The battle of the ultra-slim flagship telephones is about to start as Samsung introduced this week that it’ll host a reside occasion on Might twelfth to indicate off the Galaxy S25 Edge.
You would possibly recall that Samsung first teased the Galaxy S25 Edge at its Galaxy Unpacked occasion in January, however didn’t share any particulars concerning the system. Three months later, leaks have stuffed in a number of the blanks, however we are going to lastly see this new cellphone in motion when Samsung goes reside on Might twelfth at 5 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. ET to totally unveil the Edge.
As for the leaks, we’ve heard that the Galaxy S25 Edge will function the Snapdragon 8 Elite chip, 12GB of RAM, 256GB of storage, and a 4,000 mAh battery. That may put it on par with the thicker Galaxy S25 handsets, even supposing will probably be considerably slimmer. Actually, the brand new cellphone is claimed to be simply 5.84mm thick, whereas the bottom S25 is 7.2mm thick.
Samsung was additionally type sufficient to verify in its weblog put up concerning the occasion that the S25 Edge will function a 200MP large lens digital camera, matching the S25 Extremely.
“That is greater than a slim smartphone,” says Samsung. “Each curve, contour and element displays a breakthrough in exact engineering to create a premium expertise worthy of the S collection title. The Galaxy S25 Edge not solely units a brand new commonplace for what you’ll be able to obtain together with your smartphone — however it additionally unlocks a brand new period of development for the cell business.”
By way of pricing, leaks counsel it’s going to fall someplace between the Galaxy S25+ ($999) and the S25 Extremely ($1,299). That mentioned, these leaks have been from outdoors the US, so there’s no telling precisely what Samsung will do concerning the US value. We’re gonna put our cash on $1,099, however we’ll discover out for sure on the occasion subsequent week.
If you wish to tune in to see the Galaxy S25 Edge make its formal debut, you’ll be able to watch reside on Samsung.com or stream the occasion on YouTube.
