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00:00All right, this is it. Your official first look at and hands-on with the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge.
00:08Samsung's ridiculously thin addition to the S25 lineup.
00:12So this is delayed a bit, and the rest of the lineup has been out for a while since earlier this year.
00:15But I just know somewhere out there, there was somebody who was waiting for the thinnest possible version of an S25.
00:22Just a minimum Z-axis dimension.
00:24This person totally exists, and good news for this person, it does actually seem to be a pretty good phone for as thin as it is, if you're into that.
00:34So what I was really wondering about this phone when it was first revealed or teased was, how are they going to position this?
00:40Is this going to be some ultra-high-end phone where they make a huge deal and hype up how thin it is and they broke physics to make this possible?
00:46And it turns out the answer, which kind of makes sense, is it's right between the base S25 and S25 Plus and the S25 Ultra.
00:54So the theoretical customer for this phone is making like a half step up from the base phones, but not going all the way to the Ultra.
01:02So you can think of this S25 Edge here as basically an S25 Ultra light, if that makes sense.
01:08It still has the titanium rails from the Ultra phone.
01:12It's in one of three stunningly vibrant colors, black, silver, or slightly bluish silver.
01:19But then they also took the primary camera, the 200 megapixel huge sensor from that Ultra phone, plus all the software and image processing that comes with it.
01:27Then the second camera is a 12 megapixel ultra-wide.
01:30No telephoto here.
01:31And then it has the screen from the S25 Plus.
01:35So it's a 6.7 inch, 120 hertz, 1440p AMOLED display.
01:39And then the whole thing is powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite, just like the rest of the lineup.
01:42And with all that power and the custom NPU and all the software features that we expect all the rest of Samsung's phones to have.
01:49So it feels, when you're using it, you know, very familiar software-wise, which is great.
01:54But when you make a phone this thin, 5.8 millimeters thin to be exact, well, you know, of course, there are some obvious trade-offs you have to make.
02:02Samsung's not immune to physics.
02:04So there's no way around it.
02:05There's just less room inside the phone.
02:07So that means less room for internals, like a telephoto camera, which is missing.
02:12And there's also less room for battery.
02:14So we're back down to a 3,900 milliamp hour battery with 25 watt charging.
02:193,900 in an Android phone back in the day used to be a lot.
02:22But now, with as powerful as these phones have gotten and with as bright as these screens have gotten, and as big as they are, this is, like, bordering on worryingly small.
02:32Just for context, the S25+, which is the same size, is 4,900 milliamp hours.
02:38And that's not to mention all the other stuff I got to test when I get it.
02:40Things like cooling.
02:41Like, I just don't expect this to have the same level of heatsink and cooling as the thicker phones.
02:46But also, now that I've held it, as much as I hate to admit it, there is also kind of some upside to this ultra-thin design, too.
02:55Hear me out.
02:56So the phone obviously looks incredible.
02:59I mean, this is a sleek and modern design.
03:01It's impressive.
03:03I also think the camera sort of has this floating island design.
03:07It's actually my favorite design in the entire S25 lineup.
03:10So with no case on it, this phone looks really good.
03:12And also underrated, it's much lighter than most flagship phones.
03:16So the official spec on paper is 163 grams, which is, it's basically the same as the small base S25.
03:23And so just holding a phone this big in the hand that's that light, there's something about it.
03:28It's much more convincing holding it than watching a video.
03:30If you can get into a store and hold it, you'll see.
03:32But it's one of those things that I can't quite translate through the screen.
03:35I definitely felt a certain way watching a bunch of videos of this phone.
03:39But now that I've held it, you know, I was swayed a little bit.
03:42Not going to lie.
03:43Now, I also like that the sides are flat.
03:45And then even though the whole point is to be super razor thin, they did keep some of those small things that I think they could have gotten rid of.
03:51Like the physical SIM card tray is still here.
03:54I think the buttons on the phone are actually slightly smaller just because of how thin it is.
03:59But then also the 25 watt charging speed is the same speed as the regular S25s.
04:03And they kept 15 watt wireless charging as well.
04:06On the front, it's actually the same Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2 as the Ultra phone, but without that fancy anti-reflective coating on the Ultra.
04:13Some people like me who have used the Ultra will miss that, but a lot of people won't actually notice.
04:17And then inside, it's 12 gigs of RAM and either 256 or 512 gigs of storage.
04:23And the starting price, $1099.
04:26So, again, right in between the Plus and the Ultra.
04:30So, some thoughts.
04:31Okay.
04:32First of all, and a lot of you have already typed this out in the comments, and I can see them below the video already with my psychic powers,
04:38but people aren't asking for thinner phones.
04:40Like, we know this already.
04:41Matter of fact, most people are asking for a slightly thicker phone to get more battery life, and this is the opposite.
04:49So, I expect this phone to have worse battery life than all of the rest of the S25s.
04:54I'm not sure how much worse yet.
04:55I got to test it, so get subscribed to see the full review when it comes out.
04:58But I can pretty much guarantee it will be worse.
05:01Second of all, though, there's also rumors of an iPhone 17 Air, an ultra-thin iPhone, coming out at the end of this year as well.
05:08I wasn't sure how they would position that phone, but I'm now a little more confident they'll probably also do a sort of middle-of-the-line-up thing.
05:15But, you know, Samsung's is out first, so they can say that they did it before Apple, and that means a lot to Samsung.
05:23I think both phones will have some battery issues to deal with, but Samsung did actually keep an ultra-wide camera and a physical SIM card tray and the same exact chip as their highest-end flagship phone, which it looks like the iPhone will not do any of those things.
05:39Then the other thing is, we all know the stats, almost everyone puts a case on their phone.
05:44So instant reaction is just like, oh, why would I get a thinner phone like this when I'm just going to put a case on it and it's just going to end up feeling like any other regular phone.
05:51But I do actually think that with how crazy thin and light they've made it, this is one of those phones that you put a thin case on it or, you know, maybe even a dbrand skin or something like that.
06:00But it's still actually going to feel thinner and lighter than a normal phone with a case on it.
06:06So if you're one of those rare people who is actually looking for specifically a thinner phone or a lighter phone, but not necessarily a smaller screen, then, okay, yeah, this is theoretically for you.
06:17Matter of fact, before I review this phone, this is the exact customer who I think it seems like it's aimed at.
06:24This is someone who is going to upgrade to a Samsung phone somewhere in the lineup and liked the idea of going all the way up to the ultra because the camera looked really nice.
06:33But they don't want to carry this big, thick ultra phone with an S Pen they'll never use.
06:39So they'll get this.
06:41And they also like the idea of the ultra camera, but don't mind having a worse ultra wide and no telephoto and less battery or just someone who sees a cool commercial, thinks it looks shiny and thin and just buys it anyway.
06:53But anyway, stay tuned for the full review.
06:55Should be coming out at some point soon.
06:57Thanks for watching.
06:59Catch you in the next one.
07:00Peace.