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Galaxy S25 Edge

jamezr said:
I see the appeal of thinner phones...i really do. But it should not come at the expense of battery life.

I also would rather have a phone that is thicker with more battery life and no camera module wobble.
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I am glad to see a proper flagship phone doesn’t weigh the same as a brick. They should be using the same kind of battery technology as the OnePlus 13. I miss the days of thinner and lighter flagships. It’s why I still have my OnePlus 6.
 
super chimp said:
I am glad to see a proper flagship phone doesn’t weigh the same as a brick. They should be using the same kind of battery technology as the OnePlus 13. I miss the days of thinner and lighter flagships. It’s why I still have my OnePlus 6.
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so are you getting the S25 edge then? Or the iPhone 17 Air?
 
This is the way forward, once they start to use the new battery technology, so being thin won't translate to poor battery life.

It's time to make phones lighter, whether that's making them thin or whatever the case may be.

The price is really tough, though.

I really want a 6.3/6.5 inch screen flagship with long battery life and lightweight.
 
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At least online this seems to have had the worst received smartphone launch since the iPhone 16e, and for not dissimilar reasons.
 
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super chimp said:
At least online this seems to have had the worst received smartphone launch since the iPhone 16e, and for not dissimilar reasons.
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Sure, and the 16e went on to sell like gangbusters. So let's watch this space. I have a lot of faith in these new hyper-thin phones.
 
Good write up on Si/C batteries here: https://www.androidauthority.com/silicon-carbon-batteries-explained-3534045/

TL;DR
  • They are denser: get 10-20% more battery life for the same size. But they also swell more when charged than a traditional graphite-based Li-ion, so hard to say if this is the best tech for small phones with limited internal space.
  • They can charge faster with lower risk. Pair this with super-fast charging and maybe we don't care about sub-4000 mAh phones anymore?
  • Longevity untested. But does not last as long (cycle/health-wise) as graphite-based Li-ion.
 
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mjschabow said:
I don't really see the point in these Edge/Air phones at all. And it will be really funny if people add battery packs to them.
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I think the target audience is more limited for certain but my wife is one of them. She currently uses an iPhone 14 Pro, does everything on her phone and would like more screen but finds my Pro Max too unwieldy. Bigger screen but easier to handle because it’s both thinner and lighter is genuinely appealing. She’s going to take a hard look at the 17 Air when it comes out for those very reasons.
 
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tbayrgs said:
I think the target audience is more limited for certain but my wife is one of them. She currently uses an iPhone 14 Pro, does everything on her phone and would like more screen but finds my Pro Max too unwieldy. Bigger screen but easier to handle because it’s both thinner and lighter is genuinely appealing. She’s going to take a hard look at the 17 Air when it comes out for those very reasons.
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yep...mine is the same. She would not even care about a battery life hit. She charges at night and has a charger in her Jeep too. She would love love a larger display iPhone that was lighter and easier to hold.
 
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hockeyfan81 said:
I'm definitely interested in this phone, I've been waiting for a phone that has large screen but that is super light like a smaller phone. But I'll wait for a bigger battery.
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You might be waiting for some time then as by the sounds of the new battery technology may not be suitable for this hyper thin phones.

It seems funny to see people say this is small battery when my OnePlus 6 has a 3300MaH battery.
 
super chimp said:
You might be waiting for some time then as by the sounds of the new battery technology may not be suitable for this hyper thin phones.

It seems funny to see people say this is small battery when my OnePlus 6 has a 3300MaH battery.
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Less mAh but it has to power a much larger, higher resolution, brighter display—biggest use of power on a phone.
 
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finally got over to BB to check the phone out, wow so thin and great feeling in hand. Hanging out with my iPhone 15 Pro Max and Pixel 9 XL .
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Just had the chance to try this one out. Right out the door was impressed with how light it was but, boy, is it still huge.

After a year with the S24+ I kind of want to go back to a smaller phone, like the S25, Pixel 9 or 9a, or next iPhone 17.

Yeah, the weight loss is nice, specially in a big phone, but it's still slightly hard to hold and use with one hand.

Nevertheless, GREAT achievement by Samsung. Really looking forward to the iPhone 17 Air, but that's still has a 6.6 inch screen.

Hopefully, we are closer to the days where a smaller flagship doesn't mean bad battery life (with the new tech).

The S25 Edge will make many people happy for sure. Looks so modern and sleek.
 
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