Samsung season is still going strong, as we’re getting ready for the worldwide release of the Samsung Galaxy S25, Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus, Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra, and brand new Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge following the reveal of the new phones at Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2025.
And while we’ve been getting to grips with three of these four new devices for our hands-on Samsung Galaxy S25 review, hands-on Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus review, and hands-on Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra review, we’ve yet to hear much official information about the S25 Edge, which was known as the S25 Slim prior to its official announcement.
Still, we’ve got plenty of rumors from the past few months to work with, and below, you’ll find everything we’ve heard about the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge so far. We’ll also be updating this article as more Edge-related news rolls in.
Cut to the chase
- What is it? A high-end, slim Samsung phone
- When is it out? Possibly May 13
- How much will it cost? Likely over $999 / £999 / AU$1,699
Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge: release date & price rumors
- Could launch on May 13
- Expect it to be priced somewhere between the S25 Plus and Ultra
We first heard talk of a slimmed-down Samsung Galaxy S25 back in October, with a source claiming that this phone – then referred to as the S25 Slim – would probably land a few months after the rest of the Samsung Galaxy S25 series. Since those phones were announced on January 22, that would mean a launch in April or May.
This source cautioned, though, that the S25 Edge might only be released in limited quantities or regions, so Samsung can judge how much interest there is in it before committing to a wider release for a model next year.
Then, in November a model number for a phone believed to be the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge was spotted on the GSMA IMEI database. This told us a few things. For one, it provided more evidence that the phone existed, and for another, the model number ended with a ‘U’, which denotes a US model.
Another model number for the S25 Edge later emerged, this time with a ‘B’ at the end, which typically means a phone that Samsung will sell in every region it operates in. And, of course, the S25 Edge appearing at Samsung Galaxy Unpacked means it’s likely headed for a wide release.
This find also pointed to a release in or around May, as Samsung phones tend to get added to this database roughly six months before they launch.
In any case, in mid-December, a source claimed the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge would land in Q2 (so between April and June), with another source making the same S25 Edge release date claim in February of 2025, and in January of 2025 we heard to expect the Galaxy S25 Edge in May.
More recently, we heard that while an April launch was at one point planned, Samsung had apparently delayed the Galaxy S25 Edge to May or June, with one source pointing to a May 13 launch for the S25 Edge. Sadly, one of the sources pointing to a May or June launch added that there’s a chance Samsung will even cancel the phone due to technical issues.
But most recently of all we’ve heard again that the Galaxy S25 Edge will be announced on May 13, with this source adding that it will ship globally on May 30. We’ve also seen a Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge teaser image complete with the May 13 date, so this is looking very likely.
As for the price, based on its rumored specs and model number, it’s likely that the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge will be positioned somewhere between the Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus and the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra.
For reference, the Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus starts at $999 / £999 / AU$1,699 and the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra starts at $1,299.99 / £1,249 / AU$2,199.
The few Galaxy S25 Edge pricing leaks we have heard largely support that, with one stating that in Europe it will start at between €1,200 and €1,300, which is indeed between the S25 Plus and the S25 Ultra. That would be for a model with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, but the same source also says to expect a pricier 12GB / 512GB model, and another S25 Edge pricing leak is broadly in line with that.
Another leak also puts it right down the middle between the two in Europe, which could mean the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge will cost roughly $1,150 / £1,125 / AU$1,950 elsewhere.
We’ve also heard from another source though that the S25 Edge’s price could be “similar” to that of the S25 Plus, which could mean it’s slightly less than the prices above.
Perhaps most tellingly though, Samsung itself has accidentally shared Canadian pricing for the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge, which as with earlier leaks puts it between the S25 Plus and the S25 Ultra.
Can you trust these rumors?
Almost every Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge release date leak is pointing to the same launch window, with May now sounding like the most likely month, and more specifically May 13 looking likely.
It is slightly unusual for Samsung to tease a new product, let alone a flagship-series phone, in such a visible way without providing many details. It seems unlikely that the company would delay release too long into the year after unveiling the phone at Samsung Galaxy Unpacked, but we can’t say for sure.
Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge: design and display rumors
- A slim design, large camera module, and sleek metal finish
- Could be just 5.84mm thick
- The screen might be 6.66 inches
Though we didn’t get much in the way of information about the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge at Samsung Galaxy Unpacked, we did get a good look at the new phone.
The Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge generally follows the design language of the other S25 series phones, with a few changes made to allow for its visibly slimmer profile.
The most obvious is the camera module, which sports only two cameras as opposed to the triple-camera systems found on the S25, S25 Plus, and S25 Ultra.
