Ain't nothing like the real thin

Samsung is the first major manufacturer to deliver an ultra-slim version of its flagship phone. Does its skinny form come at the expense of function?

- Tom Morgan-Freelander

The 'thin phone' revolution has been a long time coming. All the major names are rumoured to be working on one, but it was Samsung that was first out of the gate.

At 5.8mm, the S25 Edge is considerably slimmer than its Galaxy stablemates... and a lot lighter too. Samsung hasn't had to make too many cutbacks to achieve those size-zero proportions either.

You're getting the same Snapdragon CPU as the rest of the range; a 6.7in AMOLED screen with 3120x1440 resolution, adaptive refresh rate and 2600 nits of peak brightness; a titanium frame and 200MP lead camera to match the S25 Ultra; plus all the usual Galaxy AI gubbins that fans have come to expect.

And you can't fault Samsung when it comes to long-term software commitments.

Seven years of new Android generations and updates is tough to beat outside of Google and one or two other brands.

So what's the catch? Well, it turns out to be a potentially pretty significant one. Despite having a bigger screen than the standard Galaxy S25, the Edge has a meagre 3900mAh battery - the smallest you'll find on any S25 model. The price also squeezes it quite awkwardly between the cheaper S25+ and the more capable S25 Ultra.

So can it possibly be worth paying extra to go skinny?

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