I’ve by no means wished to slap a case on a telephone extra, however that will defeat the entire goal. I’m holding the $1,100 Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge as I stand exterior my house, ready for an Uber. It’s the primary time I’ve taken the super-slim telephone past the confines of my residence and right into a world of tough pavement. I tighten my grip.
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I marvel at how the 5.8mm gadget feels in my hand, about 20% thinner than its Galaxy S25 sibling. Yes, it is skinny, however that is not what stands out most. Rather, it is how totally gentle it’s. At 163 grams, the S25 Edge weighs one gram greater than the baseline S25 however 27 grams lower than the S25 Plus, which has the identical 6.7-inch show. Meanwhile, in my different hand, the 227-gram iPhone 16 Pro Max appears like a behemoth. Watch this: Galaxy S25 Edge Hands-On: Samsung’s Super-Thin Phone Is Impressive
03:33 In my first day with the Galaxy S25 Edge, I’m amazed at how shortly I obtained used to the thought of a slim, light-weight telephone. Holding anything already feels outdated. While typing and scrolling on the feather-light gadget, I usually discovered myself muttering “this is crazy” as I gently tossed it in my palm. I slipped the S25 Edge into my pocket and threw it into my bag with out worrying about it snapping, regardless of its modern kind. “Maybe Samsung really does know what we want,” I conceded as I marveled on the design.Battery compromises But you understand what else we wish? Long battery life. A slimmer telephone means scaling again on some parts, together with the battery. The Galaxy S25 Edge has a 3,900 mAh battery, in comparison with 4,000 mAh on the baseline S25 and 4,900 mAh on the S25 Plus. Samsung says the S25 Edge’s battery ought to final you all day, and in my expertise thus far, this has been true — however do not anticipate any greater than that. After a day of texting, scrolling, snapping pictures, utilizing Google Maps, posting to Instagram and hailing an Uber (all common actions for me), the S25 Edge lived as much as that full-day battery promise however was able to be recharged after practically 24 hours. I began with a full cost at 4 p.m. Wednesday quickly after the telephone arrived, and by 2 p.m. on Thursday, I used to be at 11%. So preserve that charger helpful at your nightstand. As I proceed to make use of the S25 Edge, I’m desirous to see whether or not this actually turns into an inconvenience. Because in truth, I’m all the time going to cost my telephone on the finish of the day (my extreme screentime habits necessitate it). This may be a compromise I’m prepared to make, if the precise expertise of utilizing the telephone is extra satisfying — and thus far, it positively is.Camera first impressions Another space the place Samsung needed to reduce is the S25 Edge’s cameras. Instead of three rear cameras like the remainder of the S25 sequence, this slimmer telephone has a 200-megapixel large (just like the S25 Ultra) and a 12-megapixel ultrawide digicam, in addition to a 12-megapixel selfie digicam. One of my favourite attributes from a {hardware} perspective is that the rear digicam module is not notably obtrusive. Yes, it stands proud a bit, however not sufficient to remove from the telephone’s total modern design. I took the S25 Edge’s digicam for a fast spin to see the way it performs in the true world, and have been impressed thus far. I’ve all the time admired the vibrancy of pictures captured by Galaxy S gadgets, so I am unable to say I’m shocked. But the S25 Edge did an important job snapping punchy pictures that weren’t over- or undersaturated, and brightened up night-mode photographs to make objects discernible even in pitch darkness. I hit up The Cowden Rose Garden in Walnut Creek, California, to {photograph} the spring blooms. The S25 Edge captured crisp imagery that faithfully relayed the array of pink, purple and white buds all through the backyard. This shot depicts the vibrancy of the various colourful roses on this backyard. Abrar Al-Heeti/CNETMy favourite photograph is that this one captured in portrait mode (I’m all the time a sucker for portrait mode). I like the steadiness of how subtly blurred the background is in comparison with the crisp foreground, making for a cohesive picture total. And once more, the colours are fabulously punchy. Portrait mode provides a pleasant contact. Abrar Al-Heeti/CNETI flipped the digicam round for a fast selfie to see how the front-facing digicam performs. In signature Samsung type, it presents a pleasant smoothing impact on my face (no make-up, no drawback), whereas preserving element and total sharpness in each the flowers on my jumpsuit and the real-life roses within the background. Selfies are flattering with out distorting the small print. Abrar Al-Heeti/CNETI additionally snapped pictures at .6x zoom, 1x zoom and 2x zoom (no telephoto lens implies that’s all you are getting). As is the case once I examined the S25 and S25 Plus, I admire how .6x zoom would not weirdly distort the picture. 2x zoom additionally properly punches in and preserves element. .6x zoom Abrar Al-Heeti/CNET 1x zoom Abrar Al-Heeti/CNET 2x zoom Abrar Al-Heeti/CNETI’m uncertain I’ll actually really feel the absence of 3x optical zoom such as you’ll discover on the opposite S25 sequence gadgets, or the 5x optical zoom possibility you will get on the S25 Ultra, however we’ll see if extra time with the telephone makes me change my thoughts.And lastly, on this image taken in my lounge at night time, AI and processing work their magic to brighten up the ultimate shot (which regarded virtually indiscernible on my display screen as I used to be capturing it). It’s not a very gorgeous picture — pictures taken on a telephone in pitch darkness hardly are — however this captures how effectively the S25 Edge can deal with these deep shadows and brighten up a topic. Night mode brightens up even the darkest photographs. Abrar Al-Heeti/CNETInitial takeawaysIn my first full day with the Galaxy S25 Edge, I’m amazed at how shortly I’ve gotten used to a kind issue that seemingly nobody requested for. As dramatic because it sounds, another telephone now feels unnecessarily hefty after holding the S25 Edge (though maybe Apple will hop aboard the slim telephone bandwagon quickly, too). And I’m blissful to nonetheless have a high quality digicam in my pocket with out the majority. Despite my preliminary apprehension, towing the S25 Edge round city would not really feel as large a threat as I anticipated, each from a sturdiness standpoint in addition to a battery one — no less than not but. Sure, the battery life would not appear stellar however, thus far, it additionally would not appear unmanageable. Let’s simply hope that slim body would not slip by my fingertips and make me remorse dwelling on the sting.
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