The Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge is now available in the US as the pre-order period ended on Friday. That means no more free storage upgrade, but it also opens a path for some discounts.
Amazon pairs the S25 Edge with a $50 gift card and, if you buy the 512GB model, you will also get a $70 discount. It’s not much, but the phone has been on sale for only a few days and it does mean that the difference between 256GB and 512GB is only $50.
The Edge may be impressively thin (5.8mm) and light (163g), but it is also the most expensive Galaxy S25 model at the moment. Yes, the Galaxy S25 Ultra has a higher MSRP, but it also has much bigger discounts at the moment. The base 12/256GB model is $50 less than the Edge (or the same, if you include the gift card) and the 512GB model is only $20 more.
The Galaxy S25 Ultra is bulkier (8.2mm, 218g), but it has a larger battery (5,000mAh vs. 3,900mAh) and a larger display (6.9” vs. 6.7”). It also has a 200MP camera and can leverage two telephoto modules for zooming in – a 50MP 5x periscope (111mm) and a 10MP 3x tele (67mm), not to mention that its ultra-wide camera has a 50MP sensor (vs. 12MP). The extra bulk also helps with cooling, so the Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy has better sustained performance in the Ultra than in the Edge.
The Samsung Galaxy S25+ is the same height and width as the Edge, though it is thicker and heavier (7.3mm, 190g) – check out the 3D comparison to see how they stack up. The Plus doesn’t have a 200MP camera – instead it is equipped with a 50MP main and a 10MP 3x (67mm) tele, its ultra-wide is the same as on the Edge (12MP). The battery is 1,000mAh bigger than the Edge. And here is the best part – the S25+ is $350 less than the S25 Edge.
If weight is a concern, the vanilla Samsung Galaxy S25 weighs 162g – that’s 1g less than the Edge. Impressive engineering on the Edge, considering that the vanilla model has a 6.2” display, not a 6.7” one. However, the battery continues to embarrass the Edge – it is the smallest in the S25 family with the vanilla model beating it by 100mAh. The camera situation is the same as on the S25+. In terms of price, the S25 is under $700.
The Samsung Galaxy S24 FE is even cheaper – the 8/128GB model is $545 at the moment, but you probably want the 256GB model as storage will get pretty tight over the years. That one is $610 – just $75 less than the vanilla S25 and $140 less than the S25+. The FE has a 6.7” screen like the S25+ (well, not quite, it’s not an LTPO panel) and a similar camera setup (50MP main, 8MP 3x/75mm tele and 12MP ultra-wide).
However, it uses the Exynos 2400e – a good chip, but not as good as the Snapdragon 8 Elite.
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