSIM / dual eSIM
Bixby / Gemini voice assistants
Accessibility (Hearing aid support, live captions, Live Transcribe, Real-Time Text, Audio Editor, Audio Alerts, etc.)
Packaging: 3 amp USB-C cable, SIM tool, eco-paper documents (no power brick)
Video playback in MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, AVI, FLV, MKV, WEBM