The Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge has lastly arrived, and with it, might properly kick off a brand new development of super-slim telephones.
Not that I’m positive anybody has actually been asking for it, any change within the smartphone market is welcome to maintain issues contemporary. I fairly like the concept of the Galaxy S25 Edge in varied methods, however can’t assist pondering that Samsung has missed a trick.
To place it merely, the Galaxy S25 Edge ought to have been portless. Let me clarify why…
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For starters, in addition to the brand new design, this might have created extra curiosity and hype across the gadget. It might have been the primary portless telephone to hit the market (the Meizu Zero had no ports, speaker cutouts and even buttons however received cancelled).
I’m towards tech manufacturers doing issues simply to be ‘world’s first’ this or that, however I genuinely assume this might have been greater than only a title for the sake of it.
With no USB-C port, it’s doable the S25 Edge might have been even slimmer than 5.8mm.
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This might have freed up some essential inside area for a bigger battery, too. The 3900mAh battery capability is properly beneath common, so the longevity of the telephone is an actual concern.
Samsung might have gone even additional and dropped the SIM card tray to make further room for the battery – although maybe the world isn’t fairly prepared for eSIM-only simply but.
Moreover, the USB-C port and different accoutrements on the underside fringe of the S25 Edge are off-centre and it doesn’t look very good. A portless fashion would look so clear and distinctive.
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Charging isn’t even very quick anyway, which makes me even much less bothered about having a USB-C port. Samsung has restricted it to simply 25W (regardless of calling it “tremendous quick”), which is a good distance behind the S25+ and S25 Extremely at 45W, not to mention a lot quicker rivals.
Let’s not overlook that Samsung doesn’t provide a charging brick. I cost my telephone by way of wi-fi charging 90-something p.c of the time anyway, however 15W Qi speeds will shortly change into irritating.
Samsung has been fairly daring with the S25 Edge design, and whereas I applaud it for doing one thing completely different, I simply want it had gone that further bit additional to create one thing really provocative and new to the world of telephones. Because it stands, it’s a mildly fascinating gadget, however nothing extra.
Our Cellular Editor has been hands-on with the Galaxy S25 Edge, so discover out his ideas on the brand new telephone. We’ve additionally in contrast the Galaxy S25 Edge and Pixel 9 Professional XL.
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