Samsung beats Apple to punch, launches ultrathin Galaxy S25 Edge months before the 'iPhone Air'

Samsung connected Monday unveiled its ultrathin Galaxy S25 Edge smartphone, conscionable months earlier Apple (AAPL) is expected to motorboat its ain superthin phone.

The S25 Edge, disposable for preorder for $1,099 and going connected merchantability May 30, features a 6.7-inch AMOLED 2X show and 2 rear cameras successful a assemblage that is some thinner and lighter than Samsung's and Apple's existing phones.

According to Samsung, the S25 Edge is 5.8 millimeters (0.22 inches) thick. Apple's iPhone Pro and Pro Max each measurement 0.32 inches thick, and Samsung's S25+ and S25 Ultra are 0.28 and 0.32 inches thick, respectively.

According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, the alleged iPhone Air volition instrumentality astir 2 millimeters disconnected the iPhone's frame, which would bring it down to 6.2 millimeters, oregon 0.24 inches — a spot thicker than the S25 Edge.

A fewer millimeters mightiness not dependable similar overmuch connected paper, but it makes a large quality successful existent life. I got my hands connected the S25 Edge up of motorboat and was amazed astatine however genuinely bladed it felt compared to my mundane iPhone 16 Pro.

And acknowledgment to its lightweight plan — the S25 Edge weighs conscionable 5.7 ounces compared to the iPhone 16 Pro's 7 ounces and Pro Max's 7.9 ounces — you'll astir hide you're carrying the telephone with you, whether you're hustling astir the bureau oregon hanging retired astatine home. Heck, you'll consciousness arsenic if you tin flip the S25 Edge similar a Frisbee, though I'd suggest against it.

Inside, the S25 Edge gets the aforesaid Qualcomm (QCOM) Snapdragon 8 Elite processor arsenic the remainder of the Galaxy S25 lineup. You besides get 12GB of RAM and your prime of 256GB oregon 512GB of storage.

Unfortunately, the S25 Edge has lone 2 rear cameras: a 12MP ultra-wide-angle camera and a 200MP main camera. The company’s S25+ and S25 Ultra, which commencement astatine $999 and $1,299, respectively, some get 3 cameras, including a telephoto camera.

Samsung, however, says the S25 Edge uses AI technologies to springiness you an "optical-like" 2x zoom connected its 200MP main camera and the quality to leap to 10x zoom. The ultrawide camera besides present comes with autofocus, truthful you tin instrumentality macrophotography pictures, similar elaborate close-ups of flowers.

Despite the S25 Edge's bladed design, Samsung claims you'll inactive get all-day artillery beingness acknowledgment to immoderate cooling and powerfulness transportation solutions.

The S25 Edge besides comes with Samsung's Galaxy AI platform, including AI agents and Samsung's Now Brief and Now Bar, which supply AI-curated reminders, quality updates, and commuting information.

Since the S25 Edge runs connected Google's (GOOG, GOOGL) Android 15 software, it gets the company's Gemini services, including Gemini Live, which tin supply accusation astir what you're viewing connected your surface oregon looking astatine done your phone's camera.