Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge vs. Galaxy S25+

With the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge slotting between the Samsung Galaxy S25+ and the S25 Extremely, it is solely pure to surprise which one of many three to get. Particularly in markets like India and the US, the place the Edge is simply $100/INR 10,000 costlier than the S25+. Even when the 2 units are constructed for various customers, it is all the time advisable to get the perfect {hardware} in your hard-earned cash.

Nevertheless, European shoppers have it straightforward. The Plus mannequin goes for about €400 lower than the Edge. So is it definitely worth the Edge’s worth premium? Let’s discover out.

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For starters, you possibly can compare the complete specs sheets or straight proceed with our editor’s evaluation within the following textual content.

Measurement comparability

Despite the fact that the 2 handsets share roughly the identical design, sans the digital camera island, and the identical display diagonal, the S25 Edge has a transparent benefit. It is significantly lighter, slimmer and even negligibly shorter and narrower. So on the subject of portability, the S25 Edge is the clear selection.

So far as construct high quality is worried, the Edge is once more superior. The handset contains a harder Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2 protecting panel on the entrance, and a lighter and stronger titanium body.

Show comparability

There’s completely no discrepancy within the show division. The Galaxy S25 Edge and the S25+ share the identical show know-how, dimension, options and determination. Each screens had been capable of increase just a little over 1,400 nits, which is completely nice for outside use even on a brilliant sunny day.

Battery life

With the Galaxy S25 Edge having a considerably decrease battery capability than the S25+, it is no shock that it presents inferior battery life. The Plus mannequin outperforms the Edge in each battery check, however we’re stunned to see the Edge getting fairly near the S25+ within the video playback check.

Charging pace

The Galaxy S25+’s charging is capped at 45W utilizing a Energy Supply charger that helps Samsung’s proprietary PPS, whereas the S25 Edge settles for a 25W cost. In concept, the S25+ ought to be significantly sooner, however that is probably not the case.

The 2 telephones have comparable charging instances from 0 to 100%. Samsung has been fairly conservative with its charging speeds and its Galaxy S telephones often take about the identical time to cost totally.

Nonetheless, the S25+ offers you extra cost within the first 15 to half-hour of the charging cycle, which is extra sensible in our books. Virtually nobody fees their cellphone from 0 to 100% when in a rush, so we contemplate the S25+’s charging curve higher fitted to real-world situations.

Speaker check

Whereas the sound tuning is comparable, the Galaxy S25+ comes out on high with fuller sound and extra distinguished bass. The loudspeakers on the Plus are additionally a tad louder.

That is considerably anticipated given the S25 Edge’s dimension. Smaller telephones, or thinner ones on this case, discover it more durable to provide sturdy bass and are usually quieter.

Efficiency

The Galaxy S25+ and the S25 Edge share the identical chipset – the Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy. The “for Galaxy” suffix means the CPU and GPU are overclocked. Extra particularly, the principle two CPU cores run at larger clock speeds in comparison with the usual SD 8 Elite.

The out there reminiscence configurations are similar. Each units are supplied in 12GB/256GB and 12GB/512GB variants. Whichever reminiscence choices you select, you get UFS 4.0 storage.

Benchmark efficiency

As one would anticipate, there’s hardly a efficiency distinction. The S25+ outperforms the S25 Edge by 2-3% at greatest and even falls behind within the mixed AnTuTu 10 check. No surprises right here.

Digicam comparability

The Galaxy S25 Edge makes use of Samsung’s flagship 200MP sensor for its main digital camera, borrows the Galaxy S25/S25+ ultrawide unit and skips the telephoto digital camera fully. The S25+, however, will get a smaller 50MP major sensor, a full-fledged 3x zoom unit and the identical 12MP ultrawide digital camera because the Edge. The one distinction is that the Edge’s ultrawide digital camera has autofocus.

The selfie cameras are similar.

Picture high quality

We’re stunned to see the Galaxy S25+’s major digital camera producing photographs with comparatively the identical high quality. Other than some minor variations in processing, that are trivial at greatest, the Galaxy S25 Edge and the S25+ appear to seize near-identical photographs with their major cameras. The identical goes for the ultrawide photographs, the place the Edge good points a slight benefit as a result of autofocus, which helps produce barely sharper photographs.

Galaxy S25 Edge: 0.6x • 1x • 2x • 3x

Galaxy S25+: 0.6x • 1x • 2x • 3x

We had been anticipating barely higher 2x zoom crops from the Edge, given the bigger 200MP sensor, however we battle to seek out any significant distinction. Identical goes for the 3x zoom comparability, the place the 200MP digital camera’s crop matches the devoted 3x telephoto digital camera on the S25+.

However as the sunshine drops, the Edge’s 200MP major digital camera exhibits considerably cleaner and sharper 2x and 3x zoom photographs. So, on the finish of the day, the shortage of a 3x zoom digital camera does not appear to be a problem with the Edge. A minimum of on this context.

Galaxy S25 Edge: 0.6x • 1x • 2x • 3x

Galaxy S25+: 0.6x • 1x • 2x • 3x

We additionally observed a slight distinction in post-processing of low-light photographs from the principle cameras. The Galaxy S25 Edge’s photographs supply extra distinction and barely darker, extra pure shadows.

Video high quality

Beneath we’ve got a couple of framegrabs from the movies taken by the 2 telephones at every focal size, so it is simpler to match to at least one one other.

Galaxy S25 Edge 4K screengrabs: 0.6x • 1x • 2x • 3x

Galaxy S25+ 4K screengrabs: 0.6x • 1x • 2x • 3x

As for the movies, there’s just about no distinction between the Edge and the Plus. Nonetheless, we would favor the S25+ provided that the 3x zoom video is barely cleaner than the Edge’s 3x zoom crop. The hole widens as the sunshine drops, because the S25+’s telephoto unit produces significantly much less noisy and extra detailed movies.

Verdict

At first look, the Galaxy S25 Edge sacrifices loads in favor of design. It certainly is the higher selection on the subject of portability, in comparison with the S25+. However the latter offers you longer battery life, sooner charging and nicer audio system.

On paper, the Galaxy S25+’s digital camera system can be extra versatile, however that is not the case in real-world situations. The S25 Edge’s major sensor can ship 3x telephoto-like photographs.

So, whereas the Edge looks like a sensible choice, given the small worth distinction between the 2 handsets within the US, the Galaxy S25+ makes rather more sense out of the 2 in India and Europe, the place it undercuts the Edge considerably. You simply should resolve whether or not you prioritize type over operate or vice versa.