Samsung will officially unveil the Galaxy S25 Edge smartphone in less than 12 hours, but its live hands-on images have appeared to give us an up – close look and a brief comparison with Ultra variant.

These images shared by Android Headlines give the first look at the real S25 Edge units, including that titanium build. The device looks fairly identical to the S25 Plus in terms of height, but a major cut in thickness is highly visible.

Source – Android Headlines

An image shows three titanium colors – gray, blue, and black. Notably, the rear side has that vertical pill shape camera bump containing two lenses  – a 200MP main camera and a 12MP ultra-wide angle alongside a LED flash. The wide camera can zoom upto 2x, since the phone doesn’t have a separate telephoto camera.

Source – Android Headlines

A side by side comparison with the S25 Ultra reveals the reduced thickness, which is about 28-30%. The reduction made to achieve this thin design can be seen in the top and bottom margin of the charging port, which is very low. Also, the speaker, microphone, and the card tray are placed differently than the S25 Ultra.

Source – Android Headlines

It’s expected that the S25 Edge will be about 5.84mm thin, which is compared to the S25 Ultra’s 8.2mm thickness. The Galaxy S25 Edge specially focuses on its premium yet slim body to enable a better grip and light user experience, which is apparent in live images, showing that Samsung has achieved its development goal.

But design is not the only thing that you may find interesting in this device as Samsung also provides high-end specifications such as Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset. So, you can expect the same level of performance as S25 Ultra.

On the other hand, it will be IP68 rated and run One UI 7 (Android 15) out of the box, including latest Galaxy AI features.

In the past two years, Samsung Electronic’s foundry business has seen a downstream and its arch nemesis TSMC has marked the lead in the competition, creating more than 10 trillion won ($7 billion) revenue difference in the first quarter.

According to the Q1 2025 results announced, Samsung’s Device Solution division, mainly responsible for semiconductor products, posted 25.1 trillion won ($17.7 billion) in revenue in Q1 2025. This is a 9% year-over-year increase compared to 2024, but a 17% decline compared to Q4 2024.

Samsung confirmed that the sales are led by server DRAM and NAND demand. However, downstream in HBM sales has majorly impacted the overall outlook. This is due to the export controls on AI chips and low-demand of enhanced HBM3E products.

The weak performance is also contributed by seasonal demand shifts in major applications including mobile, customer inventory adjustments and stagnant utilization rates in the company’s foundry business.

TSMC, on the other hand, posted 839.35 billion Taiwanese dollars (around 37 trillion won) revenue, a 42% YoY increase. This jump also comes on the face of adversities in the market faced by Samsung Electronics. The revenue number shows that Korean tech maker a 10 trillion won behind in the revenue game against the world’s largest semiconductor producer.

In 2021, Samsung achieved steady growth in the semiconductor industry with rapid sales, overtaking market giant Intel. This growth dwindled in the Q3 of 2022, allowing TSMC to increase sales lead.

Last year, the two companies recorded 28 trillion won in the second quarter, but TSMC posted 3 trillion won higher in the third quarter, which increased to 8 trillion in the fourth quarter of 2024. In Q1 2025, Samsung foundry business is trailing 10 trillion won sales of TSMC.

Samsung is looking to strike a major deal with Nvidia, the largest AI solution provider, which relies on TSMC for the majority of its productions, providing additional momentum in TSMC’s sales performance.

Some reports indicate that Samsung and Nvidia are talking about a potential deal on fifth-generation HBM3E supplies. However, a final decision on this matter is yet to be announced.

Meanwhile, TSMC has forecasted sales between 39 trillion to 40 trillion won, which still 10 trillion won ahead of Samsung’s second quarter forecast.

Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge launches tonight through an online livestream. The company isn’t organizing an Unpacked event for this device. Samsung fans can join the official livestream to watch the Galaxy S25 Edge launch event online.

Galaxy S25 Edge is Samsung’s slimmest S series phone in years. The smartphone is shaping up to set new standards for the segment. It’s entering the market at a time when everyone’s anticipating Apple’s iPhone 17 Air.

Samsung has sent out online event invites through its Newsroom post. The company has highlighted the S25 Edge as “more than a slim smartphone”, with “every curve, contour, and component” reflecting “a breakthrough in precise engineering to create a premium experience worthy of the S series name”.

What to expect

Samsung’s new S25 Edge may come with a starting price of $1100 to $1200 in the US. The pricing will differ by market due to local taxation. Meanwhile, South Korea could be the cheapest market to buy the upcoming smartphone.

Galaxy S25 Edge is equipped with the Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy chipset. It has a 6.7-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2x Display with up to 2600 nits peak brightness, ProVisual Engine, and up to 120Hz refresh rate.

Source – Android Headlines

It will be available in 256GB and 512GB memory, paired with 12GB of RAM. It’s expected to come with a 3900mAh battery, supporting 25W charging. Samsung also confirmed Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2 protection for enhanced reliability.

