Tom's Guide80
Tom's Guide finds the thin design impressive but the battery and charging compromises hard to accept.
Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge
6 expert reviews#75 of 80 smartphones
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recommend
recommend
Best for thin, light design
Critics’ consensus
6 professional reviewers tested the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge, and 0 recommend it. Most praised: picture quality and performance. Most common complaint: battery life.
Reviewed by Tom's Guide, Expert Reviews, Trusted Reviews and 3 more
The catch: Battery life is weak, and there is no telephoto camera.
Broad agreement
Scores run from 60 to 80All 6 scores printed by the outlets
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What do critics say about the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge?
Expert Reviews80
Expert Reviews finds a striking and fast phone whose missing telephoto camera is unacceptable above £1,000.
Trusted Reviews80
Trusted Reviews likes the featherweight design but finds heat and battery life a serious problem.
TechRadar70
TechRadar finds a light, fast phone that gives up cameras and battery for thinness.
WIRED60
WIRED finds a capable, super-thin phone whose weak battery life and missing telephoto make the $1,100 price hard to defend.
Tech Advisor60
Tech Advisor finds a stunning thin flagship, but poor battery, slow charging and no telephoto add up to too many compromises.
Scores are converted to 0–100. "est." means the outlet gave no number, so we estimated one from its verdict and checked our estimates against ratings outlets print. How we check estimates
What critics praise most
Picture quality5 of 6
Performance4 of 6
What critics dislike most
Battery life6 of 6
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Common questions
Is the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge worth it?
Critics are divided: 0 of 6 recommend it. Battery life is weak, and there is no telephoto camera.
Do critics agree about the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge?
Broad agreement: scores range from 60 (WIRED) to 80 (Tom's Guide), a spread of 20 points across 6 reviews. Most reviewers land fairly close together.
What do critics dislike about the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge?
Battery life (6 of 6 reviews).
What is the best alternative to the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge?
The Oppo Find X9 Ultra (critic score 94), best overall.