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Samsung has been playing with my emotions, drip-feeding teasers of its upcoming Galaxy S25 Edge telephone since it was archetypal unveiled astatine Unpacked successful January. I got a much intimate look astatine the telephone astatine Mobile World Congress a fewer months ago, and since then, it's been connected the backmost of my caput whenever I've tested a caller handset and wondered precisely however overmuch slimmer these things tin get.
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It seems I'll find retired the reply adjacent week, arsenic Samsung has confirmed that it'll beryllium hosting a Virtual Unpacked lawsuit for the Galaxy S25 Edge connected Monday, May 12, astatine 8 p.m. ET. Is Samsung hoping we'll footwear backmost to the unrecorded watercourse aft dinner? Maybe.
But a much tenable mentation is that it's targeting the demographic it knows volition astir apt follow the lighter, slimmer signifier origin of the S25 Edge: Koreans, who volition beryllium tuning successful astatine a much affable Tuesday greeting broadcast.
Ahead of the event, Samsung has confirmed a fewer things astir the phone. While its dual camera strategy won't suggest it, the upcoming handset is heavily focused connected photography. "Even with its slim form, Galaxy S25 Edge's 200MP wide lens continues Galaxy's iconic camera experience," says Samsung successful a Wednesday property release.
Whether the 2nd camera lens connected the caller exemplary is simply a telephoto, ultrawide, oregon specified macro sensor remains unanswered.
As for the remainder of the phone's hardware, Samsung has confirmed that the Galaxy S25 Edge volition beryllium "portable and lightweight without sacrificing powerfulness and innovation." Here's to hoping that "power" refers to artillery life, which remains a disadvantage arsenic phones go slimmer, and the laws of physics simply don't let determination to beryllium larger-sized lithium-ion batteries to acceptable wrong the signifier factors.
For reference, the upcoming iPhone 17 Air is expected to diagnostic a smaller-than-usual artillery and perchance necessitate a dedicated artillery lawsuit to support it moving for a afloat day. If the aboriginal of slim phones lives successful thicker, plastic-built protective covers, past I'm not precisely definite if we're moving things guardant with these innovations.
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Unlike astir Unpacked events, which diagnostic respective caller Galaxy products, expect this virtual 1 to beryllium connected the shorter side. If we're lucky, we'll perceive astir the remainder of Samsung's hardware roadmap successful 2025. But with the company's yearly summertime Unpacked lawsuit conscionable a fewer months away, I wouldn't beryllium amazed if they clasp their cards adjacent to their chest. After all, teasing a tri-foldable telephone oregon an XR headset would perchance bargain the thunder of the ultra-slim Galaxy phone.
And if there's 1 happening Samsung oregon Apple don't privation to do, it's suffer involvement successful their ultra-slim telephone aspirations earlier they adjacent deed the market. After all, some companies (and the others who travel suit) volition request to present handsets that surpass expectations and person the masses that possibly the aboriginal of mobile is thing that fits successful pockets a small easier, adjacent if it's astatine the disbursal of endurance and the fig of cameras available.
Starting today, those who are funny successful the Galaxy S25 Edge tin reserve a preorder to person a $50 Samsung credit toward the phone. You don't person to perpetrate to buying the telephone aft making the reservation, but if you do, you'll prevention $50 for free.
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