Samsung is likely to introduce new One UI 7 features at the event!

Samsung has launched the world’s first 500Hz gaming monitor. This is a significant product for gamers who want to immerse into a smooth visual experience.

The Odyssey OLED G6 (G60SF) comes with a 500Hz ultra-high refresh rate and a response speed of up to 0.03 ms (GTG standard). These two specs enable an immersive gaming experience in different genres.

The Odyssey OLED G6 brings a 27-inch QD-OLED panel to offer enhanced brightness and wide color range for a crisp and vibrant imaging. It has a 16:9 aspect ratio, 1,000 nits peak brightness, quad HD (2560 x 1440 pixels) resolution and HDR10+ gaming support.

The display will take care of the users’ eyes with a pre-installed glare free layer to reduce glare reflection for longer gaming sessions.

Source – Samsung

Its OLED Safeguard+ technologies includes a dynamic cooling system that uses a coolant to evaporate and condense to diffuse heat 5x faster than a graphite sheet to reduce core temperature. The internal thermal modulation system automatically controls brightness to maintain the monitor’s cooling.

The monitor is intelligent enough to reduce brightness on static images such as logos and taskbars to prevent burn-ins. Feature such as screen saver self-dim when the monitor is idle. It is AMD FreeSync Premium Pro and NVIDIA G-SYNC compatible to cut screen tearing that occurs during high-spec games and provide smoothing gaming visuals.

This 27-inch monitor is PANTONE and PANTONE SkinTone validated to reproduce, 2100+ colors and 110+ SkinTone shades from Pantone’s library. The monitor supports height adjustment, tilting, horizontal and vertical conversion, left/right rotation and VESA wall mount.

Its interface includes 1 EA display port, 1.4 display port, 2.2 HDCP version, 2 EA HDMI ports, 2.1 HDMI port, headphone jack, 1 USB-B upstream port, 2 USB Type-A downstream ports and 3.2 USB Type-A downstream version. The monitor has AC100 – 240V power supply via an external adapter and 140W power consumption.

It’s listing on the official Singapore store reveals a price tag of $1,488 SGD (around 1,140 USD).

Samsung has announced that the first ever 500Hz Odyssey OLED G6 gaming monitor will be launched around the globe on May 12 in Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Thailand. Other market availability is yet to be confirmed.

Google is conducting Android 16 Beta, and the OS will likely be released early next month. This year, there will be a major and a minor Android release. Samsung Galaxy devices would get the new Android 16-based One UI 8 update in the second half of 2025.

Dozens of Samsung Galaxy devices are eligible for the Android 16 update. Samsung has finished the One UI 7 Beta and is gradually rolling out Android 15 to Galaxy devices. Several phones and tablets have been upgraded to the new OS so far.

Samsung was too late and slow with One UI 7, however, it’s not the case for One UI 8. The new foldables are shipping with Android 16, and we will likely see the Open Beta Program by the end of this month or early next month.

It’s all because Google is shifting gears to streamline Android’s adoption across vendors.

In recent years, Samsung has significantly improved its software support. The majority of new phones come with at least six years of OS update support. The policy peaks at 7 years on flagship devices starting with the Galaxy S24 series.

Determining Android 16’s eligibility for Galaxy isn’t that difficult. You will surely receive the update if your device is shipped with Android 14. It’s for entry-level phones, while for most, there’s no concern for mid-range and flagships.

Samsung Android 16 Eligible Device List

Galaxy S Smartphones:

• Galaxy S22 Series
• Galaxy S23 Series
• Galaxy S24 Series
• Galaxy S25 Series (and Edge)

Galaxy Z Fold and Flip Phones:

• Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Z Flip 4
• Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Z Flip 5
• Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Z Flip 6
• Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Z Flip 7 (Pre-Installed)

Galaxy S FE Phones:

• Galaxy S21 FE
• Galaxy S23 FE
• Galaxy S24 FE

Galaxy A Phones:

• Galaxy A33, A53 and A73
• Galaxy A14, A24, A34 and A54
• Galaxy A15, A25, A35 and A55
• Galaxy A06, A16
• Galaxy A26, A36 and A56

Galaxy Tab Tablets:

• Galaxy Tab S8, Tab S8+ and Tab S8 Ultra
• Galaxy Tab S9, Tab S9+ and Tab S9 Ultra
• Galaxy Tab S10+ and Tab S10 Ultra

Note: This is not a final device list, nor shared by Samsung. Based on the official software support promise, the above-listed Samsung phones and tablets will surely receive a major OS upgrade in the second half of 2025.

The listing of the S21 FE may have caught your attention due to the missing S21 series. For those shocked, the S21 series and S21 FE are eligible for four OS upgrades. The S21 FE launched with Android 12, while the S21 series launched with Android 11.