At MWC Barcelona 2025 I finally got to see the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge with my own eyes. This is the device that was teased during the Galaxy S25 series launch last January. Despite being teased, Samsung is still keeping the specifications of the device that will be marketed as the thinnest smartphone they have ever launched a secret.
Like at the S25 series launch event, the S25 Edge at MWC was just a static display that could not be touched. A bunch of security guards were stationed in the exhibition hall where about a dozen S25 Edges were hung. The first thing I can say is that it did not arouse any excitement in my heart. In front of the eyes, the S25 Edge is not as thin as expected.
Based on the picture above, you can see for yourself that it is probably as thick as the Oppo R5 that was launched 11 years ago. Although its body is thin, the bump that houses the two cameras on the back is large and quite thick. This makes the "thin" design used to promote this device unfounded.
What people want when something is said to be thin is that the entire body is thin. The presence of a noticeable bump disqualifies a device from being categorized as thin. I have to say, the Samsung Galaxy Alpha from 2014 is more worthy of being marketed as a thin device because there is no “bulge” of a camera bump.
Then the camera bump used also looks unbalanced. Awkward and awkward on the back panel. Maybe because it is two bumps like stairs. One oval-shaped stairs and another for the camera lens. Why the black camera bump aesthetic used on the S25 series and Z Fold6 was not used here is a mystery.
If the camera lens is examined, it also confirms that there is no periscope camera system because there is no square-shaped sensor visible. Are just wide-angle and ultra-wide lenses sufficient on a flagship device? This can only be answered by the public. Why can’t Samsung just give three cameras when it is now standard on flagship devices. See the negative reaction after the iPhone 16e was launched with only one camera the other day.
I don't know what Samsung's marketing strategy is for 2025. It already started with the left-wing move of the S25 series which simply recycled the majority of the components of the S24 series. The S25 Edge, in my opinion, doesn't offer any evolution or revolution in design that was once synonymous with Samsung. It's not pretty enough and not thin enough, which makes me believe that many people aren't excited enough either.