Samsung debuts Galaxy S25 Edge, as smartphones go slimmer


Samsung Electronics on Monday rolled out a slimmed-down Galaxy S25 Edge smartphone, kicking off a wave of drastically thinner handsets expected to launch this year.

The companyโ€™s latest device, which goes on sale in the US on May 30 for US$1,099, is 5.8mm thick and weighs 163 grams, making it about 30 per cent thinner and 25 per cent lighter than the S25 Ultra, the companyโ€™s highest-end smartphone.

The new handset is about as light as the base-model S25, but includes more premium features like a titanium frame, 200-megapixel rear camera and high-end artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities.

โ€œThe amount of weight weโ€™ve pulled out of this device and the slimness of this device is just dramatic,โ€ Blake Gaiser, the companyโ€™s head of smartphone product management for the Americas, said in an interview.

A reporter uses a ruler to measure the thickness of the Galaxy S25 Edge handset. Photo: EPA-EFE
A reporter uses a ruler to measure the thickness of the Galaxy S25 Edge handset. Photo: EPA-EFE

โ€œWeโ€™ve been hearing from our customers over the last few years that weight and hand feel is something very important to them. As phones are getting bigger and heavier, theyโ€™ve really been looking for something that would just disappear in their pocket.โ€

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