Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge: A Flop or Just Misunderstood?

I was initially filled with pure aesthetic admiration when Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S25 Edge. One of the thinnest smartphones ever made, it weighs only 163 grams and is only 5.8 mm thick. It exudes sophistication with its titanium and Corning Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2 wrapping.

But as soon as you look past appearances and begin to ask the important questions—how well does it work, for example—the excitement quickly wanes. Is this a phone designed for the user or praise?

Is Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge a Failure

Following early practical experiences from industry titans like Mrwhosetheboss and Marques Brownlee (MKBHD), I felt compelled to learn more.

Both of them, who are renowned for their candor and keen sense of practicality, made the same observation that I found impossible to ignore: this phone feels more like a design experiment than a practical flagship.

In his review, “Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge Impressions: Nobody Asked!” MKBHD isn’t holding back. He highlights the core compromises right away while praising the engineering that went into the thin profile. The battery is the most obvious of these, with only 3,900 mAh.

According to Samsung, AI optimization allows for up to 24 hours of video playback. However, those figures feel hopeful in the real world, particularly with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chip (which is a power-hungry beast in and of itself) and the always-on 6.8-inch AMOLED display. Battery anxiety shouldn’t be a feature of a high-end phone.

The camera comes next. It does have a 200MP primary sensor and a good ultrawide lens, but no telephoto lens. That’s a setback in 2025, especially since mid-range phones have more versatile zoom.

In his review titled “Samsung S25 Edge Hands-on – What Were They Thinking?” Mr. Whostheboss went one step further and publicly questioned Samsung’s intentions with this model. He compared it to designing a sports car that performs poorly on the racetrack but looks fantastic in the showroom.

Samsung seems to have placed more emphasis on style than on durability and basic usability. The gadget displays Samsung’s Galaxy AI suite, which includes sophisticated summarization tools, instant photo editing, and the Galaxy AI Now Bar.

These intriguing features demonstrate the company’s strong reliance on on-device AI. It feels like putting a Ferrari engine inside a delicate carbon shell when the hardware is already making compromises for thinness; it’s powerful, sure, but not something you’d want to drive every day.

The frustrating thing is that if Samsung had given a little more space for the battery and camera hardware, this could have been a winner. This phone seems like it was designed to win design awards rather than to win over loyal customers.

It attracts attention, and it has 12GB of RAM, AI, and next-generation processing, but it lacks the features that consumers look for most in a flagship: dependability, battery life, and flexibility in photography.

Is the Galaxy S25 Edge a failure, then? Perhaps not from a marketing perspective. It will attract attention. Its design alone will sell units. However, it’s difficult to avoid viewing this phone as a failure from the standpoint of usability, from the viewpoint of someone who will use it daily.

Asking whether innovation benefits users or just makes headlines is more important than detesting it. Furthermore, the S25 Edge currently leans too much in the direction of the latter.