The sole color displayed also seems to be a polished natural metal, which will probably be aluminum or titanium, with one source saying the Galaxy S25 Edge’s frame is indeed titanium. We would generally expect Samsung to offer more colors at launch, and indeed the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge colors leaks so far point to Titanium Icyblue, Titanium Silver, and Titanium Jetblack models being sold.
We’ve seen how two of these colors might look in a video showing dummy units, which also have off-puttingly off-center USB-C ports and SIM card slots. You can also see the colors in the leaked Galaxy S25 Edge images below.
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Though not quite in line with the officially revealed design, a prior leak from @Onleaks (a reputable tipster) in collaboration with SmartPrix may shed some light on the dimensions of the upcoming phone.
The source claims that the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge has dimensions of 159 x 76 x 6.4mm (rising to 8.3mm if you include the camera bump). For comparison, the Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (which this phone is expected to have a similar size screen to) is 158.5 x 75.9 x 7.7mm.
Below you’ll find a gallery of S25 Edge images from its official reveal at Samsung Galaxy Unpacked:
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6.4mm seems a realistic thickness, as another source has also said that the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge is somewhere between 6.0 and 6.9mm thick.
This might sound very thin, but yet another source has shown a comparison image revealing that the Galaxy S25 Edge might not be noticeably much thinner than the rest of the Galaxy S25 line. Though we’ve seen the phone from afar, Samsung has not allowed anyone to test or even handle the S25 Edge yet, so whether the difference will be easily felt is still hard to say. And indeed, however thin the Galaxy S25 Edge might be, it’s reportedly not as thin as Samsung was hoping to make it.
All that said, a more recent leak suggests the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge will be even slimmer, at 158.2 x 75.5 x 5.84mm, with that thickness having been put forward by multiple sources now.
We’ve similarly seen a 5.8mm thickness put forward by what appears to be leaked Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge marketing text, which adds that it will be 163g.
Supposedly prototypes of phones with both dimensions existed, but the thicker model had a third rear camera, and Samsung apparently chose the slimmer design to better compete with the rumored iPhone 17 Air. However, this source adds that at the camera bump, the S25 Edge rises to 10mm.
And the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge might also be very light, with one source claiming it’s lighter than the 162g Galaxy S25, despite probably having a bigger screen.
Speaking of lightness, there’s a rumor that the Galaxy S25 Edge could use a ceramic back panel, which would also help make it scratchproof. These rumors were given more weight in an exclusive story reported by Phones Editor Axel Metz, who spoke to Samsung’s UK Marketing Director Annika Bizon.
“There are two points I want to make,” Bizon said. “One is that it’s absolutely stunning. And if you think about the technology that’s going into that size of space, it’s pretty impressive. The second thing I’ll say concerns durability. With anything slim, durability [has to come as part of the package]. Those are the two features [of the Edge] that are exciting [for us]. Well, I know durability isn’t exciting – but it’s really important. So watch this space, because there are some exciting things to come regarding this phone.”
Speaking of the screen, the source of the renders above claims that it’s somewhere between 6.7 and 6.8 inches, while another source got more specific, saying that the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge has a 6.66-inch display. That would put it in line with the Galaxy S25 Plus. Indeed, we’ve elsewhere heard that the Galaxy S25 Edge could have exactly the same 6.7-inch screen as the S25 Plus.
We’ve also heard that unsurprisingly the S25 Edge could have a 120Hz refresh rate and a peak brightness of 2,600 nits, putting it in line with the rest of the Galaxy S25 series, and the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge could also have a 2K resolution.
Can you trust these rumors?
Though some of these leaked renders and estimates don’t quite line up with the model we saw at Samsung Galaxy Unpacked, it seems likely that the S25 Edge will have a screen roughly the same size as the S25 Plus and boast a thinness of either 5.84mm or 6.4mm, with the former seeming more likely. Despite missing a few details, the source of the leaked renders is generally reliable.
Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge: camera rumors
- Multiple sources point to a high-spec camera
- The first Galaxy S to have only two cameras in five years
- Possibly a 200MP main, with a 50MP or 12MP ultra-wide
The first thing Samsung fans will notice when looking at the S25 Edge is that it has two cameras, rather than the three-camera system that’s been standard on the Galaxy S series since the S10 was released in 2019.
However, it’s not all bad news, as several leaks suggest the S25 Edge could come with a very powerful camera system, even if it offers less versatility than its S25 series siblings. Previous leaks suggested the S25 Edge would sport a triple-camera system with the standard combo of main, ultra-wide, and telephoto, so we aren’t sure whether the phone’s secondary camera will be an ultra-wide or telephoto lens yet.
The earliest Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge camera leak suggested this phone would have an “Ultra” camera, which presumably means similar camera hardware to the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra, or the S24 Ultra that came before it.
Later, the same source similarly said that the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge would have a “stronger” camera than the standard Galaxy S25.
Another source has since got more specific, claiming that the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge will have a 200MP main camera, a 50MP ultra-wide, and a 50MP telephoto with 3.5x optical zoom. This claim likely fits with the leaks above, as a 200MP main sensor would see it match the S25 Ultra, but as we saw at the reveal, the phone only has room for one of the other cameras mentioned. Of those, it will probably be the 50MP ultra-wide, going by other Galaxy S25 Edge camera leaks.
That said, we’ve more recently heard that along with a 200MP main camera, the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge might have a 12MP ultra-wide. That’s a claim we’ve since heard again, with this source adding that the Galaxy S25 Edge will also have a 12MP front-facing camera.
Finally, we’ve heard elsewhere that the potential telephoto camera on the S25 Edge could have an ALoP (All Lenses on Prism) design, making it thinner than most telephoto lenses. But since most leaks suggest a telephoto camera won’t be present at all, we’d take that with a pinch of salt.
Can you trust these rumors?
Our initial expectations for the S25 Edge included a triple-camera setup with Ultra-matching specs, but it’s clear as day that the final phone only has two cameras. Still, we’re reasonably hopeful that we’ll see a 200MP main camera on the S25 Edge, as this has been corroborated by several leaks, albeit with varying track records. Both a telephoto and ultra-wide camera were previously rumored, but the ultra-wide has been mentioned more often, so that’s the one we expect to get.
Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge: specs rumors
- Leaks point to a high-end Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset
- 12GB of RAM also looks likely
Though Samsung has revealed the Galaxy S25 Edge to the world, all we’ve seen so far is the design of the phone. We’re still relying on rumors for specs information at this time.
Our first real Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge specs information came in December 2024 when we heard that – like the rest of the Samsung Galaxy S25 series – the phone would probably have a top-end Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset.
More recently, the Galaxy S25 Edge appeared in a benchmark, with exactly that chipset and 12GB of RAM. Its scores weren’t as impressive as we’d expect from a phone equipped with such a top-tier chipset, but that’s probably just because the Edge’s hardware and software were still being developed and optimized.
A second Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge benchmark has also now appeared, also with those specs and also with underwhelming scores. But yet another S25 Edge benchmark has since appeared, and this one is more in line with the Galaxy S25 Ultra’s performance.
Multiple other rumors have since echoed that chipset and RAM amount for the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge. So, this could be an extremely powerful phone, offering performance that’s in line with the rest of the Samsung Galaxy S25 series, all of which have now been confirmed to ship with the Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy chipset and 12GB of RAM.
Can you trust these rumors?
Multiple sources have pointed to a Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset and 12GB of RAM. So, there’s a good chance this is what we’ll get, especially as that’s what we’re getting with the Samsung Galaxy S25, Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus, and Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra.
Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge: battery rumors
- Could have a very small battery
- The latest rumor suggests a battery capacity of just 3,900mAh
- One source instead says it will be 4,700mAh or bigger
One area where the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge might not impress is its battery. A recent leak suggests that the phone has been certified with a 3,900mAh battery in China, which may have significant implications on the phone’s battery life.
We’ve heard that same Galaxy S25 Edge battery spec elsewhere, along with a claim that it will charge at 25W.
This latest leak echoes earlier suggestions that Samsung had failed at making the battery as energy-dense as hoped, and that the Galaxy S25 Edge’s battery will be somewhere between 3,000mAh and 4,000mAh.
That said, the source of the renders above stated that its battery is “significantly” bigger than 3,050mAh, so it might at least be approaching 4,000mAh.
For reference, the standard 6.2-inch Samsung Galaxy S25 comes equipped with a 4,000mAh battery, so a smaller battery powering the S25 Edge’s larger screen might significantly lower the phone’s longevity.
Or, these sources could be wrong, as we’ve elsewhere heard that the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge might have a battery of between 4,700mAh and 5,000mAh.
Whatever the actual capacity though, its stamina could be reasonable, with leaked Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge marketing text pointing to all-day life.
Can you trust these rumors?
While one source points to a big battery in the Galaxy S25 Edge, they don’t have much of a track record, and it’s hard to believe Samsung would be able to fit such a big battery in such a slim phone. There have been no signs of Samsung switching to a more energy-dense silicon-based battery, and with the S25 series otherwise using lithium-based batteries, this seems likely for the S25 Edge too.
So, the claims that the battery is somewhere between 3,000mAh and 4,000mAh are more believable, but we’re hopeful that it will at least be at the upper end of that range.
