The Galaxy S25 series is here, but Samsung’s January 2025 Galaxy Unpacked event wasn’t without its surprises.
Alongside the widely expected Galaxy S25, S25+ and S25 Ultra, the company also teased a fourth model, known as the Galaxy S25 Edge.
It marks Samsung’s first return to the Edge branding since 2016’s Galaxy S7 Edge, though a lot has changed since then.
Here’s everything we know so far about the brand-new entry in Samsung’s flagship phone lineup.
When will the Galaxy S25 Edge be released?
Samsung teased the Galaxy S25 Edge at the end of its Galaxy Unpacked event on 22 January 2025.
But while stablemates the Galaxy S25, S25+ and S25 Ultra are all confirmed to ship on 7 January, there’s no official word on when the Edge will come to market.
However, ahead of the event, OnLeaks and Smartprix published renders that look a look like the S25 Edge, despite branding it as the S25 Slim. In the article, they suggest a launch will take place in May 2025.
A 9to5Google report suggests slightly earlier, stating that a Samsung representative said the phone would be coming “around” April.
The launch might only apply to the UK and 38 other countries though, if a report from PhoneArena is to be believed. Significantly, the list doesn’t include the US, while leaker Evan Blass said in a private post on X that the phone “will almost certainly not be offered through US carriers”.
How much will the Galaxy S25 Edge cost?
Samsung is yet to reveal how much the Galaxy S25 Edge might cost. However, the same Evan Blass X post suggested it’ll be priced “between the S25 Plus and Ultra”.
In terms of starting prices, that means anywhere between £999/$999.99 and £1,249/$1,299.99. It remains to be seen if this will materialise though.
What will the Galaxy S25 Edge specs be?
So far, Samsung has only offered a brief look at the S25 Edge’s design. They show a phone that looks a lot like the regular Galaxy S25, just even thinner.
Samsung
First-look content from the likes of The Verge and GSMArena reveals an impressively svelte design, with the phone barely thicker than the USB-C charging port.
However, the OnLeaks and Smartprix report also suggests a few other key specs, most notably a thickness of just 6.4mm. That’s significantly thinner than even the regular S25 (7.2mm), and one of the slimmest phones around.
It’ll supposedly match the S25 Ultra in getting a 200Mp main lens, 50Mp ultrawide and 12Mp selfie. The third rear lens appears to be missing from first-look content at Unpacked, but OnLeaks and Smartprix said it’ll be a 50Mp telephoto with 3.5x optical zoom.
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As expected, the report suggests the Edge will follow its S25 stablemates in getting a Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset – likely the overclocked ‘for Galaxy’ version – which will be paired with 12GB of RAM.
In terms of screen size, the report suggests something between 6.7- and 6.8 inches. It’ll almost certainly still be a 120Hz OLED, too.
However, a big battery capacity question mark remains. In such a thin device, will Samsung be able to match or exceed the regular Galaxy S25’s 4000mAh cell?
Prior to the launch, Weibo leaker Digital Chat Station suggested it’d be somewhere in the 3000-4000mAh range, which is a concern. Hopefully, the efficiency of the Snapdragon 8 Elite chip will help to make up for it.
OnLeaks / Smartprix
As GSMArena reports, a listing believed to be the phone has appeared on China’s 3C database and appears to show max charging speeds of 25W. That’s the same as the regular Galaxy S25, but a step down from the 45W on the S25+ and S25 Ultra.
Other key specs are likely to be the same as the other S25 phones, including 15W Qi wireless (with caveats) charging, plus One UI 7 software (based on Android 15) and seven years of both OS and security updates.
We’ll update this article once we know more. In the meantime, check out the rest of our Galaxy S25 coverage:
