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Modern smartphones are quite thin. In fact, some of them are so thin, they can be uncomfortable to use. Don\u2019t get me wrong, smartphones should be thin, but there\u2019s always that limit that should not be crossed, otherwise they can become very uncomfortable to use. Ergonomics is important. Phones should feel good to hold and use, I believe that\u2019s something we can all agree on. That\u2019s something many smartphone manufacturers don\u2019t think much about, it would seem. In fact, some companies are pushing the thickness of phones over to the anorexic side, just for marketing\u2019s sake, and the all-new Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge is a prime example.<\/p>\n
The upcoming Apple iPhone 17 Air has the same vibes<\/p>\n
Apple will soon become a good example, too, once the iPhone 17 Air drops later this year. The latest creations from these two companies are all over the news lately. Samsung has announced the Galaxy S25 Edge very recently, while the iPhone 17 Air is coming in September as a replacement for the iPhone 17 Plus. That device has been rumored for so long that it\u2019s almost set in stone to arrive this year. All that without a confirmation from Apple, of course. These two phones have something in common\u2026 they\u2019re very, very thin. In fact, you\u2019ll see people refer to them as \u2018ultra-thin\u2019.<\/p>\n
Thinner is not always better, and that applies to phones. For phones to get this thin, you do have to make some tradeoffs. The first one that comes to mind is the battery capacity, and that\u2019s exactly what happened to the Galaxy S25 Edge. To make things worse, Samsung did not use a silicon-carbon battery, so the battery capacity is even lower than it should have been. The device comes with a 3,900mAh battery pack on the inside. It has the same display as the Galaxy S25+, a 6.7-inch QHD+ panel with a 120Hz refresh rate. The Galaxy S25+, on the other hand, has a 4,900mAh battery pack on the inside. A battery that offers a full 1,000mAh more in terms of capacity.<\/p>\n
Samsung should have opted for a silicon-carbon battery<\/p>\n
If Samsung opted for a silicon-carbon battery, a battery with a higher density, it could have offered notably more in terms of capacity while keeping the same battery size. Samsung still did not delve into the silicon-carbon side of things, however, so\u2026 there you go. We\u2019re not expecting Apple to use a silicon-carbon battery either. That means that the iPhone 17 Air will likely also have a rather small-ish battery pack. That device will also include a rather large display, so the smaller battery certainly won\u2019t do it any favors.<\/p>\n
Just to be clear, I\u2019m judging the Galaxy S25 Edge battery life here, despite the fact that we still didn\u2019t review the phone, and I do feel comfortable doing it. Yes, Samsung could opt for some crazy optimization or something, but the battery life will be notably worse than what the Galaxy S25+ offers. That\u2019s just sheer logic. Also, considering how worse the Galaxy S25 Ultra\u2019s battery life got for us since launch (that phone has a 5,000mAh unit on the inside), I\u2019m really not comfortable with that 3,900mAh battery pack inside the Galaxy S25 Edge. Even the Galaxy S25 has a 4,000mAh battery on the inside, and that handset includes a 6.2-inch fullHD+ 120Hz display.<\/p>\n
The Galaxy S25 Edge sure seems like a product of Samsung\u2019s marketing machine<\/p>\n
In my humble opinion, the tradeoffs are simply not worth it. The Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge looks like it was pushed out by Samsung\u2019s marketing machine, rather than anything else. Yes, the Galaxy S25 Edge is thinner, yes, it\u2019s also lighter. However, the Galaxy S25+ is already plenty thin at 7.3mm, compared to 5.8mm of the Galaxy S25 Edge. In fact, that phone is also plenty light for its size at 190 grams. The Galaxy S25 Edge weighs 163 grams. You can make the argument that this thinness and lightness will come in handy when you slap a case on, and that\u2019s where I do agree. If you find that your phone is too thick and too heavy with a case on (the one you like and prefer), then sure, getting a phone of a similar size that is lighter and thinner makes sense. Still\u2026 the battery capacity\/life argument just keeps on coming back.<\/p>\n
Truth be said, even the Galaxy S25+ with its 7.3mm feels extremely thin, some would say too thin. I\u2019ve handled it on several occasions, and I have to say that it really shouldn\u2019t be any thinner, at least in my opinion. I\u2019m just talking from a standpoint of using a phone without a case, of course. The phone also didn\u2019t feel heavy in the hand, not at all. At 190 grams, the weight seems just right, as does the weight distribution. Samsung did a nice job with that phone, and it has a good battery capacity.<\/p>\n
Samsung says the Galaxy S25 Edge\u2019s existence has nothing to do with the iPhone 17 Air<\/p>\n
Alright, what about the Apple iPhone 17 Air? Well, that device is not official yet. Based on rumors, however, it\u2019ll be on the same level as the Galaxy S25 Edge. It will be just as boxy, with a flat front, back, and frame. It\u2019s rumored to be even thinner at 5.5mm. We\u2019re still not sure how much it will weigh, but chances are it will weigh around 160 grams, similar to the Galaxy S25 Edge. That phone is expected to include a 6.6-inch display, compared to a 6.7-inch one on the Galaxy S25 Edge. So it will be similar in many ways. As a side note, a Smartphone Specialist at Samsung MX did recently say that the Galaxy S25 Edge was not inspired by the iPhone 17 Air, as the development started way back in 2023. That\u2019s just an interesting tidbit, if you\u2019re wondering, as the timing is\u2026 unreal.<\/p>\n
So, the bottom line is\u2026 nobody asked for ultra-thin. Regular smartphones are plenty thin, that\u2019s something that the vast majority of people would agree on, without a doubt. The tradeoff of having a phone that is under 6mm thick is not worth it. One could argue that a silicon-carbon battery would change things to a degree, but\u2026 considering that it\u2019s not a part of Samsung\u2019s or Apple\u2019s plans, at least not yet, it\u2019s besides the point. I\u2019m not sure who had the idea to go down this route, but it sure doesn\u2019t seem like the right call. The Galaxy S25 Edge may be a great phone to market, due to its unreal thinness, but it\u2019s likely not the best phone you can get for your money. Samsung, arguably, has better options on the table.
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