Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge
A lovely, light and thin phone, but he would be nervous recommending it because of the small battery, the case dilemma and the Ultra-level price.
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- Price when I covered it
- £1,099
- Featured in
- 2 videos · 2025–2025
- Category
- Phones · Flagship
What I liked
- Impressive engineering
- Very thin and light
- Premium titanium build
- 200MP main camera retained
- Feels great in the hand
What I didn't
- Battery dies about 30% faster
- Grainy zoom photos
- Battery degradation
- Small 3,900 mAh battery
- Fewer cameras and softer output than the Ultra
- Priced close to the S25 Ultra
In my words
Straight from the video. Tap a timestamp to hear me say it.
“has all of this feature cutting made the phone feel better in the hands? My answer would be, hell yeah.”
“the idea of paying that ultra premium price for a phone with a battery that's not even just average, but actually small by today's standards is not something that I would be rushing out to do”
Every time I covered it
Most recent first, so you can see if my view has changed.
1:45The BEST Smartphones of 2025!An impressive feat of engineering, but he thinks the thin form factor is a trap that leaves users worse off long term.
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0:00Samsung S25 Edge Hands on - What were they Thinking?A lovely, light and thin phone, but he would be nervous recommending it because of the small battery, the case dilemma and the Ultra-level price.
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Why it's on these shelves
- Premium tax
“the idea of paying that ultra premium price for a phone with a battery that's not even just average, but actually small by today's standards is not something that I would be rushing out to do”
▶ 8:45 - Design object
“30% thinner and 25% lighter might not sound like transformative figures, but they absolutely feel like them.”
▶ 1:39
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