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Thin phones are cool, but Samsung isn't the right company to make them right now


The Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge is a modern engineering marvel, but Samsung's battery fears are still holding it back.

And while it comes in an unbelievably thin 5.8mm frame and the incomparable One UI 7 powering the experience, it has one major setback that's going to drive most of its users crazy: a tiny battery and relatively slow charging. To make a truly successful ultra-thin flagship phone, a company has to conquer four main pillars: processing power and thermals, camera quality, battery life, and charging speed. Samsung seems to have nailed the first two thanks to the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, a thinner and broader heat chamber, and a 200MP main camera, but I have serious doubts about the remaining two requirements.

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