The Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge could be the herald of a new trend in high-end smartphones – a focus on a thin and light design. However, last week’s poll clearly shows that there are several key issues that need to be addressed before this trend gets off the ground and the S25 Edge isn’t the model that can see it done.
The first issue is one that can be corrected – at $1,100/€1,250/₹110,000 it’s just too expensive. We don’t doubt that there will be discounts and deals down the line, but how low will it go? Low enough to convince nearly 23% of voters to reconsider? That remains to be seen.
Other issues can’t be fixed so easily – the 3,900mAh battery rightly causes concerns about battery life. That will be one of the more important tests when we review the Edge. Silicon-Carbon batteries have helped manufacturers increase battery capacity to some impressive numbers, but Samsung is late to the party. Maybe it will have the tech ready for the S26 Edge, but that won’t help the 2025 model.
Some commenters saw the positives of the Edge design – phones have gotten heavier over the years, too heavy, perhaps. And the S25 Edge weighs basically the same as the vanilla S25, despite offering a much larger screen.
The camera is another concern – the 200MP main module seems promising (another thing that we will focus on in the review), but omitting a telephoto module on a flagship is rarely a good idea.
For now the conclusion is simple – most people will get one of the other Galaxy S25 models or a non-Samsung flagship and only a few will pick the Galaxy S25 Edge as their next phone.