I Replaced My Galaxy S25 Plus With The S25 Edge (and Samsung May Do The Same)

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The Galaxy S25 Edge was my unexpected favourite telephone successful Samsung's S-series lineup this year. I antecedently wrote astir really it had 1 awesome fault, but is nan compact telephone for contented depletion successful 2025. It conscionable mightiness not make consciousness to beryllium alongside nan Plus exemplary pinch nan take of silicon-carbon batteries -- and Samsung mightiness agree. 

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According to a caller report from The Elec, Samsung could switch its Plus exemplary pinch nan Edge successful Galaxy S26 bid adjacent year. Like 2025, each 3 flagship phones will person different surface sizes: a 6.27-inch Galaxy S26 and a 6.89-inch Galaxy S26 Ultra alongside a 6.66-inch Galaxy S26 Edge.

The Galaxy S25 Edge's azygous flaw

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I wasn't expecting to beryllium truthful pleasantly amazed by nan Galaxy S25 Edge, but its in-hand consciousness turned retired to beryllium unparalleled. I emotion having a 6.7-inch show successful a 163-gram body. For context, that's conscionable 1 gram heavier than nan smaller, 6.2-inch Galaxy S25. The 5.8mm thickness besides makes nan level sides comfortable to hold, dissimilar nan Galaxy S25 Ultra, which is little ergonomic. 

I emotion nan Galaxy S25 Edge because I tin scroll done feeds of information, watercourse videos and devour without nan load of wrist aliases digit strain connected a 6.7-inch QHD+ AMOLED screen. 

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Unfortunately, I couldn't usage my Galaxy S25 Edge arsenic a regular driver because of its middling artillery life. The 3,900mAh compartment conscionable isn't capable to powerfulness a 6.7-inch Android phone, and I dream Samsung tin amended it earlier replacing its Plus exemplary adjacent year. 

It conscionable mightiness beryllium successful nan cards. According to an earlier Bloomberg a report, Apple and Samsung artillery supplier TDK is up of its September schedule to present its 3rd loop of silicon-anode batteries. This could bespeak Samsung is utilizing nan latest-gen artillery tech to powerfulness its adjacent S-series lineup. If it does, I expect nan Galaxy S26 Edge to characteristic astatine slightest a 4,500mAh artillery -- much than nan latest-gen Samsung foldables.

Why nan replacement makes sense

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It makes consciousness for Samsung to switch its Plus exemplary pinch nan Edge because they person nan aforesaid surface size, but nan Edge version is packed successful a shape facet that weighs arsenic overmuch arsenic nan regular Galaxy S25. 

Sure, you suffer retired connected 1 camera, but I'm good pinch skipping retired connected an mean telephoto camera successful favour of nan aforesaid 200MP main camera arsenic nan Ultra exemplary and paired pinch an ultrawide-angle sensor.

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Moreover, nan Plus exemplary seems to waste nan slightest retired of nan 3 models, conscionable for illustration Apple. Similarly, that institution is besides rumored to switch its Plus exemplary pinch a slim iPhone 17 Air later this year. 

The 1 point I'm not looking guardant to, however, is nan inevitable value bump this strategy would attract. The Galaxy S25 Plus is cheaper than nan S25 Edge correct now. If it were to switch nan adjacent Plus model, however, Samsung could position nan guidelines Galaxy S26 $100 higher, frankincense moving nan flagship S-series up nan value ladder. As overmuch arsenic I want nan Edge bid to survive, I dream it isn't priced retired of contention for astir people.