Our verdict on the Galaxy S25 Edge

After I obtained an at Samsung’s Galaxy S25 Edge, the primary of a brand new supposed wave of thinner smartphones, it was straightforward to identify what I’d take challenge with. However you understand what? These points could not matter as a lot as I assumed.

Engadget’s Sam Rutherford has put the device through its paces, and fortunately, the spectacular battery lifetime of the S25 sequence continues. Our rundown take a look at lasted a minute shy of 26 hours. That’s lower than different S25 telephones with greater batteries however roughly equal to Google’s Pixel 9 Professional.

And whereas there’s no optical zoom, the substantial 200-megapixel most important digital camera sensor can crop in lots, providing some sort of zoom, even when picture high quality doesn’t match true telephoto cameras.

I’ve obtained the S25 Edge with me, and these compromises are high quality. I additionally prefer it thinner. And lighter. I’ve suffered sufficient with Ultras and Professional Max telephones. If something, I want the S25 Edge had a smaller display, nearer to the bottom S25, Pixel 9 Professional or iPhone 16 Professional.

The most important weak point I didn’t notice with the S25 Edge? The perennial curse of measuring gadgets in millimeters and fractions of an inch means your protecting case will nearly actually add these millimeters again on.

— Mat Smith

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